WITNESS LIST SB 1209 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX Johnson, Ed (Self; Harris county ballot security), Houston, TX Moore, Ken SREC (Self) , Pearland, TX Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Swoboda, Gina (Self; Honest Elections Project), Scottsdale, AZ AGAINST: Smith, Christopher Fast growth Schools and Katy ISD (Self; Fast Growth Schools Coalition and Katy ISD), Katy, TX ON: Adkins, Christina Director of Elections (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX Doinoff, Jennifer Elections Administrator (Self; Texas Association of County Election Officials), San Marcos, TX Richardson, Spencer (Ballotpedia), Austin, TX Rogers, Laura Sherman County & District Clerk (Self; County and District Clerks Assoc), Stratford, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX Haigler, Kathy (Self) , Dale, TX Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX AGAINST: Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX Dixon, Maria de Jesus Minister (Self) , Pflugerville, TX French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Gutierrez, Spencer (City of Sugar Land), Sugar Land, TX Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools, Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX Overton, Anita (Self; No), Round Rock, TX Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX Sanders, Charles (Self) , Garland, TX Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas), Austin, TX Utter, Kelsey (Self) , Dallas, TX Warden, Rachel (Self) , Bryan, TX Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX ON: Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX ON: Islam, Nadia Govt. Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1209
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The
Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX
Johnson, Ed (Self; Harris county ballot security), Houston, TX
Moore, Ken SREC (Self) , Pearland, TX
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Swoboda, Gina (Self; Honest Elections Project), Scottsdale, AZ
AGAINST:
Smith, Christopher Fast growth Schools and Katy ISD (Self; Fast Growth Schools
Coalition and Katy ISD), Katy, TX
ON:
Adkins, Christina Director of Elections (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX
Doinoff, Jennifer Elections Administrator (Self; Texas Association of County Election
Officials), San Marcos, TX
Richardson, Spencer (Ballotpedia), Austin, TX
Rogers, Laura Sherman County & District Clerk (Self; County and District Clerks
Assoc), Stratford, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX
Haigler, Kathy (Self) , Dale, TX
Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX
Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX
Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX
AGAINST:
Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX
Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Dixon, Maria de Jesus Minister (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Gutierrez, Spencer (City of Sugar Land), Sugar Land, TX
Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX
Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools, Texas Association of School
Administrators), Austin, TX
Overton, Anita (Self; No), Round Rock, TX
Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanders, Charles (Self) , Garland, TX
Stewart, Scott Vice President for Legislative Affairs (American Council of Engineering
Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Utter, Kelsey (Self) , Dallas, TX
Warden, Rachel (Self) , Bryan, TX
Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX
ON:
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Rocha, JJ (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
ON:
Islam, Nadia Govt. Affairs Administrator (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
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