WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
April 8, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Sylestine, Rick (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas)
Against:
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
On:
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Gnaedinger, Amanda (Common Cause Texas)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Perry, Beth (Self)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Bryant, Sam (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Davis, Jim (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Robertson, Tanya (Self)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Stike, Davida (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
For:
Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Against:
Covey, David (Self)
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Moore, Brandon (Self)
On:
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
Gnaedinger, Amanda (Common Cause Texas)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Ortiz, Edwin (ATPE)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
For:
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
On:
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Against:
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
On:
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Against:
Cook, Kelli (Self rancher)
Covey, David (Self)
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Menendez, Fatima (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Moore, Brandon (Self)
On:
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
On:
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
For:
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Against:
Barcroft, Jack (Self)
Covey, David (Self)
Covey, David (Self)
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
Edwards, J.T. (Republican Party of Texas, Galveston County Republican Party)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Opiela, Eric (Self)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
On:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Moore, Brandon (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Winter, Allison (Self)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Barcroft, Jack (Self; Texas republican county chair association.)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Ben (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buelter, Kenneth (Self; Goliad County Republican Party)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Davis, Jim (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Robertson, Tanya (Self)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Stike, Davida (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Wooldridge, Marcus (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
For:
Johnson, Ed (Self)
On:
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Moore, Brandon (Self)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Holder, Floyd (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
For:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Edwards, J.T. (Republican Party of Texas, Galveston County Republican Party)
Against:
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Opiela, Eric (Self)
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Lifr)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
On:
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
8
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Ben (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Bryant, Sam (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Deffendall, Michael (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Dupuy, Robin (Self)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Kaiser, Adrian (Self)
Openshaw, Michael (Self)
Reed, Reagan (Self; Montgomery county republican party)
Smith, David (Self)
Winter, Allison (Self)
Wooldridge, Marcus (Self)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Broughton, Ben (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buelter, Kenneth (Self; Goliad County Republican Party)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Davis, Jim (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
9
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Stike, Davida (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
For:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Edwards, J.T. (Republican Party of Texas, Galveston County Republican Party)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Opiela, Eric (Self)
On:
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Bryant, Sam (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Deffendall, Michael (Self)
DeOtte, Yvette (Self)
Dupuy, Robin (Self)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Kaiser, Adrian (Self)
Openshaw, Michael (Self)
Reed, Reagan (Self; Montgomery county republican party)
Smith, David (Self)
Winter, Allison (Self)
Wooldridge, Marcus (Self)
Against:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Broughton, Ben (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buelter, Kenneth (Self; Goliad County Republican Party)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
10
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Davis, Jim (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Stike, Davida (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
For:
Barcroft, Jack (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Opiela, Eric (Self)
Against:
Allison, Leah (Self)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Cook, Kelli (Self)
Edwards, J.T. (Republican Party of Texas, Galveston County Republican Party)
Kaiser, Adrian (Self)
Kaiser, Adrian (Montgomery County Republican Party Steering Committe)
Reed, Reagan (Self; Montgomery county republican party)
Smith, David (Self)
Stephenson, Jennie (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Winter, Allison (Self)
Wooldridge, Marcus (Self)
11
WITNESS LIST
On:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barcroft, Jack (Self; Texas republican county chair association.)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buelter, Kenneth (Self; Goliad County Republican Party)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Covey, David (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Against:
Allison, Alice (Self)
Allison, Ben (Self)
Allison, Peter (Self)
Allison, Robert (Self)
Allison, Sarah (Self)
Bagley, Bob (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Bond, Theresa Ann (Self)
Dupuy, Robin (Self)
12
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gervais, Abigail (Self)
Haarhoff, Christina (Self)
Haarhoff, Karis (Self)
Haas, Jeff (Self)
Johnson, Jonna (Self)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans)
McKay, Cheila (Self; Retired)
Openshaw, Michael (Self)
Popko, Diana (Self)
Popko, Yuriy (Self)
Robertson, Tanya (Self)
Thomas, Wesley (Self)
Vaughn, Carolina (Self)
Vaughn, William (Self)
Woodworth, Daniel (Self)
Woodworth, Isabel (Self)
Zeigler, Barbara (Self)
Zeigler, Nathaniel (Self)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
For:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Against:
Bilyeu, Whitney (Self; Libertarian Party)
Congdon, Rebekah (Self)
Glass, Kathie (Self; Harris County Libertarian Party)
Hall, Jennifer (Self)
Haskett, Steven (Self)
Hinojosa, Victor (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Huckabay, Shawn (Self)
Kinman, Nathan (Self)
Lyons, Amy (Self)
Tippetts, Mark (Self)
Wilford, Anastasia (Self)
On:
Opiela, Eric (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
13
WITNESS LIST
For:
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Edwards, J.T. (Republican Party of Texas, Galveston County Republican Party)
Green, James f (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Stike, Davida (Self)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Against:
Brodsky, Nina (Self)
Dupuy, Robin (Self)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Kelsey, William (Self)
Lockwood, Erica (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Rambo, Damon (Self)
Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Turek, Robbi (Self)
On:
Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)
14
WITNESS LIST
For:
Johnson, Ed (Self)
Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committe)
Against:
Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, John (Self)
Armke, Sharon (Self)
Barnett, Luther (Self)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Broughton, Lori (Self)
Brown, Jacquelyn (Self)
Buhrman, Steven (Self)
Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)
Carlson, Tyler (Self)
Clauss, Carl (Self)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Green, James f (Self)
Haigler, Kathy (Self)
Hansen, John (Self)
Hayter, Russell (Self)
Heideman, Hanna (Self)
Hudgins, Jeffrey (Self)
Jack, Joyce (Self)
Jackson, Janet (Self; TRCCA)
Kelly, David (Self)
Kelly, Kathy (Self)
Kennedy, Jennie (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Stephanie (Self)
Paul, Mary Pat (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Paul, Samuel (Self; Hays County Republican Party)
Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)
Robertson, Tanya (Self)
Smith, Mary (Concerned women for america)
Starnes, Robert (Self)
Vigil, Leonard (Self)
Against:
Simon, Arthur (Self)
15
WITNESS LIST
On:
Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)
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