Early Bird Rate: $15 *if RSVP received by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, June 18 $25 After June 18 and at the door Congressman Smith will update us on legislative priorities for the 21st Congressional District and the 113th Congressional Session. *Chamber tier member investors with breakfast/lunch admission included as a benefit with their investment level are asked to RSVP by 5 pm June 18 by contacting the Chamber at 512- 393-5900 or by email at chamber@sanmarcostexas.com in order to ensure seating. Congressman Lamar Smith Lamar Smith represents the 21st Congressional District of Texas. He serves as Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which has jurisdiction over programs at NASA, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Committee oversees agency budgets of $39 billion, where the primary focus is on research and development. Congressman Smith continues to serve on both the Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee. He is a former Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Ethics Committee, making him the only current member of Congress to have chaired three committees. In the last Congress, Congressman Smith was named Policymaker of the Year by POLITICO for his work on patent reform legislation. A fifth generation Texan and native of San Antonio, Congressman Smith graduated from Yale University and Southern Methodist University School of Law. He and his wife, Beth, have two adult children. The 21st Congressional District includes parts of Bexar, Travis, Comal and Hays Counties and all of Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and Real Counties. The district's population is about 700,000. Congressman Smith maintains district offices in San Antonio, Austin and Kerrville.