WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
April  15, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  113 - Committee Substitute  (Allen)
 
    For:
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
Young, Suzy (Brown County Elections Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Molina, Crystal (Brown County Election Administration & Voter Registration)
 
 
 
 
HB  113
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gaultney, Carol  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barron, Rick  (Self)
 
 
Floyd, Travis (Knox County)
 
 
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  157
 
Against:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barron, Rick  (Self)
 
 
Beaver, Mary (IRCOT)
 
 
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
Cutler, Michael  (Self and IRCOT)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Tx IRCOT)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co. Tax Office)
 
 
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Molina, Crystal (Brown County Election Administration & Voter Registration)
 
 
Opiela, Eric (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Young, Suzy (Brown County Elections Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  283
 
    For:
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Molina, Crystal (Brown County Election Administration & Voter Registration)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
Young, Suzy (Brown County Elections Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  391
 
    For:
Courage, John (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
McDonald, Craig (Texas for Public Justice)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  627
 
    For:
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Barron, Rick  (Self)
 
 
Collins, Mary Ann  (Self)
 
 
Molina, Crystal (Brown County Election Administration & Voter Registration)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bartlett, Gary (NC State Board of Elections)
 
 
Johnson, Ed (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Office of Secretary of State)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Streater, Joy (County/District Clerks Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP-1)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bailey, Mona  (Self)
 
 
Beaver, Mary  (Self)
 
 
Carlson, Pat (Texas Eagle Forum)
 
 
Cutler, Michael  (Self and IRCOT)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Gal Co Tax office)
 
Against:
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Opiela, Eric (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
Young, Suzy (Brown County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Gaultney, Carol  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  627 - Committee Substitute  (Allen)
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  756
 
    For:
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Barkan, Maxine (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  778
 
    For:
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Weeks, David  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sorrells, Tim (Tx Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Opiela, Eric (Republican Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Susan Reed)
 
 
Shapleigh, Ballard C. (34th Judicial District Attorney Jaime Esparza)
 
 
Whalen, Ken (Tx Daily Newspaper Association, Tx Press Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  1256
 
     On:
Johnson, Ed  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chair's Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  1359
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Barkan, Maxine (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
HB  2253
 
    For:
Clark, Harry (Haltom City Council)
 
 
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sorrells, Tim (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)
 
 
Larson, Barbara  (Self)
 
 
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
 
 
Simpson, Terry (San Patricio County)
 
 
 
 
HB  2511
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional advocacy assn of Texas)
 
 
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Weisfeld, Shanna (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  2511 - Committee Substitute  (Brown)
 
     On:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
HB  2525
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional advocacy assn. of Texas)
 
 
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Weisfeld, Shanna (Texas State Teachers Assoc)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  2525 - Committee Substitute  (Harper-Brown)
 
     On:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
HB  2926
 
    For:
DiBianca, Arthur  (Self and Libertarian Party of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3146
 
    For:
Courage, John (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Lee, Nick  (Self)
 
 
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
McDonald, Craig (Texas for Public Justice)
 
 
Meador, Cody (Democracy Matters & Common Cause)
 
 
Stewart, Ruth  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen & Common Cause)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Silver, Paul (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Waits, Caron  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3216
 
    For:
McDonald, Craig (Texas for Public Justice)
 
 
Meeker, Jason  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barkan, Maxine (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
    For:
Young, Doug  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3218
 
    For:
Meeker, Jason  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barkan, Maxine (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Young, Doug  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3445
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional Advocacy Assn of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Schlueter, Stan  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Lewis, Fred  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  3602
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Streater, Joy (County Dist Clerks Assn)
 
 
 
 
HB  3715
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional Advocacy Association of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  3921
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3922
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3923
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3924
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional Advocacy Assn of Tx)
 
 
 
 
HB  4033 - Committee Substitute  (Brown)
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack  (Self and Professional Advocacy assn of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  4033
 
     On:
Reisman, David (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HJR 39
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Common Cause of Texas)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)