WITNESS LIST
Economic Development Committee
April 9, 2003-8:00A
HB 453
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Sabo, Jason (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On: Garrett, Donna (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 454
For: Sabo, Jason (Center for Public Priorities)
On: Garrett, Donna (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 826
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Jones, Keith (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC)
HB 1496
For: Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
On: Dennis, David (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Knepp, Christopher (Texas Employment Law Council)
Simmons, William (Texas Association of Business)
HB 1675
For: Blackwood, Susan (San Antonio Sports Foundation)
HB 2109
For: Clark, Jeffery (National Feceration of Independent
Business)
Kessler, Ron (Self)
Merjanian, Ara (Self)
Warner, Freddy (Automotive Wholesalers of
Texas/Automotive Parts and Repair State
Association)
Against: Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Self and Texas Eagle Forum)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bradford, Mike (Midland County)
Buser, Steve (Partnership of Southeast Texas)
Chiodo, Dana (American Electronics Association)
Dasdit, David (Self and Community Bank and Trust, SSB)
Dochen, Sandy (IBM/Texas Business and Education
Coalition)
Findeissen, Les (Texas Motor Transportation Association)
Fitzpatrick, John (Capitol Area Foundation/Greater
Austin Chamber of Commerce)
McMullen, Sylvia (Greater Houston Partnership)
Ross, Mary (Self)
Rutishauser, Robert (Capitol Area Education and Careers
Partnership)
Schilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Tounget, Craig (Texas Parent Teacher Association)
Woodard, Shayne (Texas Independent Ginners Association)
On: Macias, Luis (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 2170
For: Belk, James (Workforce Leadership of Texas)
Grossenbacher, William (Affiliated Computer Systems)
Kamas, Susan (Central Texas Workforce Board)
Sabo, Jason (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Simmons, William (Texas Association of Business)
Against: Garza, Wanda (Texas Border Infrastruture Coalition)
On: Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn (Texas Eagle Forum)
Lehman, Ron (Texas Workforce Commission)
Maxwell, Susan (Texas Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
McKay, Ginny (Sunset Commission)
O'Mahoney, T.P. (Texas Workforce Commission)
Rath, Diane (Texas Workforce Commission)
Reed, Cassie Carlson (Texas Workforce Commission)
Ross, Mary (West Central Texas Workforce Development
Board)
Williams Slater, Mona (North Texas Workforce Development
Board Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Davis, Linda (North Central Texas Workforce Board)
Knepp, Christopher (Texas Employment Law Council)
Levy, Rick (Tx AFL/CIO)
Nevarez, Christine (Texas Council of Adult Education
Cooperative Directors)
Welsh, Dinah (Texas Hospital Association)
Against: Allen, Mike (Texas Border Infrastructure
Coalition/McAllen Foreign Trade Zone)
On: Georgas, Carey (Workforce Leadership of Texas)
Guthrie, Mark (Workforce Leadership of Texas/Gulf Coast
Workforfce Development Board)
Larrea, Laurie Bouillion (Worksource for Dallas County)
Quintanilla, Hector (Workforce Leadership of
Texas/Concern Workers Inc.)
HB 2171
On: Maxwell, Susan (Texas Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ross, Mary (Self)
On: Fuller, Cheryl (Texas Council on Workforce Economic
Competitiveness)
McKay, Ginny (Sunset Commission)
Rector, Lee (Texas Council on workforce andEconomic
Competitiveness)
HB 2172
For: Garza, Wanda (Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition)
On: Macias, Luis (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Uribarri, Laura (Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce)
On: Moore, John (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 2277
For: Briggs, Charlie (Texas Commission on Volunteerism and
Community Service)
HB 2278
On: Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys
Association)
HB 3179
For: Kamas, Susan (Workforce Leadership of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Moore, John (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 3324
On: Moore, John (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 3325
For: Turner, Bob (Coleman Development Company/Texas Rural
Health Association)
Walker, Craig (HealthCare Vision Inc.)
On: Grant, Kathy (Texas Cable and Telecommunications
Association)
Grover, Jim (Texas Telephone Association)
Tessen, Sam (Office of Rural Community Affairs)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Buckner, Jim (Cuero Community Hospital)
Pearson, David (Texas Organization of Rural and
Community Hospitals)
Turner, Jill (Texas Farm Bureau)
HB 3364
Against: Gonzales Leady, Vickie (Schlotzsky's Inc.)
Lathrop, Matt (International Franchise Association)
Vincent, Susan (Strasburger and Price)
Vincenti, Diana (The Dwyer Group)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against: Graydon, Galt (7-Eleven Inc.)
Jones, Keith (Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell)
Messer, Bill (McDonalds Corp.)