WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 14, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Loesch, Jeff (Self; NACDS, TFDS, Kroger)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Nicholas, Casey (Self; Walgreens)
Against:
Kaplan, Seth (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of
Family Physicians)
Richardson, Dawn (Self; NationalVaccine Information Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bennett, Katherine (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Clark, Lauren (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Holder, Austin (H-E-B Pharmacy)
Horne, Allen (CVS Health)
Humpert, Shelby (Self)
Keener, Justin (Libre Initiative)
Kelemen, George (Texas Retailers Association)
Kralj, Nicole (Self; National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Lusson, Aimee (Self; Walgreens)
Osborn, Hope (Texas 2036)
Scott, Bruce (Pfizer)
Strama, Keith (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Davila Pharmacy and Medical , Inc)
Vane, Mark (Walmart)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
White, David (Baylor Scott & White)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Against:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Rightmyer, Kathryn (Self)
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Against:
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life Committee)
On:
Wohleb, Steve (Texas hospital association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Dixon, Don (Self)
Dudasko, Jacqulyn (Self; Texans for Life)
Hall, Terri (Self)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Milton, Jackson (Self; Texas Right to Life)
O'Donnell, Amy (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Sharp III, Jerry (Texas Alliance For Life)
Stark, Kellie (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Woodard, Shayne (Donate life texas)
Against:
Dunn, MD, Carl Tony (American College of Obstreticians and Gynecologists; Texas
Association of Obstreticians and Gynecologists)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Perez, Adri (Self; Aclu of texas)
Rogers, Corisha (Self; Texas Rising)
Steele, Benjamin (Self)
For:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Hopewell, Alan (Self)
Klipp, Ellen (Self)
Meagher, Lynn (Self; Oasis. A place for parents)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Against:
Baumgarten, Jonah (Self)
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Against:
Gonzales, Cecilia (Self)
Kaplan, Seth (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of
Family Physicians, TAOG, ACOG District 11, American College of Physicians Service TX
Chapter)
Klosterboer, Brian (ACLU of Texas)
Lackey, Holt (Self; Equality Texas)
Lopez, Ximena (Self; Pediatric Endocine Society)
Perez, Adri (Self; Aclu of texas)
Rey, Camille (Self)
Stanton, Lisa (Self)
Stanton, Maya (Self)
Vigil, Adelyn (Self)
On:
Stuart, Kevin (Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acklin, Myrna (Self)
Aitken, Heather (Self)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Avellano, Deborah (Self)
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Beckman, Kari (Self)
Bolgiano, John (Self)
Brittain, Janie (Self)
Carter, Nancy (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Chandler, Dan (Self)
Cheskiewicz, Jennifer (Self)
Clemmons, Sheila (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)
Cross, Kylie (Self)
Davey, Richard (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
DeOtte, Richard (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Dixon, Don (Self)
Dulaney, Christopher (Self)
Dulaney, Lily (Self)
Earle, Ginger (Self)
Earle, Michael-Scott (Self)
Farcasiu, Dan (Self)
Fedrick, Karole (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self)
Garner, Donald (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Grimstad, Julie (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Hardy, Rebecca (Self)
Harris, Hailee (Self; Austin chapter of Parents of kids with Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria)
Heyer, Daniela (Self)
Heyer, Jeff (Self)
Hodges, Bradley (Self)
Kelton, Katherine (Self)
Lavin, Louis (Self)
Leslie, Travis (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Lopez, Rachel (Self)
Mattsen, Melissa (Self)
McCarthy, Gregory (Self; Texas Values Action)
Meynig, Lorie (Self)
Money, Ken (Self)
Money, Mitzi (Self)
Morris, Lauren (Self)
Mostert, Michelle (Self)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Nobis, Tom (Self; The Republican Paty of Texas)
Norbut, Kurt (Self)
Orum, Jayne (Self)
Philpot, Eric (Self)
Philpot, Suzette (Self)
Rachut, Eric (Self)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Texas Mass Resistance)
Salinas, Jennifer (Self)
Scott, Parker (Self)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Sewell, Carol (Self)
Shannon, Tracy (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self)
Stark, Kellie (Self)
Starling, Brooke (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Tooley, Lynn (Self)
Velasco, Diane (Self)
Walls, David (Self; Texas Values Action)
Walter, Joseph (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Watts, Desiree (Self)
Wellington, Donna (Self)
White, Molly (Self)
Whitt, Kevin (Self)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Younger, Jeff (Self)
Against:
Andrews, Irene (Self)
Aslam, Muneeb (Self)
Atkinson, Steve (Self)
Bacon, Diana (Self)
Beard, Billie (Self)
Bier, Marti (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Bishop, Meg (Self)
Bonner, Charlie (Self)
Bryant, Rebekah (Self)
Burkley, Warren (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Busey, Kelli (Self; Planet transgender news media)
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Carnes, Clara (Self)
Carnes, Molly (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Clinkscales, Robert (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
Donnelly, Annemarie (Self)
Dorantes, Vio (Self)
Eastman, Anna (Self)
Eiserloh, Laurie (Self)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Foster, Linzy (Self)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Gaunichaux, Angelo (Self)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities Caucus)
Giles, Indigo (Self)
Giles, Neil (Self)
Gomez, Diana (Self)
Gonzales, Frank (Self; Parents for Trangender Equality Council, Human Rights Campaign)
Gonzales, Libby (Self)
Gonzales, Rachel (Self; Human rights campaign parents for transgender equality council)
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Against:
Green, Joseph (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hale, Angela (LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hallberg, Katie (Self)
Hamilton, Christopher (Self; Texas Health Action)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Harding, Logan (Self)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Hobson, Todla (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Ivester, Jo (Self)
Ivester, Jonathan (Self)
Jacobson, Meghan (Self)
Jacoby, Madison (Self)
Janes, Rebekah (Self)
Johnson, Remington (Self)
Keen, Chandler (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Knight, Preston (Self)
Kopp, Emilie (Self)
Krajcer, Karen (Self)
Kundawala, Ishrat (Self)
Lockhart, Kurt (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
Maglich, Andrew (Self)
Maines, Wayne (Self)
Marques, Rebecca (Self; Human Rights Campaign)
MARTINEZ, RICARDO (Self; Equality Texas)
McLaughlin, Amanda (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Mills, Amber (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Moore-Embry, Hillary (Self)
Murphy, Emily (Self)
Nguyen, Dan (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Norwood, Aliza (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Novak, Holly (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Osella, Adrian (Self)
Piersall, Andrew (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self)
Rangel, Marcella (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Richgels, Carrie (Self; Fenway Health)
Richie, Landon (Self; Intern - Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Riley, Jessica (Self; National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter (NASW/TX))
Riley, Lis (Self)
Roberts, Jennifer (Self)
Rodriguez, Greyson (Self)
Rodriguez, Lauren (Self)
Rogers, Corisha (Self; Texas Rising)
Rudner, Steven (Self)
Russell, Stephen (Self)
Sanders, Cissy (Self)
Schelling, Emmett (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Skidmore, Danielle (Self)
Snyder, Sonya (Self)
Soto, Charles (Self)
Soukup, Stephenie (Self)
Steele, Benjamin (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Story, Wesley (Self)
Tarnopol, Jerome (Self)
Thompson, Maureen (Self; The Pediatric Endocrine Society)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Vigil, Adamalis (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Wald, Melina (Self; Columbia University Department of Psychiatry)
Walsh, Deirdre (Self)
Weigel, Alicia (Self)
Wellington, Robert (Self)
Whitmire, Matthew (Self)
Wimberly, Ruth (Self)
Wu, Amanda (Self)
Yeary, Dylan (Self)
Yeh, Jayce (Self)
Ziegelman, Julie (Self)
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On:
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Self; Lecuona Law, PLLC; dba Lecuona Life Ministries; Burning For
Quote)
For:
Cook, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values Action)
Gray, Philip (Self; Catholics United for the Faith and the St. Joseph Foundation)
Knauss, Mary (Self)
Leenerts, Ashley (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Milton, Jackson (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Nichols, Stephanie (Alliance Defending Freedom)
Parma, Rebecca (Texas Right to Life)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Schindler, Bobby (Self; Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network)
Smith, Wesley J (Self; Discovery Institute Center on Human Exceptionalism)
Zarr, Sarah (Self; Students for Life Action)
Against:
Atkinson, Steve (Self; Equality texas)
Baumgarten, Jonah (Self)
Carnes, Molly (Self)
Eastman, Anna (Self)
Giles, Indigo (Self)
Giles, Neil (Self; family, including wife and chilldren 2 of which are non binary)
Gonzales, Rachel (Self; Human rights campaign parents for transgender equality council)
Klosterboer, Brian (ACLU of Texas)
Kopp, Emilie (Self)
Lackey, Holt (Self; Equality Texas)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; Equality Texas)
Perez, Adri (Self; Aclu of texas)
Rey, Camille (Self)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas hospital association)
On:
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acklin, Myrna (Self)
Aitken, Heather (Self)
Avellano, Deborah (Self)
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Beckman, Kari (Self)
Carter, Nancy (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Cheskiewicz, Jennifer (Self)
Clemmons, Sheila (Self)
Cross, Kylie (Self)
Davey, Richard (Self; Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
DeOtte, Richard (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Dixon, Don (Self)
Earle, Ginger (Self)
Earle, Michael-Scott (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Graham, Elizabeth (Self; TXRTL)
Grimstad, Julie (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Hardy, Rebecca (Self)
Heyer, Daniela (Self)
Heyer, Jeff (Self)
Kelton, Katherine (Self)
Larson, Lauren (Self)
Lavin, Louis (Self)
Lentz, Rebekah (Self)
Lopez, Rachel (Self)
Mattsen, Melissa (Self)
McCarthy, Gregory (Self; Texas Values Action)
McClugage, Carolyn (Self)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Meier, Gary (Self)
Morrison, Joe (Self)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Nobis, Tom (Self; The Republican Paty of Texas)
Rightmyer, Kathryn (Self)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Texas Values)
Ruggs, Gerald (Self)
Schmidt, Linda (Self)
Schmidt, Ralph (Self)
Scott, Parker (Self)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Sewell, Carol (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self)
Stark, Kellie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Starling, Brooke (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Velasco, Diane (Self)
Walls, David (Self; Texas Values Action)
Walter, Joseph (Self)
Watts, Desiree (Self)
Wellington, Donna (Self)
Wellington, Robert (Self)
White, Molly (Self; Conservative Republicans of Texas)
Whitt, Kevin (Self; Mass Resistance Texas)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zito, Al (Self)
Against:
Andrews, Irene (Self)
Aslam, Muneeb (Self)
Bacon, Diana (Self)
Bier, Marti (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Bishop, Meg (Self)
Bonner, Charlie (Self)
Busey, Kelli (Self; Planet transgender news media)
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Carnes, Clara (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Clay, Lydia (Self)
Clinkscales, Robert (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
Donnelly, Annemarie (Self)
Dorantes, Vio (Self)
Dudasko, Jacqulyn (Self; Texans for Life)
Eiserloh, Laurie (Self)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
Foster, Linzy (Self)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Gomez, Diana (Self)
Gonzales, Cecilia (Self)
Gonzales, Frank (Self; Parents for Transgender Equality Council, Human Rights Campaign)
Gonzales, Libby (Self)
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hale, Angela (LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hallberg, Katie (Self)
Hamilton, Christopher (Self; Texas Health Action)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Harding, Logan (Self)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Hobson, Todla (Self)
Ivester, Jo (Self)
Ivester, Jonathan (Self)
Jacobson, Meghan (Self)
Jacoby, Madison (Self)
Janes, Rebekah (Self)
Johnson, Remington (Self)
Keen, Chandler (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Knight, Preston (Self)
Krajcer, Karen (Self)
Kundawala, Ishrat (Self)
Lockhart, Kurt (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
Maglich, Andrew (Self)
Maines, Wayne (Self)
Marques, Rebecca (Self; Human Rights Campaign)
McLaughlin, Amanda (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Mills, Amber (Self)
Mitchell, Kathy (Self)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Moore-Embry, Hillary (Self)
Nguyen, Dan (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Norwood, Aliza (Self)
Novak, Holly (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Osella, Adrian (Self)
Piersall, Andrew (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self)
Rangel, Marcella (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Richgels, Carrie (Self; Fenway Health)
Richie, Landon (Self; Intern - Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Riley, Lis (Self)
Roberts, Jennifer (Self)
Rodriguez, Greyson (Self)
Rodriguez, Lauren (Self)
Rogers, Corisha (Self; Texas Rising)
Rudner, Steven (Self)
Russell, Stephen (Self)
Sanders, Cissy (Self)
Schelling, Emmett (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Skidmore, Danielle (Self)
Snyder, Sonya (Self)
Soukup, Stephenie (Self)
Stanton, Lisa (Self)
Stanton, Maya (Self)
Steele, Benjamin (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Story, Wesley (Self)
Tarnopol, Jerome (Self)
Thompson, Maureen (Self; The Pediatric Endocrine Society)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Vigil, Adamalis (Self)
Vigil, Adelyn (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Wald, Melina (Self; Columbia University Department of Psychiatry)
Walsh, Deirdre (Self)
Weigel, Alicia (Self)
Whitmire, Matthew (Self)
Wimberly, Ruth (Self)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)
Wu, Amanda (Self)
Yeary, Dylan (Self)
Yeh, Jayce (Self)
Ziegelman, Julie (Self)
On:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Kaplan, Seth (Self; Texas Pediatric Society)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
For:
Chandler, Dan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Tamayo, Elisa (Emergence Health Network)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
White, Molly (Self; Conservative Republicans of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Against:
Hayes, Aaryce (Disability Rights Texas)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Bray, Tim (HHSC)
Schalclin, Scott (HHSC)
For:
Arrington, Amy (Self; Texas Childrens Hospital)
Against:
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Rightmyer, Kathryn (Self)
White, Molly (Self; Conservative Republicans of Texas)
Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Zito, Al (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bonner, Charlie (Self)
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gomez, Diana (Self)
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Janes, Rebekah (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Lockhart, Kurt (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Romo, Joel (American Diabetes Association)
Sanders, Cissy (Self)
Story, Wesley (Self)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
For:
Clark, Lauren (Self; HEB Pharmacy)
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Against:
Kaplan, Seth (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of
Family Physicians)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bennett, Katherine (Self)
Bonner, Charlie (Self)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Gomez, Diana (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Humpert, Shelby (Self)
Janes, Rebekah (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Kralj, Nicole (Self; National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Lockhart, Kurt (Self)
Loesch, Jeff (Self; NACDS, TFDS, Kroger)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Lusson, Aimee (Self; Walgreens)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Sanders, Cissy (Self)
Story, Wesley (Self)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Vane, Mark (Walmart)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Against:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Zito, Al (Self)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
Palazola, Chris (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Hamilton, Beth (Texas Association of the Deaf)
Pho, Michelle (Self; Texas speech language hearing association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Brice, Katie (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
McGrath, Dana (HHSC)
For:
Dye, Stephanie (Self)
Grimstad, Julie (Self)
Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Schindler, Bobby (Self; Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Smith, Wesley J (Self; Discovery Institute Center on Human Exceptionalism)
Woelfel, Michael (Self)
Against:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Casanova, Mark (Self; Texas Medical Association and Texas Hospital Association)
Farrell, Tommie (Self; Hendrick Hospital, Texas Hospital Association)
Fedson, Savitri (Self; TExas hospital association)
Placencia, Frank (Self; Texas Hospital Association)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aitken, Heather (Self)
Avellano, Deborah (Self)
Barker, Kirk (Self)
Beckman, Kari (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
Chandler, Dan (Self)
Cheskiewicz, Jennifer (Self)
Clemmons, Sheila (Self)
Cross, Kylie (Self)
Davey, Richard (Self; Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
DeOtte, Richard (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Dixon, Don (Self)
Earle, Ginger (Self)
Earle, Michael-Scott (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; True Texas Project)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities Caucus)
Glass, Tom (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Graham, Elizabeth (Self; TXRTL)
Gray, Philip (Self; Catholics United for the Faith and the St. Joseph Foundation)
Hall, Jennifer (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Hardy, Rebecca (Self)
Heyer, Jeff (Self)
Knauss, Mary (Self)
Lavin, Louis (Self)
Leenerts, Ashley (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Lentz, Rebekah (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Meier, Gary (Self)
Milton, Jackson (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Morrison, Joe (Self)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Nobis, Tom (Self)
Oates, Stephen (Self)
Parma, Rebecca (Texas Right to Life)
Pitcher, Katherine (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Rachut, Eric (Self; Texas right to life)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Ruggs, Gerald (Self)
Schmidt, Linda (Self)
Schmidt, Ralph (Self)
Scott, Parker (Self)
Shannon, Tracy (Self)
Smith, Angela (Self)
Starling, Brooke (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Velasco, Diane (Self)
Watts, Desiree (Self)
Wellington, Donna (Self)
Wellington, Robert (Self)
Whitt, Kevin (Self)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Against:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Clay, Reed (Texas Health Resources)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Fine, Robert (Self; TMA, THA, BSWH)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Hausenfluck, Amber (CHRISTUS Health)
Johnson, Remington (Self)
Mattsen, Mel (Self)
O'Donnell, Amy (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Sharp III, Jerry (Texas Alliance For Life)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Walker, Kwame (Catholic Health Intiatives)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life Committee)
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
White, Molly (Self; Conservative Republicans of Texas)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
Palazola, Chris (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Casanova, Mark (Self; Texas Medical Association and Texas Hospital Association)
Farrell, Tommie (Self; Hendrick Hospital, Texas Hospital Association)
Fine, Robert (Self; TMA, THA, BSWH)
Against:
DeOtte, Richard (Self)
Gray, Philip (Self; Catholics United for the Faith and the St. Joseph Foundation)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Smith, Wesley J (Self; Discovery Institute Center on Human Exceptionalism)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Fedson, Savitri (Self; Texas Hospital Association)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Sharp III, Jerry (Texas Alliance For Life)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self)
Graham, Elizabeth (Self; TXRTL)
Hall, Jennifer (Self; Protec TX Fragile Kids)
Mehta, Hannah (Self)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Schindler, Bobby (Self; Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Trigg, Adrienne (Self)
Walker, Kwame (Catholic Health Initiatives)
For:
Garnett, Susan (Self; MHMR of Tarrant)
On:
Young, Wayne (The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa (Emergence Health Network)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Ita, Trina (HHSC)
For:
Becker, Jeffrey (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Becker, Shelley (Self)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health)
McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
McWhorter, Garry (Camp Worth)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas hospital association)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Shaw, Jean (HHSC)
For:
Wiltz Beckham, Dana (Harris County Public Health)
Against:
Younger, Jeff (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas Association of City and County Health Officials)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas EMS Alliance)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Shields, Bradford (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Zito, Al (Self)
Against:
Fitzhenry, Ashley (Self)
Stephens, Crosbi (Self)
For:
LaChance, Loree (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Schwind, Karen (Self; Texas School Nurse Organization)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Allsopp, Leslie (Self; Asthma 411 Consortium and Medical Advisory Council, UNTHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)
Stewart, Kevin (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
For:
Littlefield, Rita (Self; Texas Renal Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Janes, Rebekah (Self)
Jones-Smith, Tiffany (Self; Texas Kidney Foundation)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shiield of Texas)
Lockhart, Kurt (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Milton, Jennifer (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Romo, Joel (Self)
Sanders, Cissy (Self)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Shipton, Patricia (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Carmona, Gordy (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Greer, Allison (CHCS)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Saxton, Josette (Texas Suicide Prevention Council)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Tamayo, Elisa (Emergence Health Network)
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
For:
Foreman, Michael (Self; Baylor scott and white health)
Fourt, Ashley (Dallas County District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Morgan, Ashley (Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF))
Painter, Lillian (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas hospital association)
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