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Senate

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Senate is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2026, this agency had 545 employees with median total compensation of $65,400; the highest distinct record was $459,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $43.3M
Employees: 545
Median total: $65,400
Highest record: $459,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,040$262,080+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 545 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,499 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$14,400

$46,800

$65,400

$98,880

$158,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislative Professional

165 · $72,000

Leg. Official/Administrator

148 · $114,680

Legislative Administrative Support

119 · $48,552

Legislative Paraprofessional

41 · $55,000

Elected Official

31 · $7,200

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$46.9M —	683 —	$59,400 —
2026	$43.3M ▼ 7.6%	545 ▼ 20.2%	$65,400 ▲ 10.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Duke

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,750

Base pay: $162,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,750
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2016
Monthly Pay: $13,563
State Employee Number: 130616

At Senate, Christopher Duke serves as a Legislative Professional. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $162,750.

Marisha Negovetich

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,750

Base pay: $162,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,750
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Jan 3, 2023
Monthly Pay: $13,563
State Employee Number: 155973

Marisha Negovetich works as a Legislative Professional for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Marisha earned $162,750 in 2026.

Lourdes Litchfield

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,389

Base pay: $162,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,389
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 4, 2010
Monthly Pay: $13,532
State Employee Number: 57702

Lourdes Litchfield works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Lourdes earned $162,389 in 2026.

Virginia Holloway

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,000

Base pay: $162,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Jan 22, 2024
Monthly Pay: $13,500
State Employee Number: 140160

Virginia Holloway works as a Legislative Professional for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Virginia earned $162,000 in 2026.

Martin Golando

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,000

Base pay: $162,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2021
Monthly Pay: $13,500
State Employee Number: 186816

Martin Golando is a Legislative Professional at Senate. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $162,000.

Lola Wilson

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$162,000

Base pay: $162,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $13,500
State Employee Number: 1138552

At Senate, Lola Wilson serves as a Legislative Professional. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $162,000.

Jill Malinger

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$160,689

Base pay: $160,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,689
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 23, 1997
Monthly Pay: $13,391
State Employee Number: 28868

At Senate, Jill Malinger serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $160,689.

Michael Campbell

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$160,689

Base pay: $160,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,689
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2010
Monthly Pay: $13,391
State Employee Number: 173729

At Senate, Michael Campbell serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $160,689.

Robert Callan

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$160,008

Base pay: $160,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,008
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $13,334
State Employee Number: 1240283

Robert Callan works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Robert earned $160,008 in 2026.

Jason Ballmann

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$160,000

Base pay: $160,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Feb 13, 2026
Monthly Pay: $13,333
State Employee Number: 1834372

Jason Ballmann works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jason earned $160,000 in 2026.

Daniel Reyna Ii

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2025 total comp

$159,468

Base pay: $159,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,468
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2021
Monthly Pay: $13,289
State Employee Number: 7392

At Senate, Daniel Reyna Ii serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,468.

Richard Clark

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$158,000

Base pay: $158,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $13,167
State Employee Number: 105981

Richard Clark is a Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $158,000.

Delicia Sams

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$157,895

Base pay: $157,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,895
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $13,158
State Employee Number: 74953

Delicia Sams holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $157,895.

David Mauzy Ii

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$157,873

Base pay: $157,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,873
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Feb 26, 2001
Monthly Pay: $13,156
State Employee Number: 76104

David Mauzy Ii works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. David earned $157,873 in 2026.

Adrianne Evans

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$157,500

Base pay: $157,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,500
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Aug 29, 2024
Monthly Pay: $13,125
State Employee Number: 92033

Adrianne Evans works as a Legislative Professional for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Adrianne earned $157,500 in 2026.

Jaime Villarreal Jr

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$157,500

Base pay: $157,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,500
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $13,125
State Employee Number: 771229

At Senate, Jaime Villarreal Jr serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $157,500.

Judy Peterson

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$154,791

Base pay: $154,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,791
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Mar 5, 2015
Monthly Pay: $12,899
State Employee Number: 169187

Judy Peterson holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $154,791.