WITNESS LIST
Business & Industry Committee
March 20, 2017 - 10:00 AM
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Early, Rydell (Self; Fight For 15)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Marks, Bryan (Self; Fight for 15)
Perez, Josh (Fight for 15)
Against:
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Blakey, Carla (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Kranzthor, Julia (Self; Workers Defense Project and Ruth Ellinger Labor Leaders School)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Against:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Austin, Catherine (Self)
Beisner, Katharine (Self)
Carbajal, Odi (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Garcia, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Skye (Self)
King, Danielle (Self)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Limon-Mercado, Dyana (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Scott, Glenn (Self; Texas alliance retired americans)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
For:
Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Against:
Austin, Catherine (Self)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
King, Danielle (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Blakey, Carla (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Rich, Sid (Tarc)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Atkins, James (Self; Second Chance Democrats)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Reentry Advocacy Project)
Hill, Dena Marie (Self; Texas Advocates for Justice)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Johnson, Lauren (Self; Austin Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Oertel, Lauren (Self)
Renaud, Jorge (Self; Texas advocates for justice)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Watson, Tammy (Self)
Against:
Anderson, David (TexasAssociation of Staffing)
Bratton, Pamela (Self)
Coffey, Michael (Self)
Morgan, Stephanie (General Information Services, Inc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Austin, Catherine (Self)
Beisner, Katharine (Self)
Chang, Martha (Self)
Chapman, John (Self)
Clark, Erick (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Conway, Lewis (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Emerson, Maria (Austin Interfaith)
Fowler, Elaina (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Gaebler, Helen (Self; Austin / Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Garcia, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Self; Assoc of Substance Abuse Provrams)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kamp, Amy (Self; Fair Chance Tx)
King, Danielle (Self)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Austin justice coalition)
Moore, Chas (Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self; Austin Justic Coalition (AJC))
Price, Annette (Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable and RAP)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Scott, Glenn (Self; Texas alliance retired americans)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Sturm, Nikole (Self; Travis County Green Party)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Taylor, Latosha (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Wardian, Gary (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; Nasw-TX)
Zapata, Ofelia (Austin Interfaith)
Against:
Collins, Jeff (National Association of Professional Background Screeners)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Geary, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Matthews, Lisa (Self; LeadingEdge Personnel)
Medearis, Edwin (Natinal Association of Professional Background Screeners)
Naumann, Dewayne (Self)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)
Whiteside, Leslie (Self)
Zimmerman, Don (Self; Travis County Taxpayers Union)
For:
Anderson, David (TexasAssociation of Staffing)
Bratton, Pamela (Self)
Coffey, Michael (Self)
Collins, Jeff (National Association of Professional Background Screeners)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Greig, Brian (Self)
Medearis, Edwin (Natinal Association of Professional Background Screeners)
Morgan, Stephanie (General Information Services, Inc)
Naumann, Dewayne (Self)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Wood, Ellen (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerece)
Wood, Ellen (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Atkins, James (Self; Second Chance Democrats)
Britt, Gerald (Self; CitySquare)
Casar, Gregorio (Self; City of Austin)
Conway, Lewis (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Gaebler, Helen (Self; Austin / Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Hamilton, Darwin (Self; Reentry Advocacy Project)
Harris, Chris (Self)
Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; Austin Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Kamp, Amy (Self; Fair Chance Tx)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Madrid, Mark (Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber)
Moore, Chas (Austin justice coalition)
Oertel, Lauren (Self)
Price, Annette (Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable and RAP)
Pruitt, Wilson (Self)
Renaud, Jorge (Self; Texas advocates for justice)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Wardian, Gary (Self)
Watson, Tammy (Self)
Whiteside, Leslie (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Blythe, Sharon (Self)
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Fowler, Meredyth (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructre Network (TXWIN))
Geary, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Heldenfels, Fred (Self)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Lewis, John (Self)
Lewis, Rex (Self)
Matthews, Lisa (Self; LeadingEdge Personnel)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Stewart, Scott (Texas Chemical Council)
Thoden, Phil (Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (Austin
AGC))
Zimmerman, Don (Self; Travis County Taxpayers Union)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Austin, Catherine (Self)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Beisner, Katharine (Self)
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Blakey, Carla (Self)
Chang, Martha (Self)
Chapman, John (Self)
Clark, Erick (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Cook, Margaret "Peggy" (Self)
Crowder, Bradley (Fight For 15)
Early, Rydell (Self; Fight For 15)
Emerson, Maria (Austin Interfaith)
Fowler, Elaina (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Garcia, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Halpin, Margaret (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hill, Dena Marie (Self; Texas Advocates for Justice)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Holmes, Anna (City of Dallas)
Jacobson, Sacha (Self)
King, Danielle (Self)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Libal, Bob (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Marek, Elissa Underwood (Self)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self; Austin Justic Coalition (AJC))
Perez, Joshua (Self; Fight For 15)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Scott, Glenn (Self; Texas alliance retired americans)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Sims, Jaynna (Self)
Sturm, Nikole (Self; Travis County Green Party)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Taylor, Latosha (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Vallejo, Kandace (Youth Rise Texas)
Zapata, Ofelia (Austin Interfaith)
Against:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Beisner, Katharine (Self)
Blakey, Carla (Self)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Garcia, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Limon-Mercado, Dyana (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self; Austin Justic Coalition (AJC))
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Sturm, Nikole (Self; Travis County Green Party)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Fowler, Elaina (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self; Austin Justic Coalition (AJC))
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
9
WITNESS LIST
For:
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Renaud, Jorge (Self; Texas advocates for justice)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Against:
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Against:
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Beisner, Katharine (Self)
Blakey, Carla (Self)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Garcia, Elizabeth (Self; Texas State Employees Union)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Limon-Mercado, Dyana (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Sturm, Nikole (Self; Travis County Green Party)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Crowder, Bradley (Fight For 15)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Granfortuna, Laura (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self; Austin Justic Coalition (AJC))
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Stasek, Nicole (Self)
Against:
Bragiel, Justin (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Bastian, Tommy (Self)
Engel, Brian (Self; Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP)
On:
Fleming, John (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hopkins, Mark (Self)
Mackie, Keller (Self)
On:
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alarcon, Sofia (Self)
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Aronowitz, Jacob (Self; Young Active Labor Leaders)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Fowler, Elaina (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Peek, Alexandra (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Groves, Garrett (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arabie, Joseph (Texas AFL CIO)
Casar, Gregorio (Self)
Collier, Stephanie (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Workers Defense Project)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Hiner, Harrison (Texas state employees union)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Equal Justice Center)
Kunish, Eric (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
McKim, Mark (Self)
Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))
Moore, Chas (Self; Austin justice coalition)
Moreno, Celina (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mossman, Nancy (Self)
O'Brien, Kristen (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Sills, Edward (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Against:
Bratton, Pamela (Self; Meador staffing services)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Reaves, Jim (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care communities)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
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