WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April 2, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Abernathy, Claire (Self)
Aldaco, Soren (Self)
Bosshardt, Richard (Do No Harm Action)
Cohn, Cori (Self)
Cole, Chloe (Self)
Ehrlich, Lisa (Self)
Kiefel, Camille (Self)
Mosley, Prisha (Self)
Palmer, Elle (Self)
Salazar, Yesenia (Self)
Sivadge, Vanessa (Self; Protecting Texas Children)
Against:
Bledsoe, Hunter (Self)
Butcher, Callie (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Fairbanks, Meghan (Self)
Ganz, Ethan (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Hernandez, Sadie (Self; Transgender education network of texas)
Laeky, Miriam (Self; Equality Texas)
Lapus, Angela (Self)
Mirto, Sophia (Self)
Mirto, Valerie (Self)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Thye, Asher (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Brannan, Ryan (Fielstead)
Cole, Chloe (Do No Harm Action)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Evans, Michelle (Self; Williamson County Republican Party)
Reed, Jamie (Do No Harm Action)
Against:
Addams, Cam (Self; Texas freedom network)
Aijsz, Mohammad (Self)
Ajaz, Fuaad (Self)
Albright, Kevin (Self)
Arzu, Serena (Self)
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Against:
Bandit, Brigitte (Self)
Battell, Caitlin (Self)
Bay, Alexis (Self)
Beard, Billie (Self)
Beere, Wyatt (Self)
Beldock (Self)
Berrios, Felicity (Self)
Bitz, Ritzy (Self)
Brown, Courtney (Self)
Browning, Kathryn (Self)
Burks, Jeremy (Self)
Burns, Kaidan (Self)
Bush, Angela (Self)
Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)
Calamari, Shawn (Self)
Canchola, America (Self)
Cerda, Aly (Self)
Choi, Greta (Self)
Clay, Bonnie (Self)
Cleveland, Danny (Self)
Cleveland, Sarah (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self)
Cohen, Jessica (Self; Texas Stonewall)
Coin, Kellin (Self)
Cole, Aiden (Self)
Cook, Spenser (Self)
Cosme, Helena (Self)
Coupal, Erin (Self)
Crumley, Carlos (Self)
Crumley, Timothy (Self; CommonSense Wellness Network, IPA, LLC)
Cwatanaphol, Brennen (Self)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Dickerson, Sarah (Self)
Dickson, Marissa (Self)
Dougherty, Kaitlyn (Self)
Easley, Alex (Self)
Evans, Natalie (Self)
Falk, Quinn (Self)
Farrani, Camille (Self)
Farrani, Naveen (Self)
Ferguson, Elena (Positive Women’s Network-USA)
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Fishkind, Julia (Self)
Foradory, Chealsey (Self)
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Against:
Foster, Maxim (Self)
Freeman, Noel (Self)
Gale, Zenyth (Self)
Garcia, Surya (Self)
Garcia, Yesenia (Self)
Garner, Jeramy (Self)
Garry, August (Self)
Gillard, Savannah (Self)
Glasker, Angela (Self)
Gollay, Rachel (Self)
Goodman, Geoffrey (Self)
Graupmann, Michael (Self)
Guajardo, Austin (Self)
Guajardo, David (Self)
Guajardo, Jordan (Self)
Guajardo, Nelda (Self)
Guajardo, Raelyn (Self)
Guevara, Emma (Self; Frontera Fund)
Haddix, Alexandra (Self)
Hale, Robert (Self)
Hamilton, Christopher (Self; Texas Health Action)
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)
Henderson, Mikayla (Self)
Hernandez, Liana (Self)
Hernandez, Sadie (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Herrera, David (Self)
Hoffman, Oli (Self)
Hoover, Tamara (Self)
House, Skylar (Self)
Hurt, Elizabeth (Self)
Hushka, Callijo (Self)
Jennings, Nicholas (Self)
Jones, Talee (Self)
Kemp, Hannah (Self)
Krenek, Joseph (Self)
L, James (Self)
Laeky, Miriam (Self; Equality Texas)
Lamar, Texas (Self)
LaQueene, Maxine (Self)
Lea, Maggie (Self)
Lin, Jae (Self)
Logrip, Catherine (Self)
Lucarelli, Maria (Self)
Margulies, Jennifer (Self)
Marschner, Katie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Mashburn, Taft (Self)
Matthews, Shane (Self)
McCall, Tara (Self)
Miller, Brooke (Self)
Mireles, Gabriela (Self)
Morales, Alan (Self)
Moreland, Amy (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Mosley, Isaiah (Self)
Nguyen, June (Self)
Page, Victoria (Self)
Pena, Meadow (Self)
Perez, Paulina (Self)
Perez, Toya (Self)
Perl, Jenavieve (Self)
Peters, Arthur (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Pollock, Kristen (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas)
Ramsey, Nicholas (Self)
Reyes, Robert (Self)
Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Riley, Kyle (Self; Texas Impact)
Rose, Desiree (Self)
Sanchez, Ashley (Self)
Schaffer, Shannon (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schneider, Elliot (Self)
Skidmore, Danielle (Self)
Slaymaker, Erika (Self)
Speed, Marcus (Self)
Spieckerman, Elizabeth (Self)
Staff, Jordan (Self)
Starks, Jewell (Self)
Steinfeld, Era (Self)
Tamporello, Melissa (Self)
Thompson, Corrie (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Trevino, Izar (Self)
Tubbesing, Laura Quinn (Self)
Valtzar, Valerie (Self)
Velasquez, Ryan (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalst Justice Ministry)
Villarreal, Alicia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Vinson, Kris (Self)
Waid, Mandy (Self)
Walsh, Forrest (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Ward, Julia (Self)
Weaver, Cole (Self)
Wiley, Helen (Self)
Williams, Joshua (Self)
Williams, Matthew (Self)
Wygant, William (Self)
Wyld, Germaine (Self)
Wynne, Brendan (Self)
Yamagata, Valerie (Self)
Yanez, Rikki (Self)
Yung, Eli (Self)
Zamora, Zaena (Self)
Zaner, Dylan (Self)
On:
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
For:
Bruggeman, Adam (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Flanders, Caitlin (Every Body Texas)
Ingram, Desiree (Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition)
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Vallot, Colette (Texas Academy of Physician Assisants (TAPA))
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Griffin, Brennan (Texas Appleseed)
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA))
Merideth, Chris (Farmers Insurance)
Schnautz, Jon (Insurance Council of Texas)
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
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On:
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Flippin, Kenneth (Texas chapter US Green Building Council)
Fowler, Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Higgins, William (Self; Texas Legislative Action Commitee - Community Association
Institute)
Matula, Kevin (USAA)
Matz, Laura (Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))
Meroney, Mike (Chubb, Inc.)
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Romo, Joel (Nueces County & City of Port Aransas)
Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (City of Corpus Christi)
On:
Muckerheide, David (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Durden, David (Texas windstorm insurance association)
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Betts, Albert (Insurance council of Texas)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
On:
Durden, David (Texas windstorm insurance association)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
Betts, Albert (Insurance council of texas)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
On:
Durden, David (Texas windstorm insurance association)
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Betts, Albert (Insurance council of texas)
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA))
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Ross, Susan (Self; State Farm Insurance)
On:
Durden, David (Texas windstorm insurance association)
Muckerheide, David (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Seamster, Scott (Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Goodman, Caleb (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Hill III, Billy (CenterPoint Energy)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Nease, Nelson (East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO))
Sadler, Kelly (AEP Texas)
Against:
Gonzales, Walter (American propert casualty insurance association)
For:
Ghani, Shariq (Self; Minaret Foundation)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Flanders, Caitlin (Justice and Unity for Society Together PAC)
Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Justice and Unity for Society Together PAC)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Cohen, Seth (Self; The Baldwin Group)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Meroney, Shannon (Chubb, Inc.)
For:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas association of life and health insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Betts, Albert (Insurance councilof texas)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Kieschnick, Madison (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Thompson, Jay (Ict, talhi)
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Tamez, Laura (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers assoc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Emerick, Jeff (Texas Association of Business)
Miller, Chris (Uber Technologies, Inc)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Civil Justice League)
White, David (Lyft)
Against:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Beall, Nicole (Texas Department of Insurance)
Gonzales, Walter (American propert casualty insurance association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)
Betts, Albert (Imsurance Council of Texas)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Granberry, Amy (Self; United Corpus Christi chamber of commerce)
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA))
OConnor, Sharon (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (City of Corpus Christi)
Summers, Trey (Self; Texas Asociation of Builders)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Zahn Jr, Charles (Self; Texas Coastal Windstorm Coalition)
On:
Durden, David (Texas windstorm insurance association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Finley, Trace (Port of Corpus Christi Authority)
Matula, Kevin (USAA)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
McDougald, Kolton (Texas Chemistry Council)
Norman, Jr., M. Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Romo, Joel (Nueces County & City of Port Aransas)
Sampson, Chance (Self)
Thompson, Jay (Ict, talhi)
Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (USAA)
On:
Blanton, Whitney (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company)
Edwards, Kimberly (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Ret, Elisabeth (Texas Department of Insurance)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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