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 Meet Elliott & Karin Griffin


Elliott Griffin, Owner & Principal

Career Highlights:

Chief of Staff, Texas Senate
Director of External Affairs, Office of the Lt. Governor of Texas
Transition Director, Office of Lt. Governor-Elect of Texas
Political Director, Texans for Dan Patrick
Chief of Staff, Texas House of Representatives
Regional Field Director, Texans for Rick Perry

Professional Recognition:

2024, Best Consultant in Texas Politics, The Texan
2024, Best Challenger Campaign, Capitol Inside
2019 “Rising Star” in Texas Lobby, Capitol Inside

Areas of Policy Expertise:

Technology
Electricity
Energy
Healthcare
Construction
Education
Telecommunications
Transportation
Criminal Justice
Animal Welfare
Transparency & Ethics
Budget & Taxation

Elliott Griffin has spent his career working and winning in and around the Texas Capitol. In his capacity as a Chief of Staff in both chambers, a senior director in a presiding officer’s administration, or a contract lobbyist and campaigner, Elliott has repeatedly proven that he has the instincts and insights to move people to action, sell an idea, and find a way to win. His unique experiences in leadership at the highest levels of Texas politics as well as his success in the private sector have allowed him to cultivate a dynamic combination of policy, communications, and strategy expertise that now serves his clients.

Before setting out on his own, Elliott was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at a public affairs firm performing traditional and digital communications, grassroots, and government relations work on behalf of a diverse set of clients spanning industries such as telecom, electricity, healthcare, insurance, transportation, animal welfare and construction.

As they say around the Capitol, Elliott was “House broken” and “Senate trained” having begun his legislative career in the Texas House before heading to the east wing to work in the Texas Senate. Before heading a Senator’s office, Elliott was fortunate enough to work as a senior director in the Office of the Lt. Governor, responsible for all external affairs activity across the state. Having this comprehensive legislative experience, and seeing the process from almost every possible vantage point, has served Elliott’s clients well as his understanding of the people, processes, and politics that drive each chamber is unmatched in his field.

Elliott has also worked on legislative and statewide campaigns, doing everything from entry-level field work to managing statewide political and get-out-the-vote operations and consulting. Notably, Elliott worked on Governor Rick Perry’s successful 2010 reelection campaign, as well as Dan Patrick’s first campaign for Lt. Governor in 2014.

Griffin Communications is the culmination of a lifelong pursuit of excellence in creating change that matters, crafting messages that work, and shaping the political and public policy landscapes through winning at the ballot box and inside the Capitol.

Karin Griffin, President & Co-Owner

Career Highlights:

Managing Editor & Editor-in-Chief, The Dallas Express
Chief of Staff, Texas House of Representatives
Legislative Director, Texas House of Representatives
Communications Director, Texas House of Representatives
Campaign Manager, State & Congressional Campaigns

Areas of Policy Expertise:

Constitutional Issues
TCEQ & Water Policy
Border Policy
Budget & Taxation
Special Purpose Districts
County Government
Child Protective Services

Karin Griffin has held numerous senior positions inside the Texas Legislature, on political campaigns, and most recently built a thriving newsroom of nearly thirty full-time reporters and editors from the ground up.

Karin’s career has been defined by tackling new roles in challenging circumstances and consistently delivering results. Through her incessant desire to learn, an uncompromising drive to self-start and lead, and an unrelenting pursuit of individual and team success, she has continually defied the odds and blazed a unique path through Texas politics.

She possesses the natural instincts and professional experience to help clients navigate through difficult political and communications challenges, as well as the policy and process expertise to win at the Texas capitol.

Having worked alongside everyone from elected officials to candidates, business magnates, and the grassroots, Karin intuitively understands the needs, motivations, and aspirations of the current electorate. Her unique professional experience has provided her with the insight necessary to be a sound adviser or counselor for executives and anyone operating in highly-visible, high-stakes environments.

Karin's greatest attribute is her ability to build and cultivate high-functioning, winning teams that are mission-driven. She defines success, identifies talent, and fosters purpose in everything she does.