WITNESS LIST
Public Education Committee
April 11, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Aerni, Meg (Self)
Against:
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alvarez, Andrew (Self)
Anderson, Lou (Self)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Barnes, James (Self)
Barr, Guy (Self)
Burridge, Tyler (Self)
Burton, Lavonne Kay (Self)
Cadie, Layni (Self)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Fierro, Michael (Self; Blessed Sacrament Catholic School)
Flores, Mayra (Self; TPPF)
Galaviz, Maria (Self)
Gamboa, Elias (Self)
Garcia, Shannon (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Knox, Garrett (Self)
Lopez, Cesar (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
Marshall, Karen (Self)
Martinez, Lisa (Self)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Mendoza, Ramses (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Olson, Michael (Self; Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth)
Ortiz Duarte, Oscar (Self; Diocese of Fort Worth)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Parish, Russ (Self)
Powell, Karen (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Rivera, Sonia (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Ruiz, Mia (Self)
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Sotello, Lisa (Self)
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Stevens, Michael (Self)
Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Teal, Gary (Self)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
2
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Adkins, Jerry (Self)
Aguilar, Rebecca (Self)
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Angell, Kara (Self)
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bethune, Larry (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Bode, Trish (Self)
Boswell, Lynn (Self; Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Breaux, Darlene (Self)
Brenner, Norma (Self)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Bullard, Marlene (Self)
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Chavez, Jesus H (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Clark-Leach, Gabriel (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self; SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas))
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Ertel, Richard (Self)
Ertel, Stephanie (Self)
Estrada, Margarito (Self; Lockhart Independent School District)
Evans, Belinda (Self)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fiduk, Kenneth (Self)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Freeman, Karen (Self)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Fulbright, Amelia (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Garcia, Eddie (Self)
Garza, Denise (Self; School Board Trustee)
Gaventa, Matt (Self)
Gibson, Greg (Self; Texas Association of Midsize Schools)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Aldine ISD and Tx Urban Council of Superintendents)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Gutierrez, Rene (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hafizullah, Hena (Self; TCA)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
Havenstrite, John (Self)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Henson, Reese (Self)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jameyson, Lindsey (Self)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Johnson, LyAnna (Self; Texas Impact)
Jones, Carl (Self; TDP Non Urban Rural Caucus)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kling, Kelsey (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Lambert, Rick (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lee, Michael (TARS (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
Licon, Sandra (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)
Luper, Stephanie (Self; Bullard ISD)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Martinez, Annette (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Masters, Missy (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McConnell, Melissa (Self)
McCord, Michelle (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Medina, Jose (Self)
Meitzen, Nicole (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Mott., Frances (Self)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Netschet, Frank (Self)
Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perez, Adri (Self)
Perk, Aaron (Self; North East AFT)
Perkins, Lore (Self)
Pernetti, Michaela (Self)
Philippe, Bear (Self)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Ramirez, Charles (Eagle mountian sagiinaw isd)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Reeves, Stephen (Self; Fellowship Southwest)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Rivers, Ellyn (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rodgers, Sally (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Saltos, Cristina (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Sever, Letticia (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Smith, Becky (Self)
Smith, Craig (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self)
Solis, Jessica (Self)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Nicole (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Story, Dale (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
Tahir, Amber (Self)
Tatum, Chris (Self)
TAYLOR, JONELLE (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tellez, Jasmine (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tellez, Lucia (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Texas, Our Vote (Our Vote Texas)
Thomas, Amy (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Tillar, Melanie (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Troncale, Michael (Self)
Trout, Blanca (Self)
Valenzuela, Ashley (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Wayne, Nathaniel (Self)
Webb, Natalie (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
White, Lauren (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zarifis, Ken (Self; Education Austin)
On:
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Schutte, Marian (Texas Education Agency)
Souza, Nicholas (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Baehr, Evan (Self)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Combest, Stacey (Self; TX Commission on SPED Funding)
Fruge, Christy (Self)
Kistler, Lynn (Self)
Oberle, Alexander (Self)
Oberle, Shane (Self)
Simmons, Kara (Self)
Van Allen, Paul (Self)
Walton, Michael (Self; The Justice Foundation)
Against:
Berringer, Walter (Self; Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
Mayer, Jean (Pflugerville Isd)
On:
Pacheco, Edgar (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Alvarez, Andrew (Self)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Barnes, James (Self)
Barr, Guy (Self)
Burridge, Tyler (Self)
Burton, Lavonne Kay (Self)
Cadie, Layni (Self)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Chevalier, Gary (Self)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Daniels, Dataeveyon (National Coalition Against Censorship)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
DeAngelis, Corey (Self; American Federation for Children)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Figueroa, Te (Self)
Flores, Mayra (Self; TPPF)
Frohling, Lucia (Self)
Galaviz, Maria (Self)
Gamboa, Elias (Self)
Garcia, Shannon (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Greener, Jerome (Self)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hatley, Erin (Self; The vine school)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Hodges, Jane (Self)
Japko, Rebecca (Self; PART)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Knox, Garrett (Self)
Lonsdale, Tayler (Self)
Lopez, Cesar (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
Marshall, Karen (Self)
Martinez, Lisa (Self)
Masters, Missy (Self)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Mendoza, Ramses (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Myers, Tera (Self; American Federation for Children)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
O’Bryan, Kevin (Self)
Olson, Michael (Self; Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth)
Ortiz Duarte, Oscar (Self; Diocese of Fort Worth)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Pohl, Sam (Self)
Powell, Karen (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Rivera, Sonia (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Ruiz, Mia (Self)
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Sotello, Lisa (Self)
10
WITNESS LIST
For:
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Stevens, Michael (Self)
Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Teal, Gary (Self)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Valdez, Erin (Self)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
Against:
Adams, Jill (Self)
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Adkins, Jerry (Self)
Aguilar, Rebecca (Self)
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Angell, Kara (Self)
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bethune, Larry (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Bode, Trish (Self)
Boswell, Lynn (Self; Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Breaux, Darlene (Self)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Bullard, Marlene (Self)
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Chavez, Jesus H (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)
Clark, Laura (Self)
Clark-Leach, Gabriel (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self; SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas))
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
11
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Crow, Monya (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Ertel, Richard (Self)
Ertel, Stephanie (Self)
Estrada, Margarito (Self; Lockhart Independent School District)
Evans, Belinda (Self)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fiduk, Kenneth (Self)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Flowers, Amanda (Self)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Freeman, Karen (Self)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Fulbright, Amelia (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Garcia, Eddie (Self)
Garza, Denise (Self; School Board Trustee)
Gaventa, Matt (Self)
Gibson, Greg (Self; Texas Association of Midsize Schools)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Aldine ISD and Tx Urban Council of Superintendents)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Gutierrez, Rene (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
12
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Havenstrite, John (Self)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Henson, Reese (Self)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jameyson, Lindsey (Self)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Johnson, LyAnna (Self; Texas Impact)
Jones, Carl (Self; TDP Non Urban Rural Caucus)
Jones, Garry (Self; DFER TX)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kling, Kelsey (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Lambert, Rick (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lee, Michael (TARS (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
Licon, Sandra (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Markum, Alicia (Self)
Martinez, Annette (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McConnell, Melissa (Self)
13
WITNESS LIST
Against:
McCord, Michelle (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Medina, Jose (Self)
Meitzen, Nicole (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Mott., Frances (Self)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Netscher, Frank (Self)
Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perez, Adri (Self)
Perk, Aaron (Self; North East AFT)
Perkins, Lore (Self)
Pernetti, Michaela (Self)
Philippe, Bear (Self)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Reeves, Stephen (Self; Fellowship Southwest)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Rivers, Ellyn (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rodgers, Sally (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Saltos, Cristina (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
14
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Sever, Letticia (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Smith, Becky (Self)
Smith, Craig (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self)
Solis, Jessica (Self)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Story, Dale (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
Tahir, Amber (Self)
TAYLOR, JONELLE (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tellez, Jasmine (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tellez, Lucia (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Texas, Our Vote (Our Vote Texas)
Thomas, Amy (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thomson, Susan (Self)
Thomson, Thomas (Self)
Tillar, Melanie (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
15
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Troncale, Michael (Self)
Trout, Blanca (Self)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
Valenzuela, Ashley (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Wayne, Nathaniel (Self)
Webb, Natalie (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
White, Lauren (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zarifis, Ken (Self; Education Austin)
On:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Cazabon-Braly, Laura (Health and Human Services Commission)
Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Gonzalez, Sabrina (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
McGonigle, Anne (Health and Human Services Commission)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Porter, Justin (Texas Education Agency)
Rodriguez, David (TEA)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
For:
Allmon, Chuck (Self)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
16
WITNESS LIST
For:
Alvarez, Andrew (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Baker, William (Self)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Barr, Guy (Self)
Bernard, Chrystal (Self; Braveheart Christian Academy)
Bernhard, Carol (Self)
Bone, Mary (Self)
Brown, Janet (Self)
Brown, Matthew (Self)
Brown, Selina (Self)
Burns, Brandy (Self; Morning Star Academy)
Burton, Lavonne Kay (Self)
Cadie, Layni (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castaneda, Gina (Self)
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Cunneen, Nathaniel (Self; American Federation for Children)
Daily, William (Self; St Mary Magdalen School)
Dankert, Amber (Self)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Drogin, Mandy (Self)
Elhers, Stephanie (Self)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Farris, Jill (Self)
Fierro, Michael (Self; Blessed Sacrament Catholic School)
Figueroa, Emelise (Self)
Flores, Molleigh (Self)
Frey, Graham (Self)
Garcia, Shannon (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gonzalez, Beaatriz (Self)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Hickland, Hillary (Self)
Howard, Brenda (Self)
Jordan, Steven (Self)
Knox, Garrett (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Labus, Gregory (Self; St joseph school)
Lopez, Cesar (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
17
WITNESS LIST
For:
Marshall, Karen (Self)
Martinez, Lisa (Self)
Matus, Ron (Step Up For Students)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
Mendoza, Ramses (Self)
Muñoz Hopkins, Perla (Self; Moms For America, TX State Director)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Nichols, Judy (Self)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
O’Bryan, Kevin (Self)
Olson, Michael (Self; Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth)
Ortiz Duarte, Oscar (Self; Diocese of Fort Worth)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Pei, Candy (Self)
Potts, Kaitlyn (Self)
Potts, Meredith (Self)
Prochko, Austin (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Rivera, Sonia (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Ryan, Amanda (Self)
Schumann, Ross (Self)
Scott, Anita (Texas Homeschool Coalition)
Seiba, Stephanie (Self)
Smith, Sophia (Self)
Sotello, Lisa (Self)
Stevens, Michael (Self)
Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Teal, Gary (Self)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Todd-Smith, Laurie (America First Policy Institute)
Varmah, Hera (Self; The American Federation for Children)
Walton, Michael (Self; The Justice Foundation)
Against:
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Bass, Erin (Belton Independent School District School Board Trustee)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Boswell, Lynn (Self; Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chapin, J. Alison (Self)
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self)
Cross, James (Self; Southeast Texas Education Coalition)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
18
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
Estrada, Margarito (Self; Lockhart Independent School District)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Johnsen, Andrew (North Texas Commission)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Jones, Carl (Self; TDP Non Urban Rural Caucus)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Lee, Michael (TARS (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)
Markum, Alicia (Self)
Matlock, James (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Meed, Alex (Self)
Merritt, Yolanda (Self)
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Perk, Aaron (Self)
Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)
Ramirez, Charles (Eagle mountian sagiinaw isd)
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Smith, Michelle (Raise Your Hand Texas)
Stoebe, Stephanie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Troncale, Michael (Self)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Webb, Natalie (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Woods, Brian (Texas School Alliance)
Worthington, Matt (Self)
19
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
On:
Lueken, Martin (Self; EdChoice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguirre, Jane (Self)
Anderson, Lou (Self)
Barnes, James (Self)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Burridge, Tyler (Self)
Carter, Debra (Self)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)
Chevalier, Gary (Self)
Clayter, Tal (Self)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
Davis, Brunella (Self)
Davis, Jerry (Self)
DeAngelis, Corey (Self; American Federation for Children)
Dickey, James (Self)
Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Evans, Christi (Self)
Evans, Justin (Self)
Fairly, Alex (Self)
Fairly, Cheryl (Self)
Flores, Mayra (Self; TPPF)
Frederickson, Cathleen (Self; Upward Hope Academy)
Frederickson, Chris (Self; Upward Hope Academy)
Galaviz, Maria (Self)
Gamboa, Elias (Self)
Garner, Donald (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Greener, Jerome (Self)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Izard, Ross (Self)
Izard, Ross (Self; ACE Scholoarships)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Long, Matt (Self)
20
WITNESS LIST
For:
Lonsdale, Tayler (Self)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Menchaca, Alexis (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Nerio, Genesis (Self)
Nester, Alex (Self; PDE Action)
Niemiec, Chelsea (Self; Regina Caeli Homeschool Hybrid)
Ortega, Eduardo (Self)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Parish, Russ (Self)
Pohl, Sam (Self)
Posey, Cassandra (Self)
Posey, Josh (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Ruiz, Mia (Self)
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Sanders, Cheryl (Self)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Sindelar, Greg (Self)
Smith, Anthony (Self; Coryell county chair)
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Szabo, Michael (Self)
Thornton, Dana (Self; Bastrop County Conservatives)
Valdez, Erin (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
Wolf, Patrick (Self)
Against:
Adams, Jill (Self)
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Adkins, Jerry (Self)
Aguilar, Rebecca (Self)
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Angell, Kara (Self)
21
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bethune, Larry (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Bode, Trish (Self)
Breaux, Darlene (Self)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Bullard, Marlene (Self)
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Cave, Tricia (ATPE (Association of Texas Professional Educators))
Chavez, Jesus H (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Clark, Laura (Self)
Clark-Leach, Gabriel (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self; SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas))
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Cordova, Paul (Aldine ISD)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Crow, Monya (Self)
Davis, Christy (Self)
Davis, Randall (Self)
Davis, Randy (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Ertel, Richard (Self)
Ertel, Stephanie (Self)
Evans, Belinda (Self)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fernandez, Gabriela (Self; Los Fresnos city council member)
Fiduk, Kenneth (Self)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
22
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Fincher, David (Self)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Flowers, Amanda (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Freeman, Karen (Self)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Fulbright, Amelia (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Garcia, Eddie (Self)
Garza, Denise (Self; School Board Trustee)
Gaventa, Matt (Self)
Gibson, Greg (Self; Texas Association of Midsize Schools)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Aldine ISD & Texas Urban Council)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Aldine ISD and Tx Urban Council of Superintendents)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Gutierrez, Rene (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
Havenstrite, John (Self)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Henson, Reese (Self)
Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Heroux, Emily (Self)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jameyson, Lindsey (Self)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
23
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Johnson, LyAnna (Self; Texas Impact)
Jones, Garry (DFER TX)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kling, Kelsey (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Lambert, Rick (Self)
Lang, Loretta (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Licon, Sandra (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Luckhardt, Louis (Self)
Luper, Stephanie (Self; Bullard ISD)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self; League of Women Voters Texas)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Martinez, Annette (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Masters, Missy (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McConnell, Melissa (Self)
McCord, Michelle (Self)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Medina, Jose (Self)
Meis, Matthew (Self)
Meitzen, Nicole (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Morgan, Zelda (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Mott., Frances (Self)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Netschet, Frank (Self)
Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)
Norris, Robert (Self)
24
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perez, Adri (Self)
Perez Reyes, Laura (Cameron County)
Perkins, Lore (Self)
Pernetti, Michaela (Self)
Philippe, Bear (Self)
Powell, Karen (Self)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Reeves, Stephen (Self; Fellowship Southwest)
Reid, Melissa (Self)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Rivers, Ellyn (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Saltos, Cristina (Self)
Sanches, Veronica (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
Sever, Letticia (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Smith, Becky (Self)
Smith, Craig (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self)
25
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Solis, Jessica (Self)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Story, Dale (Self)
Strub, Nova (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Tahir, Amber (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa (Self)
Tatum, Chris (Self)
TAYLOR, JONELLE (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tellez, Jasmine (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tellez, Lucia (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Texas, Our Vote (Self; Our Vote Texas)
Thomas, Amy (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thomson, Susan (Self)
Thomson, Thomas (Self)
Tillar, Melanie (Self)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Trout, Blanca (Self)
Urieta, Ramiro (Self)
Valenzuela, Ashley (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walsh, Brenden (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Waters, Hally (Self)
26
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Wayne, Nathaniel (Self)
White, Lauren (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zarifis, Ken (Self; Education Austin)
On:
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Gonzalez, Sabrina (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Jones, Stace (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Rodriguez, David (TEA)
Schutte, Marian (Texas Education Agency)
Souza, Nicholas (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
For:
DeAngelis, Corey (Self; American Federation for Children)
Henry, Wyatt (Self)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Teal, Gary (Self)
Walton, Michael (Self; The Justice Foundation)
Against:
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
27
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguirre, Jane (Self)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Alvarez, Andrew (Self)
Anderson, Lou (Self)
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Baker, William (Self)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Barnes, James (Self)
Barr, Guy (Self)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Brown, Janet (Self)
Brown, Selina (Self)
Burridge, Tyler (Self)
Burton, Lavonne Kay (Self)
Cadie, Layni (Self)
Carter, Debra (Self)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Clayter, Tal (Self)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
DeHaan, Judi (Self)
Dickey, James (Self)
Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Evans, Christi (Self)
Evans, Justin (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Flores, Mayra (Self; TPPF)
Flowers, Janice (Self)
Frederickson, Cathleen (Self; Upward Hope Academy)
Frederickson, Chris (Self; Upward Hope Academy)
Frey, Graham (Self)
28
WITNESS LIST
For:
Galaviz, Maria (Self)
Gamboa, Elias (Self)
Garcia, Shannon (Self)
Glass, Tom (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Greener, Jerome (Self)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Howard, Brenda (Self)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Knox, Garrett (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Lopez, Cesar (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
Marshall, Karen (Self)
Martinez, Lisa (Self)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Mendoza, Ramses (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Muñoz Hopkins, Perla (Self; Moms For America, TX State Director)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Olson, Michael (Self; Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth)
Ortiz Duarte, Oscar (Self; Diocese of Fort Worth)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Parish, Russ (Self)
Pei, Candy (Self)
Pohl, Sam (Self)
Posey, Cassandra (Self)
Posey, Josh (Self)
Powell, Karen (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Rivera, Sonia (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Roy, Chip (Self)
Ruiz, Mia (Self)
29
WITNESS LIST
For:
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Scott, Anita (Texas Homeschool Coalition)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Sindelar, Greg (Self)
Smith, Sophia (Self)
Sotello, Lisa (Self)
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Stevens, Michael (Self)
Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Valdez, Erin (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
Against:
Adams, Jill (Self)
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Adkins, Jerry (Self)
Aguilar, Rebecca (Self)
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Angell, Kara (Self)
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bethune, Larry (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Bode, Trish (Self)
Boswell, Lynn (Self; Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Breaux, Darlene (Self)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Bullard, Marlene (Self)
30
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Chapin, J. Alison (Self)
Chavez, Jesus H (Self; South Texas Association of Schools)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Clark, Laura (Self)
Clark-Leach, Gabriel (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self; SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas))
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Crow, Monya (Self)
Davis, Christy (Self)
Davis, Randall (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Ertel, Richard (Self)
Ertel, Stephanie (Self)
Estrada, Margarito (Self; Lockhart Independent School District)
Evans, Belinda (Self)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fiduk, Kenneth (Self)
Fincher, David (Self)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Freeman, Karen (Self)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Fulbright, Amelia (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Garcia, Eddie (Self)
Garza, Denise (Self; School Board Trustee)
Gaventa, Matt (Self)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Aldine ISD and Tx Urban Council of Superintendents)
31
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Gutierrez, Rene (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
Havenstrite, John (Self)
Henson, Reese (Self)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jameyson, Lindsey (Self)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Johnson, LyAnna (Self; Texas Impact)
Jones, Carl (Self; TDP Non Urban Rural Caucus)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kling, Kelsey (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Lambert, Rick (Self)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
32
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Lee, Michael (TARS (Texas Association of Rural Schools)
Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
Licon, Sandra (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez Valdez, Daniella (Self; Brownsville ISD)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for Public Schools)
Luper, Stephanie (Self; Bullard ISD)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Markum, Alicia (Self)
Martinez, Annette (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Masters, Missy (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McConnell, Melissa (Self)
McCord, Michelle (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Medina, Jose (Self)
Meed, Alex (Self)
Meitzen, Nicole (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Mott., Frances (Self)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Netscher, Frank (Self)
Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perez, Adri (Self)
Perk, Aaron (Self; North East AFT)
Perkins, Lore (Self)
33
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Pernetti, Michaela (Self)
Philippe, Bear (Self)
Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Ramirez, Charles (Eagle mountian sagiinaw isd)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Reeves, Stephen (Self; Fellowship Southwest)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Rivers, Ellyn (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Saltos, Cristina (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Sever, Letticia (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Smith, Becky (Self)
Smith, Craig (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self)
Solis, Jessica (Self)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
34
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Story, Dale (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
Tahir, Amber (Self)
Tatum, Chris (Self)
TAYLOR, JONELLE (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tellez, Jasmine (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tellez, Lucia (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Texas, Our Vote (Our Vote Texas)
Thomas, Amy (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thomson, Susan (Self)
Thomson, Thomas (Self)
Tillar, Melanie (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Torres Yanez, Claudia (Self)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
Troncale, Michael (Self)
Trout, Blanca (Self)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
Valenzuela, Ashley (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Wayne, Nathaniel (Self)
Webb, Natalie (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
White, Lauren (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
35
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Worthington, Matt (Self)
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zarifis, Ken (Self; Education Austin)
On:
Brandt, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Gonzalez, Sabrina (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Pacheco, Edgar (Self)
Schutte, Marian (Texas Education Agency)
Souza, Nicholas (Self)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
Against:
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
On:
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguirre, Jane (Self)
Alvarez, Andrew (Self)
Anderson, Lou (Self)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Barnes, James (Self)
Barr, Guy (Self)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Burridge, Tyler (Self)
36
WITNESS LIST
For:
Burton, Lavonne Kay (Self)
Cadie, Layni (Self)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values Action)
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Cunneen, Nathan (Self; American Federation for Children)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Galaviz, Maria (Self)
Gamboa, Elias (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Knox, Garrett (Self)
Lopez, Cesar (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
Luper, Stephanie (Self; Bullard ISD)
Martinez, Lisa (Self)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Mendoza, Ramses (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Parish, Russ (Self)
37
WITNESS LIST
For:
Powell, Karen (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Rivera, Sonia (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Ruiz, Mia (Self)
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Saenz, Jonathan (Self; Texas Values)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Sotello, Lisa (Self)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Stevens, Michael (Self)
Taylor, Larry (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Teal, Gary (Self)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Valdez, Erin (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
Against:
Adams, Jill (Self)
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Aguilar, Rebecca (Self)
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Angell, Kara (Self)
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Barnett-Torabi, Taylor (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Boswell, Lynn (Self; Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
38
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Clark-Leach, Gabriel (Self)
Cohen, Hayden (Self; SEAT (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas))
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Crow, Monya (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Evans, Belinda (Self)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Fernandez, Adrian (Self)
Fiduk, Kenneth (Self)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Gibson, Greg (Self; Texas Association of Midsize Schools)
Glasser, Rayna (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
Henson, Reese (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Hogan, Carter (Self)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Hulsey, Cassandra (Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
39
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jameyson, Lindsey (Self)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Jones, Carl (Self; TDP Non Urban Rural Caucus)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kling, Kelsey (Self)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Lehman Lopez, Jeanne (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Looney, Rowan (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Martinez, Annette (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McConnell, Melissa (Self)
McCord, Michelle (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Medina, Jose (Self)
Meitzen, Nicole (Self)
Morgan, Jane Elizabeth (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Mott., Frances (Self)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Netschet, Frank (Self)
Nguyen, Anna (Self; PFLAG Austin)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Nunez, Marissa (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Perez, Adri (Self)
Perk, Aaron (Self; North East AFT)
Perkins, Lore (Self)
40
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Pernetti, Michaela (Self)
Philippe, Bear (Self)
Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Pruett, Kay (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Ramirez, Charles (Eagle mountian sagiinaw isd)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Rivas, Lesley (Mexican American School Boards Association)
Rivers, Ellyn (Self)
Robins, Abigail (Self)
Rodgers, Sally (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Saltos, Cristina (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Schilt, Paige (Self)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Sever, Letticia (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Smith, Becky (Self)
Smith, Craig (Self)
Smith, Kendall (Self)
Solis, Jessica (Self)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Steele, Montana (Self)
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stern, Maggie (Self; Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
41
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Tahir, Amber (Self)
Tatum, Chris (Self)
TAYLOR, JONELLE (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tellez, Jasmine (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Tellez, Lucia (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Texas, Our Vote (Our Vote Texas)
Thomas, Amy (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Thomson, Susan (Self)
Thomson, Thomas (Self)
Tillar, Melanie (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Troncale, Michael (Self)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Wayne, Nathaniel (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Williamson, Roxy D Hall (Self)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Worthington, Matt (Self)
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
York, Ruth (Self; Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Texas Family Defense Committee)
Zarifis, Ken (Self; Education Austin)
On:
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
Schutte, Marian (Texas Education Agency)
42
WITNESS LIST
On:
Sheffield, Heather (Self)
Terry, James (Texas Education Agency)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
For:
Abbott, Katie (Self; Anderson County SSA)
Against:
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
On:
Teal, Gary (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aguirre, Jane (Self)
Anderson, Lou (Self)
Aviles, Tina (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes.Every Kid.)
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Brown, Kevin (Self; TASA)
Casey, Patti (Self)
Castaneda, Gina (Self)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE))
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Dickey, James (Self)
Drabbant, Jennifer (Self)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Duty, Mary (Self; Tdw)
Enge, Joel (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
Exter, Monty (Self; The Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Farris, Jill (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Gomez, Bonnie (Self)
Gongaware, Christopher (Self)
Hall Lecuona, Shawn (Voice of Justice)
Hernandez, Erika (Self)
Hernandez, Gerson (Self; The LIBRE Initative)
Hetrick, Mary (Self)
Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project)
43
WITNESS LIST
For:
Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project)
Keener, Justin (Self; Doug Deason)
Kelly, Brittany (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Long, Diana (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
Long, Matt (Self)
Lucio, Jr., Eddie (Self; Texans For Free Enterpise)
Luper, Stephanie (Self; Bullard ISD)
Mayville, James (Self; Americans for prosperity)
McDonald, Brandy (Self)
McNulty, Jeaneane (Self)
Micciche, Dan (Self)
Moore, Kathleen (Self)
Moran, Chris (Texas Association of School Administrators)
Moreno, Rick (Self)
Nichols, Judy (Self)
Nick, Cindy (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Ortega, Eduardo (Self)
Osborn, Brett alan (Self)
Parish, Olivia (Self)
Parish, Russ (Self)
Powell, Karen (Self)
Prado, Manuel (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Pujol karel, Julie (Self)
Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
Rutledge, Dimarian (Self)
Rutledge, Gray (Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute)
Schmidt, Rolinda (Self; TASB)
Serna, Jayne (Self; ATPE)
Spurlock, Janet (Self)
Stanko, Marian (Self)
Thomas, Teresa (Self)
Wagley, Eliza (Self)
Ward, Stacey (Self; ATPE)
Wilkerson, Cheryl (Self)
Against:
Alarcon Capistran, Theresa (Point Isabel ISD)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Allsup, Ashlea (Self)
Alverson, Lisa (Self)
Amicon, Kimberly (Self)
Angell, Kara (Self)
44
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Arroyo, Elisabeth (Self)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berg, Susan (Self)
Bethune, Larry (Self; University Baptist Church, Austin, TX)
Bihun, Meaghan (Self)
Blaisdell, Manya (Self; Access education RRISD)
Blaisdell, Nathaniel (Self)
Briggs, Diana (Self)
Caesar, Minda (Self)
Canaba, Karina (Self)
Carbo, Kevin (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Cass, Jessica (Self)
Chevalier, Dr. Andrea (Self; Denton Calvary Academy)
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
Cooper, Charles (Self)
Corcoran, Jennifer Lisa (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Corley, Alexander (Self)
Creary, Asha (Self)
Crow, Monya (Self)
Crusius, Kevin (Young Conservatives of Texas)
Dankert, Amber (Self; Oak Creek Academy Board of Directors)
Davenport, Lynn (Self)
Dear, James (Self)
Dear, Teresa (Self)
Dennis, Alexis (Self; Terrell ISD)
Feller Landrum, Amber (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board)
Fierro, Michael (Self; Blessed Sacrament Catholic School)
Fisher, Tracy (Self)
Flores, Molleigh (Self)
Freeman, Diana (Self; Hamilton ISD School Board)
Galle, Marcy (Self; Families Engaged)
Goffney, LaTonya (Self; Texas Urban Council of Superintendents)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Gonzalez, Beaatriz (Self)
Gonzalez Fusilier, Paola (Self; Trustee, Pasadena ISD)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Grimaldi, Rebecca (Self)
Gustin, Virginia (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hanes, Tracy (Self)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
45
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Harris, Aubrey (Self)
Harris, Dwight (Self; Texas AFT)
Harrison, Tiffanie (Self; Round Rock ISD School Board of Trustees)
Head, Georgia (Self)
Hlavaty, Samantha (Self)
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self)
Huff, Dr Patrick (Self)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano isd board of trustees)
Humphrey, Nancy (Self; Plano ISD Board of Trustees)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Jaquette, Shannon (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Jimenez, Nicole (Self)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Hearne ISD)
Kennon, Suzi (Texas PTA)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kizer, Kathryn (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Kosobud, Terry (Self)
Kroeger, Brian (Self; Splendora ISD)
Laine, Krista (Self; Access Education RRISD)
Lawrence, Julie (Self)
Liewehr, Jason (Self)
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged)
Margolis, Eve (Self)
Markum, Alicia (Self)
Masey, Chris (Self)
Masters, Missy (Self)
Matta, Orlando (Self)
Mayer, Sydney (Self)
McKinzie, Larry (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Melendez, Taryn (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
Muir, Benjamin (TASPA)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Olguin, Claudine (Self)
Olson, Amber (Self)
Olson, Michael (Self; Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth)
Ortiz Duarte, Oscar (Self; Diocese of Fort Worth)
Pacheco, Leah (Self)
Pearson, Eldon (Self)
Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)
Preddy, Jordan (Self)
Ramos, Elizabeth (Self)
Rawlings, Deborah (Self)
Richardson, Angela (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Rison, Alison (Self; Terrell ISD)
Rosenstock, Robin (Self)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Schwertner, Danelle (Self; Miles ISD school board)
Schwertner, Kameryn (Self)
Scott, Heather (Self)
Scruggs, Carla (Self)
Seiba, Stephanie (Self)
Seward, Robert (Self; Mesquite ISD)
Singh, Arati (Self; Austin ISD)
Solis, Laurie (Self)
Soto, Samuel (Self)
Squires, Luke (Self)
Stanch, Michaela (Self)
Stell, Jan (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Sullivan, Leslie (Self)
Super, Amie (Self)
Teich, Ann (Self; Austin iSD)
Teitelman, A. Carol (Self)
Tippens Hurst, Cheryl (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Unnasch, Laura (Self)
Varner, Katasha (Self)
Villanueva, Chandra (Self)
Voosen, Maureen (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Wiegand, Kennedy (Self)
Wilson, Jessica (Self)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas freedom network)
Wolf, Lauren (Self; Pflugerville Area Democrats)
Worthington, Matt (Self)
Yoakem, Karma (Self)
York, Rosa (Self)
On:
Adams-Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Avendano, Chasity (Self)
Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)
Delaune, Kelbi (Self)
Griffith, Carrie (Self; Texas State Teachers Association)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Mischenko, Grace (Self)
Perez, Adri (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Roper, Burnie (Lackland iSD)
St John, Becky (Self; Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Trevino, Theresa (Self; Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment)
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