WITNESS LIST
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee
April 11, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Marsh, Ralph (Houston Firefighters Relief &Retirement Fund)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Besselman, Brett (Houston Firefighter Relief and Retirement Fund)
Against:
Sterling, Edward (Texas Press Association)
On:
Shapiro, Aaron (Self)
For:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Gregg, Brock (Texas retired teachers association)
On:
Guthrie, Brian (TRS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Gilberg, Julie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
Luke, Charles (Self)
Shields, Sarah (Self)
Suh, Jinny (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Webb, Dale (Self)
On:
Wakley, Kevin (TRS)
For:
Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)
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For:
Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
For:
Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)
Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)
Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Rhodes, Terrence (Dallas Police Department)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Skinner, Jim (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
For:
Barnes, Bill (Self; TRTA)
On:
Guthrie, Brian (TRS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Exter, Monty (The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Fickel, Ann (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Luke, Charles (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Against:
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
On:
Wakley, Kevin (TRS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Against:
Elkin, Bill (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
Hamill, Joe (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
For:
Gainer, Geoff (Self; Galveston Police Employee’s Retirement)
Yarbrough, James D. (City of Galveston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Craig (City of Galveston)
Buckley, Daniel J. (City of Galveston)
Glywasky, Donald S. (City of Galveston)
Maxwell, Brian (City of Galveston)
For:
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Colby, Adam (Tyler Police Dept.)
Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)
Headley, Jeff (Houston Police Department)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Webster, Steven (WEX Inc.)
On:
Kleinschmidt, Tim (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Schuelke, Brad (Texas Attorney General's Office)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association)
Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Huffman, Jeff (Texas Credit Union Association)
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
Lutton, Christopher (San Antonio Police Department)
Ostrander, Rita (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Skinner, Jim (Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)
On:
Bohannon, John (Office of Attorney General)
Bruno, Steve (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Escobar, Jessica (Texas Department of Agriculture)
For:
Sheehan, Scott (Self)
Sheehan, Scott (Self; Imperial Leasing, Ltd.)
Against:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Blackshear, Cornelius (Self; United Way of Greater Houston)
Knudsen, Olin (Self; Dallas Area Interfaith)
Lewis, Darrell (Self; The Metropolitan Organization)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Whitley, Tracey (Self)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Allmon, Jennifer (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Carriker, Sarah (Self; League of Women Voters of TX)
Kohler, Rob (Christian Life Commission of Baptist General Convention)
Lewis, Jonathan (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Widrow, Woody (RAISE Texas)
On:
Glywasky, Donald S. (City of Galveston)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gainer, Geoff (Self; Galveston Police Employee’s Retirement)
For:
Harrell, Jason (Self; Harrell Funeral Home / TExas Funeral Director Association)
Vallie, Bill (Self; Texas Funeral Directors Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association)
On:
Hardaway, Robin (ERS)
For:
Besselman, Brett (Houston Firefighter Relief and Retirement Fund)
Marsh, Ralph (Houston Firefighters Relief &Retirement Fund)
On:
Shapiro, Aaron (Self)
For:
Kinion, Ken (Texas Consumer Credit Coalition)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)
Polan, Deborah (Texas Consumer Credit Coalition)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
For:
Larson, Mark (KIPP Texas)
Sage, Tom (Self; Texas Charter Schools Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armbrust, John (Self; Austin Achieve)
Nishimura, Christine (Texas Charter Schools Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dawn-Fisher, Lisa (Texas State Teachers Association)
Harris, Dwight (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Holleman, Will (Texas Association of School Boards)
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