WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 30, 2001-2:00P
HB 496
For: Brady, Sharon (Self)
Collett, Teresa (Self)
De La Cerda, Antonio (Self)
Dukes, David (Self and Christ in America Church and
Rescue the Family)
Faucette, Karen (Self)
Johnson, Allen (Coalition for Traditional Marriage)
Nicholas, Howard (Self)
Ortiz, Marco (Self)
Osorio, Leonardo (Self)
Reid, Neil (Self)
Shackelford, Kelly (Self and Free Market Foundation)
Smith, Melvin (Self)
Spear, Aubrey (Self)
Stewart, Greg (Self)
Against: del Llano, Ann (ACLU)
Martino, Kelly (Self)
Peters, Antoinette (Self)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Rundin, John (Self)
Spradling, Scott (Self and Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of
Texas)
Vose, Seth (Self)
Weston, Michele (Self and Women's Action Coalition of
Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Armstrong, Bo (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Armstrong, Rebecca (Self)
Ayala, Frances (Self)
Ayala, Rodolfo (Self)
Bangert, Ryan (Texas Eagle Forum)
Bangerter, Lucy (Self)
Bradley, Matthew (Self)
Bradley, Rachel (Self)
Brady, Allan (Self)
Burgener, Rachelle (Self)
Burgener, Tyler (Self)
Butler, Jim (Self)
Cravens, Peggy (Self)
Cruz, Cristina (Self)
Cruz, Raul (Self)
Cutler, Isaac (Self)
Cutler, Merinda Gurney (Self)
Cutler, Richard (Self)
Dudgeon, Martha (Self)
Ferguson, Robert (Self)
Garza, Francisco (Self)
Garza, Martias (Self)
Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Hoover, Andrew (Self)
Kimball, Thomas (Self)
King, James (Self)
Kral, Joe (Self)
Latham, Benny (Self)
Lloyd, Barbara (Self)
Nielsen, Kendal (Self)
Partridge, John (Self)
Partridge, Julie (Concerned Women of America)
Pojman, Joseph (Self)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Catholic Conference)
Semadeni, Annalisa (Self)
Silva, Baldemar (Self)
Smith, Elise (Self)
Sorensen, Elin (Self)
Sterling, S. (Self)
Stringer, Douglas (Self)
Tarver, Paula (Self)
Williams, Mirna (Self)
Williams, Wes (Self)
Wilson, Robert (Self)
Against: Cartwright, Jon (Self)
Garcia, Dianne Hardy (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Goodstein, Rebecca (Self)
Harrell, William (ACLU)
Hollar, Julie (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Isbell, Bradly (Self)
Ramsey, Lesley (Self)
Smoot, Samantha (Texas Freedom Network)
Underwood, John (Self)
Zucker, Charles (Texas Faculty Association)
HB 668
Registering, but not testifying:
For: del Llano, Ann (ACLU)
Cartwright, Jon (Self)
Garcia, Dianne Hardy (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Goodstein, Rebecca (Self)
Harrell, William (ACLU)
Hinojosa, Walter (AFL-CIO)
Hollar, Julie (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Isbell, Bradly (Self)
Martino, Kelly (Self)
Peters, Antoinette (Self)
Ramsey, Lesley (Self)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Rundin, John (Self)
Spradling, Scott (Self and Lesbian and Gay Rights Lobby
of Texas)
Underwood, John (Self)
Vose, Seth (Self)
Against: Armstrong, Bo (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Armstrong, Rebecca (Self)
Cravens, Peggy (Self)
Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
Latham, Benny (Self)
Lloyd, Barbara (Self)
Price, Ann Abrams (Texas Employment Law Council)
HB 813
Registering, but not testifying:
For: del Llano, Ann (ACLU)
Dickey, Will (National Association of Social Workers)
Garcia, Dianne Hardy (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Harrell, William (ACLU)
Hinojosa, Walter (AFL-CIO)
Hollar, Julie (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Isbell, Bradly (Self)
Landry, Richard (PACE International Union)
Martino, Kelly (Self)
Ramsey, Lesley (Self)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Rundin, John (Self)
Spradling, Scott (Self and Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of
Texas)
Vose, Seth (Self)
Against: Armstrong, Bo (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Armstrong, Rebecca (Self)
Cravens, Peggy (Self)
Gerstenschalger, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
Latham, Benny (Self)
Lloyd, Barbara (Self)
Price, Ann Abrams (Texas Employment Law Council)
HB 816
For: Osborn, John (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: del Llano, Ann (ACLU)
Cartwright, Jon (Self)
Garcia, Dianne Hardy (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Goodstein, Rebecca (Self)
Harrell, William (ACLU)
Hinojosa, Walter (AFL-CIO)
Hollar, Julie (Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas)
Isbell, Bradly (Self)
Landry, Richard (PACE International Union)
Martino, Kelly (Self)
Peters, Antoinette (Self)
Ramsey, Lesley (Self)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Rundin, John (Self)
Underwood, John (Self)
Zaremba, Cheryl (Self)
Against: Armstrong, Bo (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Armstrong, Rebecca (Self)
Cravens, Peggy (Self)
Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Latham, Benny (Self)
Lloyd, Barbara (Self)
HB 953
For: Adusei, Rhoda (Self)
Captain, Myrtle (Self and Texas State Conference of
NAACP)
Jones, Joni (Self)
Roberts, Daron (Self)
Whitley, Marlen (Self)
Against: Converse, Laurence (Self and Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States, et al.)
Patterson, Jerry (Self)
Weber, David (Sons of Confederate Veterans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: del Llano, Ann (ACLU)
Dickey, Will (National Association of Social Workers)
Isbell, Bradly (Self)
Kaliski, Katherine (Self)
Kracman, David (Self)
O'Quinn, Dustin (Self)
Ward, Stephen (Self)
Weston, Michele (Self and Womens Action Coalition of
Austin)
Williams, Michael (Self)
Against: Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
On: Ohlendorf, Patricia (University of Texas at Austin)
HB 1861
For: Arnold, Paula (Houston Independent School District)
Bacon, April (Texas Association of County Auditors and
Travis County Auditor's Office)
Carpenter, Bill (Houston Independent School District)
Against: Baggett, Donnis (Texas Daily Newspaper Association and
Texas Press Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Porter, Virginia (Dallas County Auditor)
Woodford, Suzy (Self and Common Cause Texas)
Against: Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
HB 2860
For: Steinhauser, Suki (Communities in Schools - Central
Texas, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Shakespeare, Christine (Texas Commission on Volunteerism
and Community Service)
SB 363
For: Stone, Sam (Texas Independent Blood Centers)
SB 390
Against: Baggett, Donnis (Texas Daily Newspaper Association and
Texas Press Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
On: Kiplin, Kimberly (Texas Lottery Commission)
SB 799
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Pesquera, Theresa (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Robbins, Stacey (State Auditor's Office)
SB 1783 Committee Substitute (Wolens)
For: Akers, Monte (Texas Municipal League)
Arnold, W. D. (Texas Cable and Telecommunications
Association)
Camacho, Jose (Valor Telecom)
Cohen, Bruce (Verizon)
Gray, Weldon (Eastex Telephone Cooperative, TSTCI, and
Texas Telephone Association)
Jones, Tom (Sprint Corp.)
Lopez, Dave (Southwestern Bell Telephone)
Willis, D. L. "Dally" (Communications Workers of
America)
Against: Brown, Brook (Texas Telephone Association)
Wyatt, Mark (Texas Telephone Association)
On: Guthrie, Darrell (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Perlman, Brett (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Tessen, Robert Sam (Telecommunications Infrastructure
Fund)
Wegner, Terri (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Whittington, Pam (Public Utility Commission of Texas)