Kaufman County Republican CEC Meeting – Guest Speaker Asst AG Tom Smith

Please join Kaufman County Republican Party for a  presentation on Human Trafficking in Texas. Our special guest speaker will be Tom Smith, Assistant Attorney General in the Special Prosecutions Division of the Texas Attorney Generals Office.

Tom Smith serves as Special Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice in the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton where he works to inform members of the public, community organizations, and local leaders of General Paxton’s efforts to fight human trafficking, as well as other initiatives within the criminal justice division. In 2019, Tom served as Assistant Attorney General for Outreach. Prior to these roles, Tom served as Counsel and Policy Advisor for Legislative Affairs in General Paxton’s office, where he was instrumental in helping to pass the bill banning sanctuary cities as well as key pieces of human trafficking and religious liberty legislation.

Before joining the Attorney General’s office, Tom served as General Counsel to State Senator Ken Paxton after working as counsel in the corporate world for private and public companies in the Dallas area. Tom began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas Moyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court before joining the multinational law firm of Jones Day in their Dallas office. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law and the University of Texas School of Public Affairs.

Tom is also a musician, having recently recorded a studio album of original music in 2018. He is also the author of a book, The Long Way Home, a fictional story of a cat that survived a monster hurricane and found his way back home. Tom lives in Frisco with his wife Audrey, two stepchildren, Cole and Katherine, and two cats, Ike, Jr. and Sebastian.

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It is the exploitation of men, women, and children for forced labor or sex by a third-party for profit or gain.

Texas is on the forefront of combating this hideous crime. In 2016 — in one of his first major initiatives — Attorney General Paxton formed the Human Trafficking and Transnational/Organized Crime Section (HTTOC), tasked with combating human trafficking across our state.

25 Million People enslaved worldwide^
234,000 Victims of labor trafficking in Texas any given time^^
79,000 Victims of youth and minor sex trafficking in Texas at any given time

There will be a question and answer session following Mr. Smiths presentation.

The Kaufman County CEC meeting will follow directly after the speaker.

Kaufman County Republican Party Executive Meeting
October 15, 2020

Agenda:
Open with prayer and pledges
Welcome guests
Take roll call
Announce guest speaker Mr. Tom Smith
Minutes from August 27, 2020
Treasurer Report
Lori Cook report on sign placement
Stephen Stanley poll watcher training and material
Discuss voter fraud and GOP lawyer program task force
October festival cancellation and status on sign placement for upcoming election
Status on platform and party rule vote
Set date for next meeting