WITNESS LIST
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee
April 14, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Scoggin, Bay (Self; TexPIRG)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Against:
DeBerry, Drew (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Against:
DeBerry, Drew (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Perez Capitaine, Jenny (Select Management Resources)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
Rothschild, Beau (Populus Financial)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Spence, Logan (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Clark, Doug (Self; Texas Consumer Finance Association)
Mays, Brandon (Atlas Credit Company)
Parra Jr, Jaime (Texas Consumer Finance Assoc.)
Against:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bell, David (Texas Consumer Finance Association)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Howden, Robert (Texas Consumer Finance Association)
Moore, William (Self; Texas Consumer Finance Assoc)
Shields, Bradford (Security Finance)
Stockton III, Curtis (Texas Consumer Finance Association)
Against:
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Harris, Ashley (United Way of Southern Cameron County)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Wright, Eric (Texas Appleseed)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Scoggin, Bay (Self; TexPIRG)
Against:
DeBerry, Drew (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Perez Capitaine, Jenny (Select Management Resources)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
Rothschild, Beau (Populus Financial)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Spence, Logan (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
For:
BLACKSHEAR, CORNELIUS (UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON)
MARTINEZ, GORDON (FAITH IN TEXAS)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
On:
Pettijohn, Leslie (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Scoggin, Bay (Self; TexPIRG)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Perez Capitaine, Jenny (Select Management Resources)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
Rothschild, Beau (Populus Financial)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
Woods, Lee (Community Loans of America)
For:
Hoffman, Jon (Self; Police)
Against:
McMurtry, Allan (Self)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Craig, Collin (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Frazier, Frederick (Texas State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) & Dallas Police Association)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Against:
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Perez Capitaine, Jenny (Select Management Resources)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
Rothschild, Beau (Populus Financial)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association)
For:
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
MACE, STEPHANIE (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)
WHITLEY, TRACEY (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc)
Against:
Norcross, Rob (Consumer Service Alliance of Texas)
On:
Nance, Matthew (Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Colvin, Elizabeth (RAISE Texas)
Gharakhanian, Stephanie (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
Lewis, Jonathan (Every Texan (Center for Public Policy Priorities))
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Roberts, Tasha (Self; Helping Hands Ministry of Belton)
Against:
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Koebele, Steve (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Martinez, Mario A. (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Perez Capitaine, Jenny (Select Management Resources)
Porter, Greg (Online Lenders Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Rothschild, Beau (Populus Financial)
Schreiber, Rachael (TMX Finance Family of Companies)
Spence, Logan (Texas Consumer Lenders)
Urrabazo, JP (Speedy Cash)
Vaughn, Alex (Enova Financial)
Woods, Lee (Community Loans of America)
On:
Iles, Travis (Securities Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
For:
Gibson, Sonia (Encore Capital Group)
Nagy, Paul (Amrow Resources Corpoation and Southwest Collectors Association)
Reynaud, Courtney (ACA International)
Sledge, Kristy (Texas creditors bar association)
Against:
Cabellero, Christian (Progrexion)
Kamerath, Eric (Lexington Law Firm)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fowler, Perry (Self)
Mcwilliams, Dean (Consumer Data Industry Association)
Shannon, Fred (Encore Financial Group)
Williams, Ben (Encore)
Yarbrough, Brian (JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC)
Against:
Beard, Amy (Progrexion)
Chick, Craig (Progrexion)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DeBill, Valerie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hammons, Patricia (Self)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Pitts, Jr, John (Cansortium)
Pitts, Jr, John (Surterra Texas)
Tudesco, Joćo (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Wittenburg, Michelle (Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation, KK125 Ovarian Cancer
Research Foundation)
For:
Bratcher, Lee (Self; Texas Blockchain Council)
Calicott, Christopher (Self; Texas Blockchain Council)
Costa, Joao (Self)
Kelly, Joseph (Self; Unchained Capital, Inc)
Nash, Patrick (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Farquhar, Joshua (Self)
Roberts, Gage (Self)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
On:
Payne, Camille (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chhin, Rachana (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
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