WITNESS LIST
County Affairs Committee
March 28, 2019 - 9:00 AM
For:
Leon, Carlos (El Paso County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County)
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)
Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justice of the peace and constables association of texas)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Solis, Eddie (Self)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Villareal, Gabriela (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
For:
Ortega Carter, Dolores (County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Statler, Chuck (Countyjudgeand cmmissiners assoiation of texas)
Worsham, Grover (Trinity county commissioners court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baker, Mitzi (County Treasurers Association)
Hartl, Jan (Self)
Hawkins, Gayla (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas)
McElvaney, Jason (County Treasurers Association of Texas)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Villareal, Gabriela (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
For:
Lopez, Carlos (Self; Justice of the peace and constables association of texas)
Solis, Eddie (Self)
On:
Whalen, Thea (Texas Justice Court Training Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Association of Counties)
Chu, Nicholas (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association)
Gutierrez, Bobby (Self; Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Pantel, Jama (Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
On:
Merchant, Kenny (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Claitor, Diana (Self; Texas jail project)
Cogan, Alex (The Arc of Texas)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Natale, Nikiya (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) and Lilith Fund for Reproductive
Equity (Lilith Fund))
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
On:
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
For:
Alexander, Kaycie (Texas public policy foundation)
Crawford, Allison (Self)
Hammond, Bill (Texas smart on crime coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Bresnen, Steve (El Paso County)
Brown, Day (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Claitor, Diana (Self; Texas jail project)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
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For:
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Texas
District)
Natale, Nikiya (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) and Lilith Fund for Reproductive
Equity (Lilith Fund))
Palmer, Jacob (TexProtects)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Against:
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
For:
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
On:
Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Claitor, Diana (Self; Texas jail project)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Natale, Nikiya (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) and Lilith Fund for Reproductive
Equity (Lilith Fund))
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Brown, Virginia A (Self)
For:
McClelland, David (Tarranr County Sheriff’s Office)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
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Against:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
On:
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Against:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Clark, Jared (Self; Collin County Deputies Association)
Dyer, Christopher (Self; Tmpa, DCSA)
James, Kari (Tarrant county law enforcement association)
Johns, Brian (Self; Williamson County Deputies Association)
Johnson, Noel (Self; TMPA)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Jones, Jeremy (Self; TMPA)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Ostrander, Rita (Sheriffs Employees Organization of Harris County)
Against:
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Texas
District)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Morris, Mark (Kosse Police Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Speasmaker, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
On:
Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
For:
Barnes, Julie (Self)
Carter, David (Self)
Houser, Jennifer (Self)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers - Correctional Institute)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Wallace, Diane (Self)
Against:
Boyd, Fonda (Self; Tmpa)
Louderback, AJ (Self)
Mccraw, Terry (Self; Sheriff's Assiciation of Texas)
McCraw, Terry (Self; Collin County Sheriff's Office)
Witherspoon, Tifani (Self; Robertson County Sheriff’s Office)
On:
Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Fletcher, Don (Self)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
James, Kari (Tarrant county law enforcement association)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Against:
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Merchant, Kenny (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)
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On:
Woodley, John (Self; Advocate for Diability Access)
On:
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Against:
Louderback, AJ (Self)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
For:
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Kaycie (Texas public policy foundation)
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Claitor, Diana (Self; Texas jail project)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
James, Kari (Tarrant county law enforcement association)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers - Correctional Institute)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Texas
District)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Natale, Nikiya (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) and Lilith Fund for Reproductive
Equity (Lilith Fund))
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Against:
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
On:
Merchant, Kenny (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)
Woodley, John (Self; Advocate for Diability Access)
For:
Cogan, Alex (The Arc of Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
On:
Williams, Tiffany (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers - Correctional Institute)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gilbert, Matt (Self)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Pert, Bob (Self; United Regional)
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For:
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Tonn, Larry (Self)
For:
Gidseg, Joey (Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Woodley, John (Self; Advocate for Diability Access)
Against:
McClelland, David (Tarranr County Sheriff’s Office)
Mccraw, Terry (Self; Sheriff's Assiciation of Texas)
McCraw, Terry (Self; Collin County Sheriff's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Fletcher, Don (Self)
Garrett, Kevin (Self; Texas Jail Project)
James, Kari (Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers - Correctional Institute)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Wallace, Diane (Self)
Against:
Louderback, AJ (Self)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Merchant, Kenny (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement)
For:
Mares, Bryan (Texas casa)
Martinez Jones, Aurora (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
Gundu, Krishnaveni (Self; Texas Jail Project)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI Austin)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Linder, Lindsey (Texas criminal justice coalition)
Mitchell, Kathleen (Just Liberty)
Palmer, Jacob (TexProtects)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Ford, Anna (Dept of Family and Protective Services)
For:
Batton, Eric (Self; Harris County Deputies Organization)
Bruce, Paul (Self; HCDO/TMPA)
Clark, Jared (Self; Collin County Deputies Association)
Dyer, Christopher (Self; Tmpa, DCSA)
Johnson, Noel (Self; TMPA)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Jones, Chris (CLEAT)
Jones, Jeremy (Self; TMPA)
Jones, Jeremy (Self; TMPA)
Against:
Harris, Chris (Self; Just Liberty)
Ott, Olivia (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Skinner, James (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Skinner, James (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boyd, Fonda (Self; DCSA/TMPA)
Gomez, Mike (Tmpa)
James, Kari (Tarrant county law enforcement association)
Johns, Brian (Self; Williamson county Deputies Association)
Rivera Roop, Bertha (Self; TMPA & DCSA)
Against:
Blott, Mandy (Austin Justice Coalition)
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