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                                      SENATE

                        NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

   COMMITTEE:    Nominations

   TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM

                 Monday, February 27, 2023

   PLACE:        2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)

   CHAIR:        Senator Donna Campbell

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   The Committee will have an organizational meeting to adopt rules and

   conduct other business.

   To consider the following:

   The following nominees will appear:

   Office of the Secretary of State

   Jane Nelson                  Appointed 01-05-23 for a                       Parker

   Denton County                term to expire 01-18-27

   Texas Department of Insurance

   Cassandra Jeanette Brown    Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Gonzales County              term to expire 02-01-25

   Division of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance

   Jeffrey Gordon Nelson       Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Texas Workforce Commission

   Alberto Trevino              Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       LaMantia

   Cameron County               term to expire 02-01-29

   Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services

   Stephanie Barbara Muth      Appointed 01-02-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 08-31-23


   Director of the Office of Community-Based Care Transition

   George Joseph Cannata       Appointed 01-09-23 for a                       Hancock

   Tarrant County               term to expire

   Office of Injured Employee Counsel

   Dirk Johnson                 Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Office of Public Utility Counsel

   Courtney Kristine Hjaltman  Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 01-01-25

   Public Safety Commission

   Lawrence Bryan Long         Appointed 02-17-23 for a                       Johnson

   Dallas County                term to expire 01-01-28

   Texas Water Development Board

   George Bailey Peyton        Appointed 07-11-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-27

   L'Oreal Stepney              Appointed 02-03-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-29

   The following nominees will not appear:

   State Bar of Texas

   Gregory Michael Fuller--    Appointed 05-25-22 for a                       Hancock

   Supreme Court of Texas      term to expire 06-30-23

   Nominee

   Tarrant County

   District Attorney, Sabine and San Augustine Counties

   Paul Allen Robbins          Appointed 10-19-22 for a                       Nichols

   San Augustine County        term to expire 12-31-24

   District Attorney, 34th Judicial District, Culberson, Hudspeth, and El Paso

   Counties

   Bill D. Hicks                Appointed 12-14-22 for a                       Blanco

   El Paso County               term to expire 12-31-24


   District Attorney, 110th Judicial District, Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and

   Motley Counties

   Emily Shantel Teegardin     Appointed 02-15-23 for a                       Sparks

   Briscoe County               term to expire 12-31-24

   Statewide Health Coordinating Council

   Carol Ann Miller Boswell    Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Sparks

   Andrews County               term to expire 08-31-27

   Kenneth Holland              Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Schwertner

   Walker County                term to expire 08-31-27

   Emily Rose Hunt              Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 08-31-23

   Quincy Charles Moore III    Appointed 11-29-22 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Harris County                term to expire 08-31-25

   Tamara G. Rhodes             Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Sparks

   Randall County               term to expire 08-31-27

   Melinda A. Rodriguez        Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Gutierrez

   Bexar County                 term to expire 08-31-27

   Cheletta LaShelle Watkins   Appointed 11-29-22 for a                       Hall

   Kaufman County               term to expire 08-31-25

   Yasser Fahmy Zeid           Appointed 10-20-21 for a                       Hughes

   Smith County                 term to expire 08-31-27

   Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors

   Paula Ellen Anthony-McMann  Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Hughes

   Smith County                 term to expire 06-15-23

   Victoria Ai Linh Bryant     Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Huffman

   Harris County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Shannon Sowder Calhoun      Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Goliad County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Salil Vijay Deshpande       Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 06-15-23


   Jonathan Sandstrom Hill     Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Campbell

   Travis County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Kenneth Scott James         Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Campbell

   Travis County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Jerome P. Lisk               Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Parker

   Denton County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Leticia C. Rodriguez        Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Sparks

   Ward County                  term to expire 06-15-23

   Siobhan Shahan               Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Perry

   Lubbock County               term to expire 06-15-23

   Cynthia Ann Stinson         Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Nichols

   Hardin County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Carlos James Vital          Appointed 09-15-21 for a                       Middleton

   Harris County                term to expire 06-15-23

   Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners

   Christopher Stephen Guy     Appointed 11-09-21 for a                       Nichols

   Jefferson County             term to expire 08-22-23

   Charles Edward Holder       Appointed 08-23-22 for a                       Nichols

   Orange County                term to expire 08-22-24

   William Gates Jenkins       Appointed 08-23-22 for a                       Nichols

   Jefferson County             term to expire 08-22-24

   Shawn Michael Sparrow       Appointed 11-09-21 for a                       Nichols

   Jefferson County             term to expire 08-22-23

   Milton Bradley Taylor       Appointed 11-09-21 for a                       Nichols

   Orange County                term to expire 08-22-23

   162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County

   Ashley Elizabeth Wysocki    Appointed 02-06-23 for a                       Hall

   Dallas County                term to expire 12-31-24


   470th Judicial District Court, Collin County

   Anna Brook Fulks             Appointed 02-06-23 for a                       Springer

   Collin County                term to expire 12-31-24

   474th Judicial District Court, McLennan County

   Edward Alan Bennett         Appointed 12-19-22 for a                       Birdwell

   McLennan County              term to expire 12-31-24

   475th Judicial District Court, Smith County

   Taylor B. Heaton             Appointed 01-01-23 for a                       Hughes

   Smith County                 term to expire 12-31-24

   480th Judicial District Court, Williamson County

   Scott King Field             Appointed 09-06-22 for a                       Flores

   Williamson County           term to expire 12-31-24

   483rd Judicial District Court, Hays County

   Tanner M. Neidhardt         Appointed 12-01-22 for a                       Campbell

   Hays County                  term to expire 12-31-24

   Criminal District Court No. 2, Dallas County

   Justin Jay Koch              Appointed 01-04-23 for a                       Parker

   Dallas County                term to expire 12-31-24

   Criminal District Court No. 3, Tarrant County

   Douglas Arthur Allen        Appointed 01-05-23 for a                       Hancock

   Tarrant County               term to expire 12-31-24

   Texas Judicial Council

   Zina Gelman Bash             Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 06-30-27

   Jennifer Vosko Caughey      Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Huffman

   Harris County                term to expire 06-30-27

   Judicial Districts Board

   Thomas Royal Phillips       Appointed 01-23-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 12-31-26


   Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court of Appeals District

   Emily Ann Miskel             Appointed 12-20-22 for a                       Paxton

   Collin County                term to expire 12-31-24

   Court of Appeals for the Sixth Court of Appeals District

   Daymon J. Rambin             Appointed 11-30-22 for a                       Hughes

   Rusk County                  term to expire 12-31-24

   Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors

   Kevin Mart Robnett          Appointed 06-22-22 for a                       King

   Tarrant County               term to expire 07-01-27

   Administrative Judicial Region, First

   Raymond Glynn Wheless       Appointed 04-11-22 for a                       Paxton

   Collin County                term to expire 05-17-26

   Administrative Judicial Region, Second

   Robert Hill Trapp           Appointed 05-21-22 for a                       Creighton

   Montgomery County           term to expire

   Administrative Judicial Region, Third

   Dibrell Wayne Waldrip       Appointed 11-30-22 for a                       Campbell

   Comal County                 term to expire 12-19-26

   Administrative Judicial Region, Fourth

   Sidney Lee Harle             Appointed 09-08-21 for a                       Campbell

   Bexar County                 term to expire 09-08-25

   Administrative Judicial Region, Eighth

   David Lattimore Evans       Appointed 06-21-22 for a                       King

   Tarrant County               term to expire 06-21-26

   Administrative Judicial Region, Tenth

   Fredrick Charles             Appointed 02-22-22 for a                       Hughes

   Gregg County                 term to expire 03-30-26


   Administrative Judicial Region, Eleventh

   Susan Baetz Brown           Appointed 04-11-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 05-10-26

   State Commission on Judicial Conduct

   Clifford Taylor Harbin      Appointed 02-17-23 for a                       Creighton

   Montgomery County           term to expire 11-19-23

   Andrew Michael Kahan        Appointed 12-21-22 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 11-19-27

   Merrick Wayne Money--       Appointed 11-28-22 for a                       Paxton

   Supreme Court of Texas      term to expire 11-19-27

   Nominee

   Hunt County

   Gary L. Steel--Supreme      Appointed 09-08-21 for a                       Campbell

   Court of Texas Nominee      term to expire 11-19-23

   Guadalupe County

   Tano E. Tijerina--Supreme   Appointed 01-01-23 for a                       Zaffirini

   Court of Texas Nominee      term to expire 11-19-23

   Webb County

   Carey F. Walker--Supreme    Appointed 01-01-23 for a                       King

   Court of Texas Nominee      term to expire 11-19-27

   Tarrant County

   Kathy Partridge Ward        Appointed 11-22-21 for a                       Paxton

   Collin County                term to expire 11-19-27

   Kenneth Price Wise--        Appointed 01-01-23 for a                       Alvarado

   Supreme Court of Texas      term to expire 11-19-25

   Nominee

   Harris County

   Texas Animal Health Commission

   Alecysa Hiett Broyles       Appointed 11-19-21 for a                       King

   Parker County                term to expire 09-06-27

   Kenneth Gene Jordan         Appointed 11-19-21 for a                       Perry

   San Saba County              term to expire 09-06-27


   Coleman Hudgins Locke       Appointed 11-19-21 for a                       Huffman

   Wharton County               term to expire 09-06-27

   Benjamin Lee Turner         Appointed 11-19-21 for a                       LaMantia

   Kleberg County               term to expire 09-06-27

   Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

   Albert Lee Cheng             Appointed 01-13-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 09-26-27

   Karen Alison Friese         Appointed 01-13-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 09-26-27

   Catherine H. Norwood        Appointed 01-13-22 for a                       Sparks

   Midland County               term to expire 09-26-27

   Texas Commission on the Arts

   Keenan Kathleen Fletcher    Appointed 11-16-21 for a                       Flores

   Llano County                 term to expire 08-31-27

   Diane Milliken Garza        Appointed 11-16-21 for a                       LaMantia

   Cameron County               term to expire 08-31-27

   Marci Lenee Roberts         Appointed 11-16-21 for a                       Gutierrez

   Brewster County              term to expire 08-31-27

   Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees

   Charles Christopher Davis   Appointed 06-21-22 for a                       Nichols

   Cherokee County              term to expire 12-31-27

   Samuel G. Farias             Appointed 06-21-22 for a                       LaMantia

   Bee County                   term to expire 12-31-27

   Deborah M. Hunt              Appointed 06-21-22 for a                       Schwertner

   Williamson County           term to expire 12-31-27

   Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors

   Arun Agarwal                 Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Parker

   Dallas County                term to expire


   Adrian Scott Cannady        Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Flores

   Bell County                  term to expire

   Samuel D. Deanda             Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County               term to expire

   Kathryn Marie Farmer        Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       King

   Tarrant County               term to expire

   Lawrence Frederick Francis  Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Blanco

   El Paso County               term to expire

   Mauricio Gutierrez          Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire

   George Hall Henderson       Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Nichols

   Angelina County              term to expire

   Peter John Holt              Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Campbell

   Bexar County                 term to expire

   Eduardo Wendorf Margain     Appointed 07-06-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire

   TexNet Technical Advisory Committee

   Philip M. Boyd               Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire

   David Leonard Cannon        Appointed 05-06-22 for a                       Sparks

   Midland County               term to expire

   Christopher Bentley         Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Johnson

   Hillman                      term to expire

   Dallas County

   Scott Christian Mitchell    Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Creighton

   Montgomery County           term to expire

   Jeffrey Allen Nunn          Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire

   Kris Jacob Nygaard          Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire


   Brian William Stump         Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Paxton

   Collin County                term to expire

   Aaron Andrew Velasco        Appointed 11-10-21 for a                       Blanco

   El Paso County               term to expire

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