WITNESS LIST
Higher Education Committee
May 1, 2023 - 10:00 AM
For:
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Valdez, Erin (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carter, Jennifer (Goodwill Central Texas)
Franklin, Ryan (Educate Texas)
Garcia, Matthew (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Network)
For:
Britt, Elaine (Rice University)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ball, Jonna Rose (Self)
Ball, Juke (Self)
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Network)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cook, Nathan (Rice University)
Dayton, Nora (Self)
Del Castillo, Lina (Self)
Fairbanks, Meghan (Self)
Fairbanks, Michelle (Self)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Gartenmann, Tracey (Self)
Gavrilla, Sandra (Self)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Henderson, Emily (Self)
Hensley, Sam (Self)
Jackman, Beatrix (Self)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Kosobud, Pamela (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
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For:
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Mahoney, Tim (Self)
Molnar, Eve (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
O'Farrell, Shannon (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Ramos, Jen (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (Self; El Paso County)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self)
Warren, Jodie (Self)
West, Brooke (Self)
Whiteaker-Lewis, Corinna (Self; San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowoship)
Ziegelman, Julie (Self)
On:
Wright, Cindy (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Rhonda (Self; Texas values action)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Kivela, Anthony (Self; Houston Police Retired Officers Assoc)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Reed, Dallas (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Warren, Jodie (Self)
For:
Bradberry, Timothy (Self)
Buntrock, James (Self; Texas Pastor Council)
Case Pickens, Liz (Self)
Castle, Mary (Texas Values Action)
Collins, Genevieve (Self)
Comer, Kassidy (Self)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Dickens, Jade (Self; Save Womens Sports)
Ehardt, Barbara (Idaho State Representative)
Fausett, Robert (Self; Save Womens Sports)
Gaines, Riley (Self; IWV)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Garner, Donald (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition)
Gorden, Abigail (Self)
Griesinger, Austin (Texas Family Project)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Long, Jana (Self; Concerned Women for America)
Long, Matt (Self)
Miller, Burke (Self)
Seibert, Denise (Self)
Shanteau, Jeri (Self)
Smith, Mary (Self; Concerned wimen for america)
Swirsky, Alexie (Self)
Against:
Beggs, Mack (Self)
Bercu, Stephani (Self)
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Network)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Breeding, William (Self)
Butler, Joy (Self)
Canauhtl, Vanessa (Self)
Carnes, Molly (Self)
Crews, Charles (Self)
Cyrtmus-Davaul, Bethany (Self; Austin Rise FC)
Fairbanks, Meghan (Self)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
Ganz, Ethan (Self)
Goodman, Chloe (Self; Equality Texas)
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Hayward, Ever (Self)
Klosterboer, Brian (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; Equality Texas)
McCoy, Kristopher (Self)
Milam, Samuel (Self)
Murphy, Jacqueline (Self)
Ortiz, Lilia (Self)
Pritchett, Brad (Self; Equality Texas)
Regis, Katherine (Self)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Segovia, Andrea (Self; Transgender Education Network Texas)
Smith, Eli (Self)
Thye, Asher (Self)
Tucker, M.D., Byron (Self)
Valdez, Ollie (Self)
VanKoughnett, Paul (Self)
Yu, Carolyn (Self; Secular Houston Organizing for the Right to Equality)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Anderson, Rhonda (Self; Texas values action)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self; Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
Beckmeyer, John (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Besinger, Jackie (Self)
Cardenas, Milagros (Self)
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Ealgle Forum)
Colon, Jessica (Self)
Covey, Bethany (Self)
Covey, Kathy (Self)
Covey, Lydia (Self)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Fogle, Sopiko (Self)
Fordinal, Ashley (Self)
Fry, Pat (Self)
Gallen, Patti (Self; Concerned parents of rrisd)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Greene, Lenora (Self)
Hrinevich, Jillian (Self)
Keyes, Darren (Alliance Defending Freedom)
Kosich, Nicole (Self)
Kouri, Julie (Self)
Mcclarty, Jeff (Self)
Morrow, Gloria (Self)
Muñoz Hopkins, Perla (Self; Texas Director Moms For America)
Pickens, Jeremy (Self; Texas Values Action)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Concerned Women for America)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Thomas, Teresa (Self; Texas Moms for America)
Turner, Shann (Self; Moms for America)
Wall, Abigail (Self)
Wall, Kaitlyn (Self)
Wall, Paloma (Self)
Warwick, Rebekah (Self; Heritage Action for America)
Against:
Adams Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Adkins, Claire (Self)
Albert, David (Self)
Albert Donovan, Carolyn (Self)
Allen, Sarah (Self)
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Against:
Alvarado, Amanda (Self)
Alvarado-Quiroz, Francisco (Self)
Anderson, Kristy (Self)
Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston, Mayor's Office)
Arias, Jordan (Self)
Atha, Rey (Self)
Ault, Steven (Self)
Ault, Whitney (Self)
Avery, Juniper (Self)
Bailard, Andra (Self)
Baker, Amy (Self)
Ball, Jonna Rose (Self)
Ball, Juke (Self)
Barfield, Jack (Self)
Beausoleil, Kai (Self)
Becker, Sarah (Self)
Benetez, Sarai (Self)
Bercu, Joel (Self)
Bihun, Joshua (Self)
Birdsong, Clint (Human Rights Campaign)
Blackwell, LaNaya (Self)
Botello, Albert (Self)
Brady-Joyner, Justin (Self)
Brady-Joyner, Phillip (Self)
Breland, Dustin (Self)
Brown, Brandon (Self)
Bullion, Holly (Self)
C, Jon (Self)
Calkins, Carter (Self)
Campos, Jasper (Self)
Caraway, Ethan (Self)
Carey, Sorley (Self)
Carlisle, Geoffrey (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chambers, James (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Chase, Garrett (Self)
Chen, Justin (Self)
Chick, Laurel (Self)
Clark, Sarah (Self)
Cofield, Melanie (Self)
Coin, Cheri (Self)
Coin, Kellin (Self)
Cornett, Savvy (Self)
Corpuel, Raymie (Self)
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Against:
Cranston, Cathy (Self)
Davis, Jessica (Self)
Davis, Lindsey (Self)
Davis, Melissa (Self)
Davis, Michael (Self)
Dayton, Nora (Self)
De La Cruz-Luera, Jax (Self)
DeGaalon, Elisabeth (Self)
Deichler, Ethan (Self)
Del Castillo, Lina (Self)
Del Santo, Dominique (Self)
Diaz, Aiden (Self)
Dills, Wesley (Self)
Drake, Jessica (Self)
Duran, Christian (Self)
Eastman, Anna (Self)
Edwards, Cody (Self)
Edwards, Ezra (Self)
Elsen, Liz (Self)
Espinosa, Sarita (Self)
Evans, Alex (Self; AVOW Texas)
Fairbanks, Michelle (Self)
Farias, Charlene (Self)
Farrar, Camille (Self)
Faz, Manuel (Self)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fitzgerald, Alexander (Self)
Flores, Ismael (Self)
Fly, Amber (Self)
Folse, Aaron (Self)
Foster, Linzy (Self)
Frayre, Manual Gonzalez (Self)
Freeman, Noel (Self)
Gaglio, Sydney (Self)
Galicz, Justin (Self)
Gallo, Nathaniel (Self)
Galvan, Erica (Self)
Gansky, Andrew (Self)
Gartenmann, Tracey (Self)
Gavrilla, Sandra (Self)
Gilardi, Emily (Self)
Giotis, Asher (Self)
Goetter, Sara (Self)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Golightly, Pete (Self)
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Against:
Gonzales, Frank (Self)
Gonzales, Rachel (Self)
Grape, Roger (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimm, Jessica (Self)
Grimm, Joshua (Self)
Gwendolyn, Sweet (Self)
Haas, Rick (Self)
Hagin, Kit (Self)
Haley, Amy (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hamilton, Cynthia (Self)
Hardy-Garcia, Dianne (Self)
Harper, Cole (Self)
Harrinton, Katherine (Self)
Hatcher, Daniel (Self)
Hearth, Alexis (Self)
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)
Henderson, Carey (Self)
Henderson, Emily (Self)
Hensley, Sam (Self)
Hernandez, Sadie (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Hicks, Britt (Self)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Hilliard, Ben (Self)
Hime, Lilli (Self)
Hoffman, Joanna (Self; Athlete Ally)
Hoffpauir, Robin (Self; ADAPT Access Organizer)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Holley-hurt, Carrie (Self)
Holley-Hurt, Russell (Self)
Hollingshead, Anne (Self)
Hoover, Mary Melissa (Self)
Huisache, Sam (Self)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Hunt, Kyla (Self)
Jackman, Beatrix (Self)
Jacobson, Braiden (Self)
Jensen, Christopher (Self)
Johnson, Erin (Self)
Johnston, Michael (Self)
Jonker, Amber (Self)
Juraska, A.J. (Self)
Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT Access Organizer)
Kapostasy, Sarah (Self)
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Against:
Keenan, Mary (Self)
Kennedy, Christina (Self)
Kerns, Susanne (Self)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Knight, Anita (Self; Texas Impact)
Koonce, Katy (Self)
Kosobud, Pamela (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kubes, Kalie (Self)
Kundanmal, Naveen (Self)
Lamar, Texas (Self)
LaMarca, Jeffrey (Self)
LaQueene, Maxine (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Lee, Diane (Self)
Levinn, Sarah (Self)
Limon, Magiel (Self)
Lin, Jae (Self)
Lloyd, Adam (Self)
Loehlin, Jennifer (Self)
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lynn, Kerri (Self)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori Juntos)
Mahoney, Tim (Self)
Mahony, Evan (Self)
Matherne, James (Self)
Matula, Terry (Self)
May, Emma (Self)
McIntyre, Jo (Self)
McJunkins, Phillip (Self)
McKinnerney, Anne (Self)
McKinnerney, John (Self)
McQueen, Jasper (Self)
Meadows, Glenn (Self)
Meakin, Jacob (Self)
Meindl, Chris (Self)
Meis, Nova (Self)
Melendrez, Eli (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Merritt, Bronwyn (Self)
Meyer, Melissa (Self)
Meyers, Karen (Self)
Miller, Babs (Self)
Miller, Heather (Self)
Molnar, Eve (Self)
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Against:
Morales, Erica (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Myers, Emmett (Self)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori Juntos)
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
O'Farrell, Shannon (Self)
Oefinger, Cameron (Self)
Olander-Waters, Sheri (Self)
Olander-Waters, Stephen (Self)
Olvera, Marcelle (Self)
Orr, Grey (Self)
OSullivan, Briana (Self; Texas Roller Derby)
Otto, Gretchen (Self)
Owen, Megan (Self)
Owen, Peg (Self)
Owen, Rich (Self)
Palacios, Denisce (Self)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Pelton, Wynter (Self)
Penn, Robin (Self)
Perez, Adriano (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Perez, Karina (Self)
Perez, Vivianna (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Petterson, Marrie (Self)
Pham, Gin (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Pierce, Suzanne (Self)
Pimplikar, Smruti (Self)
Pinsonneault, Matt (Self)
Pinsonneault, Susan (Self)
Pollock, Kristen (Self)
Pottorf, Seth (Self)
Powers, CH (Self)
Powers, Daly (Self)
Pruner, Todd (Self)
Railsback, Adam (Self)
Ramos, Jen (Self)
Ray, Scott (Self)
Reeves, Brenden (Self)
REID, ALFRED (Self)
Reynolds, Kirt (Self)
Richie, Aaron (Self)
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Against:
Richie, Landon (Self)
Rives, Samuel (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rogers, Chris (Self)
Romero, Bryce (Self)
Rosado, Asami (Self)
Salada, Erin (Self)
Sanchez, Marcus (Self)
Sanchez, Omar (Self)
Santana, Osmara (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Sepulveda, Sofia (Self; Equality Texas)
Shawver, Alexander (Self)
Shead, Jim (Self)
Shead, Matthew (Self)
Sherwood, Rose (Self)
Simpson, Richard (Self)
Skidmore, Danielle (Self)
Slaymaker, Erika (Self)
Smith, Mark (Self)
Smith, Rebecca (Self)
Spellman, Becka (Self)
Standlee, Doris Elaine (Self)
Stanton, Lisa (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Sthanu, Radhika (Self)
Stokes, Brian (Self)
Stone, Joel (Self)
Strub, Matthew (Self)
Stuckey, Rachel (Self)
Stuver, Ashley (Self)
Stuver, Brad (Self)
Sutton, Cecil (Self)
Syed, Sarah (Self; Woori Juntos)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (Self; El Paso County)
Tan, Matt (Self)
Teller, John (Self)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Thomas, Jay (Self)
Thomas, Stephanie (Self)
Thompson, Allison (Self)
Thompson, Marian (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thomson, Susan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Thornton, Bis (Self)
Tomlin, Carl (Self)
Tran, Anthony (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Urieta, Leticia (Self)
Urieta, Ramiro (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Vivas, Edward (Self)
Vogel, Austin (Self)
Wallens, Luke (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self)
Warner, Maxwell (Self)
Warren, Jodie (Self)
Waters, Hally (Self)
Wenmohs, Roy (Self)
West, Brooke (Self)
Wever, Wilbert (Self)
White, Curtis (Self)
Whiteaker-Lewis, Corinna (Self; San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)
Wiley, Helen (Self)
Williams, Ellen (Self)
Wilson, Dominick (Self)
Wilson, Eileen (Self)
Wilson, Mary (Self)
Wilson, Susan (Self)
Wright, Chelsea (Self)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Yanoshak, Dana (Self)
Ziegelman, Julie (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gavrilla, Sandra (Self)
Kosobud, Pamela (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Ramos, Jen (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Warren, Jodie (Self)
Against:
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Network)
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On:
Benton, Kristin (Texas Board of Nursing)
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