Legislative Director Job Opening with State Rep. Erin Zwiener

State Representative Erin Zwiener is hiring a full-time Legislative Director to manage policy positions and run the official legislative agenda from Austin.

Weekly hours will often exceed forty hours with required evening and weekend work, contrasted against an office setting that demands a detail-oriented work ethic, adherence to strict deadlines, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while balancing ongoing assignments. The position is offered as a paid role with a salary commensurate with experience.

The hired candidate will work under the direction of the Member and/or Chief of Staff to assist in training, managing, and developing staff, while serving as the Representative’s liaison in meetings with constituents, state agencies, interest groups, and other legislative offices.

Responsibilities for the role include developing, tracking, and promoting the legislative agenda, managing legislation through the drafting, bill filling, and hearing request processes, and compiling background information and talking points for committee hearings and floor debates. Additional duties involve managing committee assignments, monitoring legislation and upcoming votes, assembling committee binders, performing stakeholder outreach, drafting questions, making vote recommendations, and scrubbing bills for Points of Order.

Public engagement duties require drafting legislative correspondence, speeches, and talking points, executing a communication plan to engage Hays County residents via a monthly newsletter, and assisting with social media maintenance and research on how statewide policy impacts constituents.

Required qualifications include exemplary verbal and written communication skills, a thorough understanding of the Texas legislative process, organizational skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, social media platforms, CMS, LMS, TLIS, and CapWeb. Additional requirements specify a BA or BS degree status and required prior experience.

Preferred qualifications include experience working for a Texas legislator for two regular sessions—with at least one session as a policy analyst—and experience with public policy aligning with the Representative’s initiatives.

Applicants must submit materials to Chief of Staff Stephanie Chiarello at [email protected], or by calling 512-463-0647.

The application process requires filling out a specific form, sending a resume of at most two pages, providing a brief writing sample of 800 words or less, and supplying three references including name, title, email, and phone number. The position was posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with an expiration date of Friday, January 1, 2027.

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