Galveston Island Pachyderms-February 3rd with Dr. Jon Spiers
Coastal Grill
1827 Strand Street, Galveston, TX 77550
Thursday, February 3rd
11:30AM – 1:00PM
All Guests Welcome
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jon Spiers, Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner
Dr. Jon Spiers is the principal attorney at the health law firm Spiers Group and serves on the board of directors of Xceed Biopharma. Xceed is a venture group focused on developing critical biotechnology in the USA to ensure stable and reliable technology on American soil and avoid foreign reliance for essential needs.
Dr. Spiers is a graduate of Duke University and subsequently attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee. He continued in Memphis to complete his general surgery residency. The Memphis medical complex was home to one of the nation’s busiest training sites for trauma surgery and a regional Veteran’s Affairs referral hospital.
While a general surgery resident, Jon performed laboratory and clinical research partly funded by the US Army. He studied the efficacy of small volume, easily transportable treatments for traumatic and hypovolemic shock geared towards saving our soldiers while in the arena. Spiers served in the US Army Medical Corps during this time, and then-Captain Spiers was mobilized briefly for the first Gulf War.
Spiers followed his general surgery training with a cardiac and thoracic surgery fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine’s Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery in the Texas Medical Center.
A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated his community, personal disaster struck. Spiers sustained an injury to his arm and hand that ended his career in the operating room.
Spiers graduated from the University of Houston Law Center and established the Spiers Group, focused on many Texas-related issues, including biotechnology and business.
Spiers has served a variety of organizations as a volunteer or board member. During the 2020 COVID pandemic, Spiers built and operated a 3D printing facility that manufactured thousands of pieces of protective gear and provided it free of charge to first responders across Texas and the nation.
He has been an Assistant Scout Master for Troop 55 Boy Scouts of America in Houston. He served on the Advisory Board of the national non-profit HealthCorps, where his focus was expanding the Texas Two-Step Save A Life simplified CPR campaign. Always attentive to the needs of our men and women who serve our nation.
Spiers is a life member of the NRA. He has served as a precinct chair and formerly headed the Engagement committee for the Harris County Republican Party. He resides with his wife, Dr. Dana Myers, in Houston. They attend St. John the Divine Episcopal Church.
Dr. Jon Spiers is running for Texas Land Commissioner for a safer, stronger Texas.
For more information visit: www.drjonspiers.com.
This is not an endorsement of the Galveston County GOP. This is for informational purposes only.
Patrick Gurski, J.D., with Eiland & Bonnin, P.C. in Galveston, focusing on criminal and contract law. Native of Beaumont, TX. A veteran who served in Afghanistan earning a Bronze Star. Former prosecutor, presently volunteers with Galveston County Veteran’s Treatment Court, resides in Galveston with his wife and two children.
Dr. Abel Longoria M.D. is a South Texas native, a veteran, a small business owner, and a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician.
Terri Leo-Wilson is a retired teacher and program head for special needs students. A native of Minnesota, Terri has worked in Texas politics for the last 40 years working on the issues the Republicans care about. She recently received the Tribute to Women award from TFRW for her grassroots work in the party. Terri was elected to three terms on the State Board of Education. and to the State Republican Executive Committee Women. She has five children and four grandchildren and lives with her husband in Galveston.
Gina Smith, Ph.D, is a psychologist focused on helping those confronting mental health struggles. She is a native of CA, who presently resides in Baycliff, Tx. with her husband and one daughter.
A lifelong conservative businessman, Wayne Christian was elected as our 50th Texas Railroad Commissioner in November 2016. Throughout his first term, Christian developed a strong record of fighting against frivolous regulations and standing strong for free markets and American Energy Dominance!
