About Us
Our Story
In 2017, while block-walking the streets of Galveston, Texas for a local State House Race, Bryan Rivera and Michael Jenkins became acutely aware of the insufficiency of affordable block-walking teams available to promote candidates and their campaigns. This is when Michael and Bryan created the idea of Texas Hometown.
Texas Hometown Solutions is a Texas-based Grassroots Company, built to help you manage your grassroots campaign without breaking your bank. Our team specializes in political campaign management, canvassing, ballot-petition gathering, canvassing sales, and political affairs.
Our Team
Bryan Rivera
President of Operations
Bryan spent 13 years in the emergency management/emergency communications industry before fully crossing over into the political field. Bryan had already volunteered for many political campaigns as a block walker prior to that, and in 2017, Bryan started running several small-scale local and county campaigns. Since then, he has block walked and managed hundreds of campaigns for city, county, and regional teams inside the great state of Texas. He enjoys consulting political campaigns on the ground game side and training candidates on canvassing their districts.
He has bachelor’s degree in Communications from Lamar University, and carries a Master Telecommunicator License in Texas and is a part-time emergency management consultant.
Since 2018, Bryan’s teams have canvassed over a million doors!
Jessie Knapp Jenkins
Communications and Public Relations
Jessie began her passion for conservative political values at a very early age, learning the art of block-walking by age 6, when her father ran for a local county race. Born and raised in Chambers County, Texas, Jessie has always had a big heart for local politics and small businesses, and owns her own photography business. She learned early on how important the art of communication and writing was to every aspect of her working career. With over a decade of experience working in elementary development, and years of working in geriatric medical assistance, Jessie has always emphasized the importance of learning about local government and community interest from childhood through every year of growth. From the time she and her late husband, Michael Jenkins, first met, they both shared a passion for local politics, and even ran block-walking teams together by their second week of dating! Carrying on her husband’s legacy and passion, Jessie’s devotion as a single mother is what drives her perseverance to change the world, one local political race at a time.
Dominick Zavala
Dominick, a local Houston resident, has multiple years of experience working for local governments in both emergency management and economic development. His involvement in State and local campaigns over the past 7 years have strengthened his skills in door-to-door canvassing, public speaking, and media relations. Deeply rooted in his dedication to family, small businesses, and his local church, Dominick is very proud of his beginnings. From a humble start as a Boy Scout, and earning the title of Eagle Scout, he was picked as one of his top peers to attend Texas Boy State. Being well-known in his local community for his leadership and communication skills, Dominick also enjoys spending his free time in the outdoors, increasing his knowledge of Texas history, and being involved in his local chamber of commerce and many local church organizations.
In memory of Michael Jenkins
Late Director of Political Affairs
Michael graduated from Austin Peay State University with a bachelor’s in political science, and lived in Texas since 2014. He worked with various government agencies and media markets for numerous years before transitioning into working in the Texas House of Representatives. During his tenure working for Representative Mayes Middleton, he assisted the Representative on numerous topics of legislation in the capitol, then continued on as Middleton’s local district director in State House District 23. He juggled working with numerous local governments while helping constituents during the height of Covid-19. Michael recently served as the Legislative Affairs and Media Relations Manager at Cenikor, based in Houston, Texas. Michael’s political career was cut tragically short when he passed away in a car accident just before Father’s Day, 2022. His legacy is carried on by his wife Jessie and their son Pearce.
Christy Noad
Operations Director
Christy Noad, a current Florida resident, has over 16 years of management experience working with both remote canvassing teams, and managing in office settings. Earning numerous awards for her team management skills and swift job completions, Christy’s most impressive accomplishment came when she collected over 1280 petition signatures in just one day! Voted Best Office in Kissimmee, FL, along with tackling full-time motherhood to her infant son, any normal work day for Christy consists of managing dozens of ground canvassing teams in multiple states at once. With former management experience in large cooperations such as Chrysler, Jeep & Dodge, Alfa Romero, and Fiat, Christy’s multifaceted management style makes her the perfect director to work with every job level from stakeholder to starter sales.
With a bachelors degree in pre-law history and political science from The University of Miami, Christy‘s passion for people and politics is what drives her to be a compassionate executive in her field. Managing in dozens of states, schools, offices and dealerships, Christy is one of the most innovative political directors of her time, and continues to use her passion and drive to create jobs, promote family values, and leave every work environment better than she found it.