WITNESS LIST SJR 37 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: DeVore, Chuck Chief National Initiatives Officer (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Kolean, Charlie (Self; Americans for citizens voting), Dallas, TX Mattingly, Kaden (Self) , TX Sargent, Bill Former Chief Deputy Clerk Elections, Galveston Cty (Self) , Galveston, TX Taef, Brian (Self) , Houston, TX AGAINST: French, Emily (also providing written testimony) (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX Carter, David Colonel, USAF (retired) (Self) , Temple, TX Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX Eller, Andrew (Self; State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24, Self), Temple, TX Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX Georgatos, Debbie RNC Committeewoman for Texas (Self) , Celina, TX Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX Turner, Michael (Self) , Lexington, TX Turner, Shann Chairman (Self) , Lexington, TX Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX AGAINST: Ames, Ethan (Self) , Texas, TX Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Blanton, Dana (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Cook, Elizabeth (Self) , San Antonio, TX Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX Darby, Karen (Self) , Georgetown, TX Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Favret, Mary (Self) , The Woodlands, TX Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self) , Austin, TX Ibarra, Mary Voting Rights Strategist (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX KNIGHT, ANITA (Self; TX Impact), WEST LAKE HILLS, TX Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX Miller, Cyral (Self) , Austin, TX Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX Seastrunk, Kia (Self) , Carrollton, TX Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SJR 37
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
DeVore, Chuck Chief National Initiatives Officer (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
Kolean, Charlie (Self; Americans for citizens voting), Dallas, TX
Mattingly, Kaden (Self) , TX
Sargent, Bill Former Chief Deputy Clerk Elections, Galveston Cty (Self) , Galveston, TX
Taef, Brian (Self) , Houston, TX
AGAINST:
French, Emily (also providing written testimony) (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The
Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX
Carter, David Colonel, USAF (retired) (Self) , Temple, TX
Cheshire, Cary (Self) , Benbrook, TX
Eller, Andrew (Self; State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24, Self), Temple,
TX
Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Georgatos, Debbie RNC Committeewoman for Texas (Self) , Celina, TX
Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX
Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX
Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
Turner, Michael (Self) , Lexington, TX
Turner, Shann Chairman (Self) , Lexington, TX
Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX
AGAINST:
Ames, Ethan (Self) , Texas, TX
Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Blanton, Dana (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Cook, Elizabeth (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX
Darby, Karen (Self) , Georgetown, TX
Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Favret, Mary (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self) , Austin, TX
Ibarra, Mary Voting Rights Strategist (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
KNIGHT, ANITA (Self; TX Impact), WEST LAKE HILLS, TX
Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX
Miller, Cyral (Self) , Austin, TX
Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Seastrunk, Kia (Self) , Carrollton, TX
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Zielke, Mariah (Self) , Garland, TX
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