WITNESS LIST
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
May 21, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Schlegel, Jackie Executive Director (Self; Texans for Medical Freedom), Arlington, TX
AGAINST:
Burke, Terri Executive Director (Self) , Houston, TX
Garza, Joseph (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Harkleroad, Becca MPH, RN, NCSN (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas
School Nurses Organization), Spicewood, TX
Lakshmanan, Rekha (The Immunization Partnership), Houston, TX
Radnofsky, Barbara (Self) , Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Powell, Judy Communications Director (Parent Guidance Center), Austin, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
AGAINST:
Arvin-Eagle, Bianca (Self) , Lago Vista, TX
Asare, Candice (Self) , Plano, TX
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX
Bayrami, Noora (Self) , Plano, TX
Bazan, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Bell, Andrew (Self) , Houston, TX
Berry, Whitney (Self) , Chicago, TX
Breeding, William (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Bridges, Madison (Self) , Houston, TX
Bryan, Catharina (Self) , Austin, TX
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Cano, Melissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Carmona, Gordy (Self) , Dallas, TX
Chandler, Elijah (Self) , Austin, TX
Chase, Sol (Self) , Crested Butte, CO
Christian, Daphne (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Hayden (Self) , Houston, TX
Cook, Robert (Self) , Austin, TX
Dancer, Andrew (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Del Bosque, Nora (March of Dimes), Austin, TX
Duckworth, Caitlin (Self) , Austin, TX
Duhon, Gabrielle (Self) , Austin, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Eves, Embers (Self) , Houston, TX
Ford, Victoria President & CEO (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute), Austin, TX
Francis, Erica (Self) , Houston, TX
Frazee, Jack (Texas Nurses Association), Austin, TX
Frisby, Olivia (Self) , Allen, TX
Gaertner, Siobhan (Self) , Austin, TX
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
Gordon, Sean (Self) , Houstoin, TX
Gutierrez, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Hargrove, Ellen (Self) , Austin, TX
Hayden, Chelsea (Self) , Austin, TX
Hillberry, Andrew (Self) , Austin, TX
Hime, Lilliana (Self) , Austin, TX
Hockaday, William (Self) , Austin, TX
Hodge, Joanne (Self) , Houston, TX
Huckaby, Cecilia (Self) , Leander, TX
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Hunt, Marissa (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Hurewitz, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Jackson, Lazaria (Self) , Houston, TX
Johnson, Travis (Self) , Austin, TX
Kanaan, David (Self) , Houston, TX
Kazdan, Laura (Self) , Austin, TX
Kilkka, Alexander (Self) , Austin, TX
Kindall, Elsie (Self) , Cedar Hill, TX
Klingshirn, Kevin (Self) , Austin, TX
Lobsinger Bush, Danielle (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute), Austin, TX
Loughran, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX
Marroquin, Edgar (Self) , Brownsville, TX
Mastrapa Lopez, Reynaldo (Self) , Houston, TX
May, Sydney (Self) , Houston, TX
Miller, Jackson (Self) , Austin, TX
Morris, Benjamin (Self) , Austin, TX
Munoz, Eric (Self) , Austin, TX
Oliver, Chase (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Oliver, Madeleine (Self) , Plano, TX
Otto, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Pflederer, Jillian (Self) , Austin, TX
Ponceja, Rudjy (Self) , Austin, TX
Poole, James (Self) , Houston, TX
Porter, Laine (Self) , Austin, TX
Prakash, Seema (Self) , Austin, TX
Priestley, Keonna (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Quinzi, Patty Director of Public Affairs, TX American Federation of Teachers (TX-AFT),
Austin, TX
Retiwala, Mohammed Raza (Self) , Austin, TX
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians), Austin, TX
Riley, Kyle Reverand (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Robledo, Isabella (Self) , Houston, TX
Rousey, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk), Austin, TX
Sepulveda, Frances (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Silva, Ericka (Self) , Austin, TX
Sirgo, Alex (Self) , Houston, TX
Spitzer, Scout (Self) , Plano, TX
Stern, Charles MD (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society),
Woodway, TX
Stewart, Taryn (Self) , Austin, TX
Suarez, Stephanie (Self) , Houston, TX
Sutherland, Eloise (Self) , Austin, TX
Thurber, Juliette (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Tracy, Christopher (Self) , Austin, TX
Trapp, Emma (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Vaidya, Kalpana (Self) , Sugar Land, TX
Weng, John (Self) , Plano, TX
Woomer, Eric (BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization)), Austin, TX
Yanas, Christine VP of Policy & Advocacy (Methodist Healthcare Ministries), San
Antonio, TX
ON:
Leos, Greg (Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
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Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice), Keller, TX
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