WITNESS LIST
State Affairs Committee
March 15, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hodges, Mike (Texas Press Association)
Klein, Kristen (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))
On:
Hunter, Dan (Texas Department of Agriculture)
For:
Scott, Gaye Lynn (Self; Texas Association of Community Colleges)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Esparza, Servando (TechNet)
Soto, Renzo (Texas 2036)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Jammer, Lisa (DIR)
For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bentley, Matthew (Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance)
Kelly, Bill (Self; Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
For:
Flippin, Kenneth (Self; US Green Building Council Texas Chapter)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Richmond, Michele (Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA))
On:
Johnson, Emily (Texas Sunset Advisory Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baum, Walt (Texas Cable Association)
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas)
Botkin, Shelly (Texas Public Power Association)
Floerke Gouak, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hutchinson, Scott (Entergy Texas)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Lozano, Michael D. (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Messer, Judd (Advanced Power Alliance)
Morehead, Tracy (Apex Clean Energy)
Myers, Ashley (Texas Association of Water Companies (TAWC))
Oney, Jessica (NRG)
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Solar Power Association)
Ratliff, Shannon (Jupiter Power)
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co.)
Ryan, Jason (CenterPoint Energy)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Withrow, Damon (Xcel Energy)
Zachary, Mance (Vistra Corporation)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission)
Hjaltman, Courtney (OPUC)
Hobbs, Kristi (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allen, Don (Self; Greater Fort Worth Builders Association)
Cohen, Howard (Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.)
Evans, Donnie (Self; Texas Association of Builders)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Lary, Trey (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP)
Stewart, Scott (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Tillman, Calvin (Self)
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
On:
Gleeson, Thomas (Public Utility Commission)
Simmons, Lance (Texas Department of Transportation)
For:
Bordelon, Rod (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Eagle, Alex (Self; Freebirds World Burrito)
Evans, Donnie (Self; Texas Association of Builders)
Fullerton, Lisa (Self)
Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Kenney, Tom (Self; WFK Restaurant Group DBA Napa Flats)
Maberry, Chris (Airlines For America)
Mayfield, Robert (Self; Maydield DQ)
McClendon, Mont (Texas Apartment Association)
Miller, Skeeter (Self; County Line Restaurants)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Norman, Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
Roach, Mark (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Scurlock, Stephen (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Stergio, Anthony (Self)
Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
Against:
Alles, Richard (Self)
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed)
Benavidez, Samantha (Self)
Birnel, Alex (Self; MOVE Texas)
Bowie, Joseph (Self; Beard Integrated systems)
Brenneman, Ben (Self; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission)
Chincanchan, David (Self; Workers Defense Action Fund)
Cook, Molly (Self)
Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)
Cross, Elle (Self)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Gradford, Judy (Self)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hernandez, Daniela (Workers Defense Action Fund)
Humphries, Amos (Park Lake Drive Baptist)
Johnson, Lauren (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Levy, Rick (Self; Texas AFL-CIO)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Maglich, Andrew (Self)
Milam, Abagail (Self)
Morrison, Laura (City of Dallas)
Morstad, Tim (AARP)
Peddie, Collyn (Self; Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Stout, David (El Paso County)
Thompson, Jefrey (Central Texas Interfaith)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aschmann, Adam (Self; GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATIO)
Beckmeyer, John (Self)
Bennett, Joey (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas)
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
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For:
Bryan, Jared (Temple Area Association of Builders)
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Carnahan, Alina (Real Estate Council of Austin)
Carter, Gilianne (Texas Credit Union Association)
Castro, Desiree (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Coppedge, Garrett (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association)
Deason, Doug (Self; Texans for Free Enterprise)
DeBerry, Drew (Texas City Limits Coalition)
Donley, Rick (The Beer Alliance of Texas)
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
Fleming, John (Texas mortgage bankers Association)
Franks, Brent (North Texas Automobile Dealers)
Fuentes, Frank (Self; US Hispanic Contractors Association)
Garcia, Buddy (Holcim)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association)
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
Hamilton, Melissa (Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Hardin, Tim (Texans for Fiscal Responisibility)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Hodge, Daniel (Texas Restaurant Association)
Hudson, Kelly (Texas Associstion of Staffing)
Joyce, Shana (Texas Oil & Gas Association)
Juergens, Seth (Texas REALTORS)
Keener, Justin (Texans for Free Enterprise)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Lively, Lance (Texas Package Stores Association)
Lozano, Michael D. (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Maley, Charles (Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association)
Martin, Jeff (Texas Independent Auto Dealers Assn.)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc)
Messer, Caroline (AT&T)
Noonan, Chris (Texas Chemical Council)
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO))
Propes, Jay (Self; Mercury Public Affairs)
Sheetz, Samuel (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Skrobarczyk, Ryan (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
Spilman, Tom (Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas)
Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
Winegarner, Josh (Texas Cattle Feeders Association)
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Against:
Amare, Tsion (Environmental Defense Fund)
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (Texas Women's Foundation (TXWF))
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Bunker, Phil (Self; Teamsters JC 58)
Campa, Olivia (Self)
Campa, Ph.D., Richard (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Collier, Justin (Self)
Cooper, Joe (Self; Local 286 Plumbers and Pipefitters)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Dang, Trisha (Self; City of Sugar Land)
De La Cruz-Luera, Jax (Self)
England, Brian (Self; City of Garland)
Fortune, Andrew (City of Plano City Council)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Gamez, John (Self)
Gonzalez, Ivonne (Self)
Goodnan, Chloe (Self)
Grant, Milo (Self)
Hale, Angela (Self; Texas Competes Action)
Hale, Angela (City of McKinney)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Hamill, Joe (AFSCME Local 123 Houston, Local 2021 San Antonio, Local 1624 Austin/Travis
County, Local 1550 Harris County)
Harris, Dwight (Texas Federation of Teachers)
Hendricks, Lyn (Self)
Herman, Wendy (The City of Corpus Christi)
Hernandez, Joseph (Self; Ibew 520)
Hill, Rachel (Self)
Hobson, Caterina (Self)
Hobson, Todla (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hunt, Jonathan (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Self; Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas building and construction trades)
Locasio, Ann (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori Juntos)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
McCormick, Jerred (Self)
McCormick, Justin (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Mills, Amber (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Mitchell, Kathy (Self; Just Liberty)
Morton, Lauren (Self)
Olewin, Carol (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Pankl, Grace (Self)
Parker, Blaire (San Antonio Water System (SAWS))
Pedigo, Gary (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen)
Perez, Adriano (Self)
Pollock, Ryan (Self; IBEW Local 520)
Reeves, Thomas (City of Baytown)
Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas)
Russell, Claudia (City of San Marcos)
Sabo, Jason (Environment Texas)
Schelling, Emmett (Self)
Schroeder, Josh (Self; City of Georgetown)
Segovia, Andrea (Self)
Sheldon, Tyler (Texas State Employees Union)
Smith, Collin (Self)
Syed, Sarah (Self; Woori Juntos)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tan, Matt (Self)
Watson, Rachel (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Xie, Selena (Self; Austin EMS Association)
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