Jason Skaggs '98

Professional Summary

Jason Skaggs ’98 (Agricultural Development) is the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA). He has worked for TSCRA since 2007. Jason helped found TSCRA’s Austin office in 2007 and directed TSCRA’s legislative, regulatory, public affairs, and political efforts at the state and federal levels. He became the Executive Vice President and CEO of TSCRA in September of 2018 and oversees all TSCRA activities and operations. Jason worked as a legislative advisor to former U.S. Congressman Charles Stenholm and former Texas State Senator and Texas Tech University Chancellor Robert Duncan. Jason also worked for former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman Kathleen Hartnett White as her executive assistant. Jason earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural development from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in agribusiness from Mississippi State University. Jason and his family reside in Fort Worth.