WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 25, 2015 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Smith, Tom "smitty" (Self)
Against:
McDanald, Kristen (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans; Law Offices of Tony McDonald)
Nixon, Joe (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Oldham, Dalton (Self; Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life)
Trainor, Trey (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Texas Press Association)
Knoll, Jeffrey (Self)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Against:
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum - Vice President)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right To Life)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
Matocha, Dustin (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self; Empower Texans)
On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc)
Smith, Tom "smitty" (Self)
Against:
McDanald, Kristen (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans; Law Offices of Tony McDonald)
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Against:
Nixon, Joe (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Oldham, Dalton (Self; Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life)
Trainor, Trey (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allwein, Ruth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Baggett, Donnis (Texas Press Association)
Groff, Erin (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Knoll, Jeffrey (Self)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)
Against:
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum - Vice President)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right To Life)
Howe, Chris (Self)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
Matocha, Dustin (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self; Empower Texans)
On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
Meyer, Richard (Self)
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Against:
McDanald, Kristen (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans; Law Offices of Tony McDonald)
Nixon, Joe (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Oldham, Dalton (Self; Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life)
Trainor, Trey (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allwein, Ruth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Groff, Erin (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Smith, Tom "smitty" (Self)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)
Against:
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right To Life)
Howe, Chris (Self)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
Matocha, Dustin (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self; Empower Texans)
On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
Meyer, Richard (Self)
For:
Hammon, Rachel (Texas association for homecare & hospice)
On:
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Weltge MD, Arlo (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarado, Aidan (Laredo Fire Fighters Association)
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Cushing, Blair (Self)
Dailey, Sean (Self; Houston Professional Firefighters Association)
Davis, Jeff (Self; Log Cabin Republicans of Texas)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Graziani, Cate (Mental Health America of Texas)
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For:
Greenberg, Robert (Self; Texas Medical Association and Texas College of Emergency
Physicians)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Knoll, Jeffrey (Self; Log Cabin Republicans of Austin)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Villareal, Johnny (Self; Houston Professional Firefighters Association)
Against:
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
On:
Villanacci, John (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Hiner, Harrison (Texas State employees union)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas State employees union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)
Ross, Heather (Self)
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Texas assoc of Business)
On:
Pigott, Ron (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas State employees union)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas State employees union)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
Levy, Rick (Texas aflcio)
McCuistion, Vicki (Self)
McKinney, Colleen (National Association of Social Workers/Texas)
Ross, Heather (Self)
Smith, Casey (Self; United Ways of Texas)
Against:
King, Donald C. (Self)
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Against:
King, Jacklyn (Self)
On:
Coleman, Justin (Texas veterans commission)
Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)
Wolf, Lindsey (Texas Office of the Secretary of State)
Against:
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
McDanald, Kristen (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans; Law Offices of Tony McDonald)
Nixon, Joe (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Oldham, Dalton (Self; Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life)
Trainor, Trey (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allwein, Ruth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Baggett, Donnis (Texas Press Association)
Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)
Groff, Erin (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life, Inc)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, Inc)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life)
Against:
Arman, Justin (Texans for Accountable Government)
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right To Life)
Howe, Chris (Self)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
Matocha, Dustin (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self; Empower Texans)
On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
Steusloff, Ian (Texas Ethics Commission)
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For:
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Hudson, David (Southwestern Public Service Company/ Xcel Energy)
Rainer, Sallie (Entergy Texas, Inc.)
Shockley, Tom (El Paso Electric Company)
Against:
Brewster, Chris (SWEPCO Cities)
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Edwards, Eddie (AXM)
Gordon, Norman (City of El Paso)
Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)
On:
Ahrens, Mike (CARD)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fogel, Steve (Southwestern public service company / xcel energy)
McCellon-Allen, Venita (Swepco)
Rich, James (Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce)
Shahady, Carl (Tx municipal power agency)
Against:
Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. Steering Committee of Cities Served
by Oncor)
Carter, Teddy (Devon Energy)
DePasquale, Pete (Praxair, Inc.)
Franco, Brie (City of El Paso)
Golemon, Kinnan (Shell Oil Company)
Klumpyan, Julie (Valero)
Longanecker, Ed (Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association)
Mayberry, Warren (DuPont)
Meroney, Mike (Huntsman Corp., and BASF Corp.)
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
Omey, Samantha (ExxonMobil)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Ruckel, Mari (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Shepperd, Ben (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bellina, Jim (AMA Techtel)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
Meyers, Lucas (Texas Cable Association)
For:
Gonzales, Mark (Self; Hispanic Action Network)
Hodge, Glenna (Conservative Republicans of Texas and Campaign for Texas Families)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Wood, Cecilia (Self; Concerened Women for America of Texas)
Against:
Ausley, Robbie (Self)
Bow, Claire (Self)
Bowden, Brent (Self; The Sanctuar, an ecumenical church worshiping in the baptist tradition
locared in Austin, Texas)
Bryant, Suzanne (Self)
Francis, Jimmie Sue (Self)
Francis, Richard (Self)
Frye, Zachary (Self)
Gorczynski, Christina (Self)
Gorczynski, Dale (Self)
Groen, Lura (Self)
Kiel, Teresa (Self; County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)
Raabe, Alexander (Self)
Williams, Daniel (Equality Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Confeence of Bishops)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Concerned women for america of texas)
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Edwards, Rosemary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn (Self; Texas Eagle Forum - Vice President)
Harris, Bill (Self)
Heldt Harris, Sonja (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self)
Mechler, Tom (Chairman, Republican Party of Texas)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
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For:
Parker, Allan (Self; The Justice Foundation)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self)
Against:
Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self)
Booker, Denee (Self)
Carroll, Marianne (Self)
Cushing, Blair (Self)
Davis, Jeff (Self; Log Cabin Republicans of Texas)
DeFrates, Ana (Self; National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health)
Easley, Heidi (Self)
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Self)
Hawthorne, Heather (Self)
Hays, Susan (Self)
John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court)
King, Donald C. (Self)
Knoll, Jeffrey (Self; Log Cabin Republicans of Austin)
Lowry, Colleen (Self)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Miller, Katherine (Texas Freedom Network)
Roberts, Cary (County & District Clerks’ Association of Texas)
Robertson, Rebecca (ACLU of Texas)
Ross, Heather (Self)
Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)
Stein, Lucy (Self; Progress Texas)
Warren, John (Self; County and District Clerk's Association of Texas)
On:
Farinelli, Victor (Department of state health services vital stastistics unit)
Flores, Carmen (Texas Secretary of State)
Wolf, Lindsey (Texas Office of the Secretary of State)
For:
Chandler, Gary (Texas DPS Officers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Booker, Denee (Self)
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas State employees union)
Ingersoll, Deborah (Texas State Troopers Assn)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Booker, Denee (Self)
Knoll, Jeffrey (Self)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)
Silver, Paul (Self; Texas anti-corruption campaign)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen, inc)
Against:
Beckmeyer, Teresa (Self)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Flint, Marla (Self)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
King, Donald C. (Self)
King, Jacklyn (Self)
McDanald, Kristen (Self; Empower Texans)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans; Law Offices of Tony McDonald)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Nixon, Joe (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
Oldham, Dalton (Self; Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life)
Sullivan, Michael Quinn (Self; Empower Texans)
Trainor, Trey (Self; Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Texas Home School Coalition)
On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
For:
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Woman Voters of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cantu, Ruben (Self)
Castillo, Gerardo (Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Fowler, Perry (Self)
Gerbracht, Heidi (Self; Real Estate Council of Austin)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hymel, Ray (Texas Public Employees Association (TPEA))
Rodriguez, Micah (Dell)
Ross, Heather (Self)
On:
Hujar, Deborah (Department of Information Resources)
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For:
Fainter, John (AECT)
Fainter, John (AECT)
Kahn, Bob (Texas municipal power agency)
Kahn, Bob (Texas municipal power agency)
On:
Oney, Tom (LCRA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cline, Darrel (City of Garland/ Garland Power and Light)
Hancock, Tom (City of Garland/ Garland Power and Light)
Miller, Gary (Bryan Texas Utilities)
Register, Kean (City of Bryan, Texas)
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Terrell, Kimberly (Self; City of sugar land)
Against:
Blevins, Bryan (Texas trial Lawyers Assoc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brocato, Thomas (Texas Coalition For Affordable Power. Steering Committee of Cities Served
by Oncor)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Hull, Mike (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Kennard, Karen (City of Austin)
Mays, Dan (American Society of Landscape Architects-Texas)
Ramirez, Ricardo (Self; City Of Sugar Land)
For:
Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas ROSE (Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy)
Cooper, Lanetta (Self)
Dyer, R A (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Woman Voters of Texas)
Against:
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Webking, Catherine (Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM))
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Against:
Chaney, Brent (TXU Energy)
Miller, Scott (Just Energy, Inc.)
Ross, Ned (Direct Energy)
Urban, John Paul (NRG Energy)
Valdez, Jerry (Exelon Generation)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Ross, Heather (Self)
Tarlton, Patrick (Texas Chemical Council)
Against:
Power, David (Public Citizen)
On:
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
Against:
Land, Charles (TEXALTEL)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Baxter, Todd (Time Warner Cable)
Cruz, Velma (Sprint)
Digneo, Bob (AT&T)
Fagan, Jennifer (Windstream Communications)
Flores, Henry (CenturyLink)
Hammond, Bill (Texas assoc of Business)
Laborde, Blanca (Level 3 Communications)
Lawson, Richard (Verizon)
Meyers, Lucas (Texas Cable Association)
Ratliff, Thomas (T-Mobile USA)
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On:
Whittington, Pam (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Bertin, Suzanne (Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA))
Power, David (Public Citizen)
Against:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Davis, Stephen (Alliance for Retail Markets)
Fainter Jr, John W (The Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.)
Hughes, Lindsey (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Webking, Catherine (Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas ROSE (Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy)
Cathey, Roy (Environment Texas)
Chapman, Randall (Self)
Dyer, R A (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Jewell, Michael (Environmental Defense Fund)
Mcclellan, Suzi (Weatherbug)
Perlman, Brett (Johnson Controls)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Weinberg, David (Texas League of Conservation Voters)
Against:
Valdez, Jerry (Exelon Generation)
On:
Bryant, Mark (Public Utility Commission)
Lloyd, Brian (Public Utility Commission)
Wattles, Paul (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT))
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