Welcome Lia Mote to Texas REALTORS®

Lia has joined the Governmental Affairs team as their new Advocacy Communications Manager on June 12, 2024. With her many years of experience in working with political campaigns, she is a welcome addition to Texas REALTORS®.

Here are a few fun facts about Lia:

• Born in Athens, Greece

• Immigrated to and grew up in Houston, Texas 

• Became US citizen at eight years old

• Met her husband in Parliamentary Procedure class in college

• Will celebrate 33 years of marriage on July 28th

• Has a daughter (25 yrs. old) and a son (20 yrs. old)

• Loves playing volleyball, swimming and being near the ocean (especially the Greek islands,) wind surfing and writing speeches and messaging

• Holds an undergraduate degree in public speaking and a master's degree in theatre

• Ask her about the time the Secret Service "took her down"

•  Was an intercollegiate debater in college and still loves to debate

• The only good chocolate is dark chocolate

• Absolutely no sense of direction

• Can be a deep, philosophical thinker

• Loves reading Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis  and Jane Austen

• Absolutely hates snakes

• Lived in Colorado for seven years

• Served as a national delegate from Colorado for a national political convention in 1996

• Has one dog - Midnight

• Has worked in political campaigns since college

• Favorite thought: "You teach people how to treat you." Dr. Laura Schlessinger 

• Lia is short for Evangelia