WITNESS LIST
Pensions Committee
March 18, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
Against:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lee, Tim (Texas retired teachers association)
McGookey, Doreen (Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Patterson, Maxie (Texpers)
Smith, James (San antonio police officers association)
On:
Crawford, Amanda (Office of the Attorney General)
Jones, Paula (ERS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Costello, Stephen (City of Houston)
Edwards, Trigg (Public citizen)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Against:
Berndt, Trey (AARP)
Buchanan, Carole (Texas retired teachers association)
Chandler, Gary (DPSOA)
Clark, Todd (Houston firefighters relef and retirement fund)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Crow, David (Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Association)
Cunningham, Leslie (Self; Texas State Emlpoyees Union)
Earnest, Daniel (Self; San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Elkin, Bill (Houston police retired officers associattion)
Frazier, Frederick (Dallas police association)
Gibson, Rob (Self; Fort worth firefighters)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Hughes, Lisa (El Paso Firemen & Policemen's Pension Fund)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Hymel, Ray (Texas public employees association)
Lawson, John (Houston Police Officers' Pension System)
Moscoso, Washington (San Antonio Police Officer's Association)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Rivera, Derly (Texas retired teachers association)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)
Sargent, Sheila (Texas retired teachers association)
Tomasovic, George (Dallas Police and Fire Pension System)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County)
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Against:
On:
Guthrie, Brian (TRS)
For:
Bailey, John (Self; City of Garland)
Bonner, Michelle (Self; City of Amarillo)
Carroll, Janice (Self)
Elliott, Troy (City of San Antonio)
Fisseler, Dale (City of Waco)
Francis, Robert (Self)
Harpole, Paul (City of Amarillo)
Jones, Ronald E. (Self; City of Garland, Garland City Council)
Kauffman, George (City of garland tx)
Neely, Joe (Self; City of Amarillo)
Norris, Marcus (Self; City of Amarillo)
Richards, Gary (Self; City of Garland)
Taylor, Robert (City of Amarillo)
Wicker, Jerry (Self)
Against:
Crow, David (Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Association)
Lawrence, Kevin (Grand Prairie Police Assn)
Lawrence, Kevin (Texas Municipal Police Assn)
Lawrence, Kevin (Irving Police Assn)
Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)
On:
Gavia, David (Texas municipal retirement system)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aghamalian, Brandon (City of Grand Prairie)
Bazan, Jonathon (City of Irving)
Carr, Snapper (City of Southlake)
Igo, Shanna (Texas Municipal League)
Israelson, Mark (City of Plano)
Sturzl, Frank (City of Abilene, Texas)
Against:
Chandler, Gary (DPSOA)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU City San Antonio Employees)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Russell, David (Frisco police association)
For:
Davidson, John (Texas public policy foundation)
Against:
Cunningham, Leslie (Self; Texas State Emlpoyees Union)
Hymel, Ray (Texas public employees association)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Rogers, William (Self; Texas Employees Union)
Stewart, Bob (Self; Texas state employees union)
On:
Kukla, Robert (ERS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Healthcare Plans)
Manross, Lee (Texas association of health underwriters)
Sanaie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Against:
Barrientos, Alicia (Self)
Blount, Elizabeth (Retired state employees association)
Bradley, Steve (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Clark bradley, Vicki (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Dela cruz, Vera (Self)
Franks, Margie (Self)
Hennigan, Angelia (Self; Texas state employee union)
Herrera, Tom (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Holloway, Judy (Self; TSEU)
Kenefick, Kathryn (Self; TSEU UT SYSTEM)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Mandell, Emily (Texas state employees union)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Perez, Shannon (SEIU City San Antonio Employees)
Philpott, Richard (Self; Tseu)
Stalinsky, Jason (Self)
Watson, Deborah (Self)
For:
Hill, Leslie (Texas independent funeral director association)
Against:
Bates, Jim (Self; Funeral Consumers Alliance of Texas)
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On:
Warren, Debbie (ERS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chandler, Gary (DPSOA)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Haley, Bill (Texas funeral directors association)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Hymel, Ray (Texas public employees association)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
On:
Jones, Jennifer (Legislative Budget Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
On:
Kukla, Robert (ERS)
For:
Cunningham, Leslie (Self; Texas State Emlpoyees Union)
Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Larson, Jamie (Self; Texas Retired Teachers Assoc.)
Lee, Tim (Texas retired teachers association)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Rogers, Tom (Self; Austin Retired Teachers Ass'n. legislative Committee Chair)
Sanderson, Josh (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Villanueva, Chandra (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On:
Guthrie, Brian (TRS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allphin, Don (Self; Texas Retired Teachers Association)
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For:
Buchanan, Carole (Texas retired teachers association)
Cardenas, Melva V. (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Garner, Jane (Self; Austin Retired Teachers Association)
Grey, John (Texas State Teachers Association)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Hutchins-Robertson, Tedrah (Equity Center)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Mayton, Emma King (Self; Austin Retired Teachers Assn)
McCraw, Ken (Texas association of community schools)
McCreary, Casey (Texas Association of School Administators and Texas Association of
School Boards)
Rivera, Derly (Texas retired teachers association)
Sargent, Sheila (Texas retired teachers association)
Whitsett, Maria (Texas School Alliance)
For:
Albert, David (Self; AFT)
Collins, Patrick (Self; Aftacc)
Collins, Patrick (Self; Aft/acc)
Cutler, Richard (Self; Adjunct Faculty Association, Austin Community College)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Villarreal, Becky (Self; Aft)
On:
Del rio, Alicia (Self; Austin community college)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cunningham, Leslie (Self; Texas State Emlpoyees Union)
Dewberry, Daniel (Self; ACCAFT)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Holloway, Judy (Self; TSEU. UT)
Hunt, Joseph (Self)
Kalthoff, Wendy (Self)
Kenefick, Kathryn (Self; TSEU)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Snider, Stewart (Self)
Welch, Duana (Self)
On:
Kukla, Robert (ERS)
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Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Kukla, Robert (ERS)
Against:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT)
On:
Clark, Mark (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Elkin, Bill (Houston police retired officers association)
Jones, Paula (ERS)
Lawson, John (Houston Police Officers' Pension System)
Lee, Tim (Texas retired teachers association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Costello, Stephen (City of Houston)
Earnest, Daniel (Self; San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Larsen, Joe (Freedom of Information of Texas)
McGookey, Doreen (Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund)
Moscoso, Washington (San Antonio Police Officer's Association)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San antonio police officers association)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Smith, JAmes (San antonio fire and police pension fund)
Against:
Cunningham, Leslie (Self; Texas State Emlpoyees Union)
Higgins, Mike (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Osobase, Derrick (Texas State Employees Union)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County)
On:
Buchanan, Carole (Texas retired teachers association)
Chandler, Gary (DPSOA)
Clark, Todd (Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund.)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Crawford, Amanda (Office of the Attorney General)
Frazier, Frederick (Dallas police association)
Guthrie, Brian (TRS)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers' Union)
Rivera, Derly (Texas retired teachers association)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Sargent, Sheila (Texas retired teachers association)
Tomasovic, George (Dallas Police and Fire Pension System)
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