Greater Houston Restaurant Association | Reestablishing Political Strength

Pierpont quickly became an extension of the GHRA staff and Governmental Affairs Committee helping to devise strategies and tactics to help influence policy decisions and achieve the organizations’ political goals. Pierpont managed the Association’s public affairs matters, including advising on food safety and inspections, parking issues, noise ordinance, wage theft, minimum wage, Mobile Food Units (i.e., food trucks) regulations, and others.

In addition, Pierpont implemented a yearly political training – Politics 101 – to help GHRA leadership better familiarize themselves with local elected officials, policies, and election results and implications. This led the Association leadership to realize the importance of establishing a Political Action Committee (PAC), which Pierpont helped launch, ensuring that pro-business champions and leaders were elected.