WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 12, 2017 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
Against:
Adler, Steve (City of Austin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dyer, R A "Jake" (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Against:
Cervantes, Angie (Alliance for Retail Markets)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM))
On:
Kayser, Liz (Public Utility Commission)
For:
Box, Karen (Self; Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council)
ONeal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Herring, Christopher (Self)
Wyatt, Jim (Self; Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce)
On:
Cagle-Hinojosa, Laura (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Edwards, J.T. (Self; SouthEast Vocational Alliance)
Rido, Nathaniel (Southeast vocational alliance)
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Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Darr, Shyra (Texas Facilities Commission)
Sim, Megan (Texas Facilities Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dyer, R A "Jake" (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone star chapter sierra club)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Against:
Peacock, Bill (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
On:
Ratliff, Thomas (Dialtone Services)
Whittington, Pam (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Curbow, Kelly (AT&T)
Gibson, Daniel (Self; Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc.)
Gray, Weldon (Self; Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc.)
Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Santa rosa telephone)
Hubbard, John (Self; Texas Telephone Association)
Kamerman, Lyn (Texas telephone association)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association)
Richards, Don (TSTSI)
Woodard, Shayne (Big Bend Telephone Co., Brazoria Telephone)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
On:
Land, Charles (TEXALTEL)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Coleman, Rob (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Baucum, Stan (Self; Gerdau)
Brown, Marcus (Self; Gerdau)
Curtis, Bruce (Self; EBAA IRON, INC.)
Harwell, Kurt (Self; CTIW)
Lombardozzi, Brian (Alliance for American Manufacturing)
Medley, Thornton (Self; United Steelworkers District 13 Council)
Painter, Dustin (Self)
On:
Fowler, Perry (Self; Texas Water Infrastructure Network)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Texas Building Trades)
Angelo, Bobbie (Self; Gerdau)
Ash, Ky (U.S. Steel)
Gursslin, Matthew (Self; Texas AFL-CIO Ruth ellinger labor leaders school)
Hallford, Currie (Self; CWA/Texas Political and Legislative Committee)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texasaft)
Keffer, Chris (EBAA Iron, Inc.; McWane Inc.; EJ Iron Works)
Levy, Rick (Texas AFL-CIO)
Peddy, Dale (Entergy Texas)
Pitzer, Austin (Nucor)
Redondo wendt, Roberto (Self; Pilepro llc)
Reilly, Wendy (HID Global)
Shannon, Fred (Gerdau)
Sheehan, Kara (Texas AFL-CIO)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Tate, Ben (Self; Gerdau)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (North Harris County Regional Water Authority)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Evans, Mark (North Harris County Regional Water Authority)
Lary, Trey (West Harris County Regional Water Authority)
Minick, Stephen (Texas Asssociation of Business)
Peavler, Eric (Self; CWA 6132)
Tredway, CJ (Central Harris County Regional Water Authority)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Alliance for Life)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Jadloski, Herman (Self; Life Advocates and Board President, Foundation for Life)
Laster, Dottie (Self; Heidi Search Center)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Terra, Greg (Self; Texas Center for Defense of Life)
Vatterott, Judy (Self; Life Advocates)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Twxans for Life)
On:
Hays, Susan (Self)
Horne, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Levario, Lena (Self)
Prior, Andy (Self; Equal Protection for Posterity)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cooper, Deirdre (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Center for the Preservation of American Ideals)
Ponte, Emily (Self; Foundation for Life)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Townsend, Linda (Texas Catholic Health Association)
Wheatley, Elisabeth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Against:
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Garcia-Ditta, Alexa (Self)
Hernandez, Steven (Self)
McFarland, Jane (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Norris, Sarah (Self)
On:
Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)
Waldron, Patrick (Texas department of state health services)
For:
Tabbara, Kal (American Association of Notaries)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hobbs, Lisa (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
On:
Sumners, Robert (Secretary of State)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas ROSE (Ratepayers Organization to Save Energy))
Campbell, Kim (TXU Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chaney, Brent (Self; TXU Energy, Vistra Energy, Luminant Energy)
Dyer, R A "Jake" (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power)
Hutchinson, Scott (Association of Electric Companies of Texas AECT)
Rathgeber, Julia (Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT))
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
On:
Chapa, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Curtis, Shari (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Abraham, Salem (Self)
Lovell, John (Self)
Against:
Allen, Stacy (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Donaldson, David (Self; FOI Foundation and Texas Press Association)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans)
Prather, Laura (Self; FOI Foundation and Texas Press Assn)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Campbell, Grover (Texas Association of School Boards)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Holford, William (Self)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Abraham, Salem (Self)
Bresnen, Steve (Self)
Lovell, John (Self)
Against:
Allen, Stacy (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Donaldson, David (Self; FOI Foundation and Texas Press Association)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans)
Prather, Laura (Self; FOI Foundation of Texas and Texas Press Assn)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Holford, William (Self)
Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)
Kebodeaux, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Prior, Andy (Self)
Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Ponte, Emily (Self; Foundation for Life)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Twxans for Life)
On:
Prior, Andy (Self; Equal Protection for Posterity)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Alliance for Life)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Cooper, Deirdre (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Jadloski, Herman (Self; Board Member, Life Advocates and Board President, Foundation for
Life)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Townsend, Linda (Texas Catholic Health Association)
Vatterott, Judy (Self; Life Advocates)
Wheatley, Elisabeth (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
On:
Garcia-Ditta, Alexa (Self)
Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Ratliff, Thomas (Dialtone Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Curbow, Kelly (AT&T)
Gibson, Daniel (Self; Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc.)
Gray, Weldon (Self; Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc.)
Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Santa rosa telephone)
Kamerman, Lyn (Texas telephone association)
Land, Charles (TEXALTEL)
Richards, Don (TSTSI)
Woodard, Shayne (Big Bend Telephone Company)
Woodard, Shayne (Brazoria Telephone Company)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
On:
Whittington, Pam (Public Utility Commission of Texas)
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