James A. Cisarik, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC’s senior vice president of government affairs and public relations, was elected chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA) on Jan. 6 at TPA's annual meeting, held in Houston.

TPA is the largest state trade association in the country that solely represents the interests of the intrastate pipeline network, according to Jan. 10 press release.

From February 2003 to January 2014, Cisarik was a senior vice president of Enterprise, overseeing the company’s intrastate natural gas pipelines and projects derived from LNG and other natural gas business development. Prior to joining Enterprise, Cisarik was a senior vice president of Coral Energy LLC, and from 1997 to February 1999 was vice president of market development for Tejas Energy LLC.

Cisarik graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree.

Michael A. Heim is the outgoing chairman of TPA, according to TPA President Thure Cannon.