WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 22, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Goetsch, Esther (Truckers Against Trafficking)
Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Lunan, David (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney)
On:
Melton, Kirsta (Office of the Attorney General)
Melton, Kirsta (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Cook, Tura (Self)
Findeisen, Les (Texas Trucking Association)
Freeborn, Emily (CHILDREN AT RISK)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
For:
Hagee Parker, Sandra (Self; Christians United for Israel Action Fund (Chairman of thr Board))
Hagee Parker, Sandra (Self; CUFI Actiom Fund)
Hagee Parker, Sandra (Self; Christians United for Israel Action Fund)
Hosier, Dillon (Israeli-American Coalition for Action)
Kamen, Kim (Self; AJC)
Kamen, Kimberly (Self; Ajc)
Kamen, Kimberly (Self; AJC)
Kaufman, Charles (Self; B'nai B'rith International)
King, Jackie (Self)
King, Jackie (Self)
Parker, Sandra (Self; CUFI Action Fund)
Sherman, Ruth (Self)
Stock, Jesse (Self; StandWithUs)
Against:
Cook, Tura (Self)
El-Zabri, Haithem (Self)
Hecker, Bernice (Self)
Kriss, Ann (Self)
Pace, Katherine (Self; Austin jewish voice for peace)
Prince, Moneta (Self)
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Against:
Reutter, Claire (Self)
Shirk, Michael (Self; Austin Mennonite Church)
Vorspan, Chuck (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Franklin, Williaam (Self)
Goldman, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Public Employees Association)
Kraus, Rochelle (Self)
Vane, Mark (Self)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
Against:
Goodman, Benjamin (Self)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Oliver, Matt (Self)
Rand, Charles l. (Self)
Sakr, Masar (Self)
On:
Ballard, Paul (TReasury Safekeeping Trust Co.)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Alliance for Life)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Kral, Joe (Self)
Lee, Dr. Tara (Self; Charlotte Lozier Institute)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)
Against:
Apodaca, Marcos (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Gonnella, Sonya (Self)
Haarhoff, Christina (Self)
Head, Caleb (Self; Abolitionist Society of Houston)
King, Jackie (Self)
Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Mangum, Adriaan (Self)
Martincic, John (Self)
Martincic, Rachel (Self)
Mendoza, John (Self)
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Against:
Prior, Andy (Self; Equal Protection for Posterity - Texas)
Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
Sellers, Ashley (Self)
Tutor, Russell (Self)
Youngblood, Christopher (Self)
On:
Allison, Abigail (Self)
Allison, Leah (Self)
Allison, Lewis (Self)
Allison, Peter (Self)
Allison, Robert (Abolish Abortion Texas)
Allison, Sarah (Self)
Bokros, Kathleen (Self)
Eastland, Bill (Self)
Gervais, Johan (Self)
Haarhoff, Micah (Self)
Hembree, Ashley (Self)
Ohlman, Joshua (Self)
Pierce, Bradley (Self)
Stanford, Justin (Self; The pre-born of texas)
Thomas, Wesley (Abolish Abortion Texas)
Zeigler, Abigail (Self)
Zeigler, Barbara (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Smith, Rick (Self)
Wheatley, Elisabeth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Williams, Terry (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
Against:
Cook, Tura (Self)
Felix, Lucy (Self; RAL de Texas)
Hernandez, Sadie (Self)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Texas District)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Oliver, Matt (Self)
Pace, Katherine (Self; Austin jewish voice for peace)
Sakr, Masar (Self)
Valentine, Ryan (Texas Freedom Network)
Villela, Juan (Self)
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Against:
Vorspan, Chuck (Self)
On:
Hedtke, Amy (Self)
Huss, Jonathan (Depart of State Health Services)
Toth, Michael (Office of the Attorney General)
Against:
Bahta, Yohannes (Self; Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and zLegal Services)
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Schorn, Eric (Self)
On:
Hearn, Skylor (Texas DPS)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Niswander, Patricia (Refugee services of Texas)
Quinn, Jo Kathryn (Self; Caritas of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Against:
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
King, Jackie (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Schneider, Rick (Caritas of Austin)
On:
Davis, Jenna (Caritas of Austin)
DeGrush, Laura (Self; Caritas of Austin)
Fischer, Ashley (Texas Secretary of State)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Jimenez, Jorge (Self; Caritas of Austin)
Mahvash, Amitiss (Self; Caritas of austin)
Winchester, Adelita (Self; Caritas of Austin)
For:
Cowles, Michael (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Texas Building Trades)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
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For:
Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)
Against:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
For:
Khan, Imaad (Texas Impact)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Against:
Blevins, Chesley (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association)
On:
Banner, Jay (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blackburn, Laura (Self; League of women voters of texas)
Haverlah, Sandie (Environmental Defense Fund)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Lieberknecht, Chloe (The Nature Conservany)
Zabcik, Brian (Self; Environment Texas)
Against:
Gibbs, Gary (AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public utility commission of texas)
Nelson, Matt (Texas water development board)
For:
Brocato, Thomas (Steering committee of cities served by oncor)
Chesser, Joseph (Self; City of Sugar Land)
Kovacs, Michael (City of Fate)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Kroll, John (City of Dickinson)
Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Ramirez, Ricardo (Self; City of Sugar Land)
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For:
Rathgeber, Julia (Association of Electric Companies of Texas, AECT)
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public utility commission of texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Flores, Juan Antonio (Port San Antonio)
Reyes, Stephanie (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
On:
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Kimbriel, Todd (Department of information resources)
Lane, Bryan (Texas Departmnet of Public Safety)
Rivera, Jesse (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
On:
Ballard, Paul (TReasury Safekeeping Trust Co.)
For:
Cohen, Derek (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Fullerton, Lisa (Self)
Mayfield, Carter (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cantella, Chad (Private prviders association of texas)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Against:
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
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For:
Brown, Anthony (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Butler, Daniel (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Chandler, Miranda (Self; Texas state employees union)
Day, Joanne (Self; Texas state employees union)
Garza, Jennifer (Self; Texas state employees union)
Gonzalez, Jorge (Self; Texas State employee union)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Veith, David (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
On:
Goodwin, Floyd (Texas DPS)
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