WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
April 8, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
On:
Steusloff, Ian (Texas Ethics Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Norris, Robert (Self)
Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)
Scoggin, Bay (TexPIRG)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
For:
Hamill, Sara (Self)
Hart, Mike (Self)
Javan, Kelli (Self; RFD & Associates, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adolphson, Torvald (Self)
Andres, Susan (Self)
Blackwell, Andrew (Self)
Carpenter, Andrew (Self)
Clinton, William (Self)
Davis, William (Self)
Day, Lauren (Self; GoodBuzz Solutions president and Texas Crime Stoppers appointee)
Doggett, Matthew (Self)
Feller, Andrew (Self)
Flynn, Megan (Self)
Foster, Dena (Self)
Gallegos, Nathan (Self)
Garza, David (Self)
Glover, Scott (Self)
Guelker, Mark (Self)
Heaton, Jason (EEAConsulting Engineers)
Heckler, Jeff (Self; EEA Engineering)
Hejl, Charles (Self)
Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)
Hubnik, Douglas (Self)
Jauregui, Betsy (Self)
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For:
Klock, Bill (Self)
Lee, Matthew (Self)
Lee, Randy (ESOP Association)
Lynch (Self)
Makar, John (Self)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Mehta, Jay (Self)
Montoya, Martha (Self)
Ngo, Sang (Self)
Nixon, Jordan (Self)
Pawlik, Jim (Self)
Rader, Howard (Self)
Rosebaugh, Joann (Self)
Ross, Sean (Self)
Sandoval, Marcus (Self)
Schmitt, Todd (Self)
Simmons, Scott (Self; Eea consulting engineers)
Tolbert, Kevin (Self)
Vasek, Heather (Acadian Ambulance of Texas)
Wall, Andrew (Self)
Wambua, Douglas (EEA consulting)
Webster, Andre (Self)
Weske, Tiffany (Self)
Wilkerson, Bryan (Self)
Winn, Jared (Self)
Zapata, Javier (Self)
For:
Garcia, Buddy (NEC America)
Hebert, Peter (NEC Corp of America)
Against:
Digneo, Bob (AT&T Texas)
Flores, Henry (CenturyLink)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Compton, Ann (Self)
Edwards, Carol (Self)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Person, Maria (Self)
Wise, Andrew (Microsoft)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
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Against:
Matz, Sarag (CompTIA)
Randolph, Ian (Texas Telephone Association)
Winborn, Jason (AT&T)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Conte, Greg (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Burtschi, Mark (TransparentBusiness Inc.)
Against:
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Matz, Sarah (CompTIA)
Sharbaugh, John (Texas Society of CPAs)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jagger, Todd (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Against:
Foy, David (RELX)
Glover, Scott (Self; COO)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)
Lynch (Self)
McEwan, Jennifer (The Texas Society of Professional Engineers)
McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Shannon, Fred (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Vane, Mark (Husch Blackwell Strategies)
Winborn, Jason (AT&T)
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
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Against:
Fuentes, Frank (Self; U.S.Hispanic Contractors Association)
Guzman, Samuel (Tx Assoc of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)
O'Neal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anthony-Benavides, Erica (Self; Our Revolution Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Texas)
Miller, Jeff (Disability rights Texas)
Against:
Anton, Pauline (Self; Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
(TAMACC))
Baxa, Jim (Self)
On:
Cagle-Hinojosa, Laura (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Uddin, Nizam (Self)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
On:
Cagle-Hinojosa, Laura (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Hines, James (Texas Association of Business)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
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For:
Blue, LaNiece (Self; City of Houston)
Raun, Ph.D, Loren (Self; City of Houston)
Schulte, DO, Joann (Self; City of Houston)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas Association of City and County Officials)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
For:
Weaver, Mike (Self; Weaver & Jacobs Constructors)
Wilson, Bill (Self; Texas Society of Architects)
Against:
Cooper, Joe (Self; Plumbers and pipefitters local 286)
Forkner, Sean (Self; Central South Carpenters Regional Council)
Murphy, Michael (Self; IBEW Local 520)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Aguilar, Leonard (Self; Southwest Pipe Trades Association)
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Sanchez, Victorino (Southern States Millwright Regional Council)
On:
Vega, Mariana (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
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For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Sinclair, David (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
Against:
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
On:
Davisson, Jessica (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
For:
Grimmer, Rodney (Fort Bend County)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnes, Doug (Fort Bend County)
Short, Jim (Self; Ft bend county texas)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
For:
Mann, Rodger (North Central Texas Emergency Communications District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Dean, David (Self; North Central Texas Emergency Communications District)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Williams, Christy (Self; North central TX Emergency Communications District)
Woodard, Shayne (Texas 9-1-1 Alliance)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
Muscat, Richard (Bexar Metro 911 Network)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Comeaux, Amy (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
For:
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Texas Democrats with Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Against:
Anton, Pauline (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
(TAMACC))
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Guzman, Samuel (Tx Assoc of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)
O'Neal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
On:
Cagle-Hinojosa, Laura (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Klentzman, Cynthia (Self)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Allen, Stacy (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Hartman, Fred (Self; Texas Press Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Martinez, Mario (Texas State Troopers Association)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
For:
Goralski, Craig (Texas School District Police Chiefs Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Kessler, Coitt (Austin Fire Department)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Phillips, Kregg (Austin Fire Dept)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Simpson, Amber (911 Security)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
On:
Brown, Valerie (TX Department of Public Safety)
Dudley, Jason (Texas DPS)
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Assn (TDCAA))
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Houston Police Officers Union)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Against:
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans)
Trainor, Trey (Self)
On:
Brown, Valerie (TX Department of Public Safety)
Dudley, Jason (Texas DPS)
Against:
Fuentes, Frank (Self; U.S.Hispanic Contractors)
O'Neal, Charles (Texas Assn of African American Chambers of Commerce)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albright, Steven (AGC of Texas- Highway Heavy Branch)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Fowler, Perry (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
Against:
Anton, Pauline (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
(TAMACC))
Guzman, Samuel (Tx Asssoc of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)
On:
Cagle-Hinojosa, Laura (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Pounds, Bobby (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Pounds, Bobby (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League)
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For:
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
On:
Becker, Hershel (Texas Department of Information Resources)
For:
Goralski, Craig (Texas School District Police Chiefs Association)
Simpson, Amber (911 Security)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Against:
Baxa, Jim (Self)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
Vane, Mark (Consumer Technology Association)
For:
Chavez, Andrew (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Hall, Ash (Self)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Patterson, Bill (Self; Texas Press Association)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
On:
Keyton, Sarah (Legislative Budget Board)
Wood, Robert (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jagger, Todd (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Coleman, Rob (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
On:
Gross, Jordan (Self; DJI Technology)
For:
Allensworth, William (Texas Facilities Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Simon, Arthur (Self)
On:
Glancey, Richard (Texas Facilities Comm.)
For:
DeVore, Chuck (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)
Against:
Grey, John (Texas School Alliance)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)
Lowe, JoAnn (Self)
McDonald, Tony (Self; Empower Texans)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
On:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
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On:
Thompson, Rick (Texas Assocition of Counties)
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