WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
February  28, 2007 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  101
 
    For:
Benkiser, Tina (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Borden, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Ed  (Self)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislature Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Camarillo, Lydia (SVREP)
 
 
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Flippin, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Smith, Bryson McCall (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Sperry, Teri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Incorporated)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McFarland, Adrienne (Texas Attorney General's Office)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Duerstine, Russ (Tom Green County G.O.P.)
 
 
Galloway, Carolyn (Texas Eagle Forum
Citizens for Immigration Reform)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Arthur, Joy (People for the American Way)
 
 
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Barrick, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Champion, Mario (Latinos for Texas)
 
 
Cody, Debra (City of College Station)
 
 
Dean, Kathryn (ACLU)
 
 
Dorren, Perry  (Self)
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro  (Self)
 
 
Harrell, Will (NAACP of Texas)
 
 
Hooks, Connie (City of College Station, Texas)
 
 
Jones, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
 
 
Milam, Toni (City of Buda)
 
 
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
 
 
Pacheco, Rosa E.  (Self and Gray Panthers)
 
 
Park, Jodi (Coaltion of Texans w/Disabilities/CTD)
 
 
Tafoya, Marcelo  (Self and Lulac (League of Latin American Citizens))
 
 
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Forte, Marty  (Self and Dallas County Republican Party)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self and Tarrant County Elections)
 
 
 
 
HB  218
 
    For:
Benkiser, Tina (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Borden, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Ed  (Self)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislature Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Camarillo, Lydia (SVREP)
 
 
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
Against:
Flippin, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Smith, Bryson McCall (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Sperry, Teri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McFarland, Adrienne (Texas Attorney General's Office)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Duerstine, Russ (Tom Green County G.O.P.)
 
 
Galloway, Carolyn (Texas Eagle Forum
Citizens for Immigration Reform)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Arthur, Joy (People for the American Way)
 
 
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Barrick, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Champion, Mario M. (Latinos for Texas)
 
 
Cody, Debra (City of College Station)
 
 
Dean, Kathryn (ACLU)
 
 
Dorren, Perry  (Self)
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro  (Self)
 
 
Harrell, Will (NAACP of Texas)
 
 
Hooks, Connie (City of College Station)
 
 
Jones, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
 
 
Milam, Toni (City of Buda)
 
 
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
 
 
Pacheco, Rosa  (Self and Gray Panthers)
 
 
Park, Jodi (Coaltion of Texans w/Disabilities/CTD)
 
 
Tafoya, Marcelo  (Self and Lulac (League of Latin American Citizens))
 
 
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Forte, Marty  (Self and Dallas County Republican Party)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self and Tarrant County Elections)
 
 
 
 
HB  265 - Committee Substitute  (Bohac)
 
    For:
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Debeauvoir, Dana  (Self)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF)
 
 
Flippin, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Harrell, Will (NAACP of Texas)
 
 
McCall Smith, Bryson (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Benkiser, Tina J.  (Self and Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Borden, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Duerstine, Russ (Tom Green County G.O.P.)
 
 
Forte, Marty  (Self and Dallas County Republican Party)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislative Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Martinez, Ray (Tx. Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self and Tarrant County Elections)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
    For:
Barrick, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Brooks, Jeffrey E. (Texas Public Interest Research Group)
 
 
Camarillo, Lydia (SVREP)
 
 
Champion, Mario M. (Latinos for Texas)
 
 
Dean, Kathryn (ACLU)
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro  (Self)
 
 
Isaacson, Nathanael (People for the American Way)
 
 
Jones, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
 
 
Park, Jodi (Coalition of Texans w/Disabilities/CTD)
 
 
Sperry, Teri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Tafoya, Marcelo  (Self and Lulac (League of Latin American Citizens))
 
 
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
McElveen, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  266
 
    For:
Debeauvoir, Dana (County & District Clerks Legislative Cmte)
 
 
Harrell, Will (NAACP of Texas)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Borden, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Galloway, Bruce  (Self)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislative Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Martinez, Ray (Tx. Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Barrick, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Champion, Mario M. (Latinos for Texas)
 
 
Dean, Kathryn (ACLU)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund)
 
 
Flippin, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro  (Self)
 
 
Isaacson, Nathanael (People for the American Way)
 
 
Jones, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Reeves, Stephen (Christian Life Commission)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Sperry, Terri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Tafoya, Marcelo  (Self and Lulac (League of Latin American Citizens))
 
 
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  626
 
    For:
Benkiser, Tina (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Borden, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Ed  (Self)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislature Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Camarillo, Lydia (SVREP)
 
 
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Flippin, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
Against:
Smith, Bryson McCall (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
 
 
Sperry, Teri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McFarland, Adrienne (Texas Attorney General's Office)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (TX Sec. of State - Elections Division)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
Colyandro, John (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Duerstine, Russ (Tom Green County G.O.P.)
 
 
Forte, Marty  (Self and Dallas County Republican Party)
 
 
Galloway, Carolyn (Texas Eagle Forum
Citizens for Immigration Reform)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Arthur, Joy (People for the American Way)
 
 
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Barrick, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Champion, Mario (Latinos for Texas)
 
 
Cody, Debra (City of College Station)
 
 
Dean, Kathryn (ACLU)
 
 
Dorren, Perry  (Self)
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Gutierrez, Ysidro  (Self)
 
 
Harrell, Will (NAACP of Texas)
 
 
Hooks, Connie (City of College Station)
 
 
Jones, Johnnie  (Self)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
 
 
McElveen, Kenneth  (Self)
 
 
Milam, Toni (City of Buda)
 
 
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
 
 
Park, Jodi (Coaltion of Texans w/Disabilities/CTD)
 
 
Tafoya, Marcelo  (Self and Lulac (League of Latin American Citizens))
 
 
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Raborn, Steve  (Self and Tarrant County Elections)
 
 
 
 
HB  1290
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia Luna (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)