GOP leaders announce committee chairs
A day after unveiling a new streamlined committee structure, incoming Senate GOP Majority Leader Amy Koch and House Speaker-designate Kurt Zellers named the legislators who will chair those revamped committees.
Here's the list:
Senate committee chairs
Capitol Investment- David Senjem
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Finance-Claire Robling
Taxes-Julianne Ortman
Rules-Amy Koch
Agriculture Budget & Policy-Doug Magnus
Commerce & Consumer Protection Budget & Policy-Chris Gerlach
Education Budget & Policy-Gen Olson
Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Budget & Policy-Julie Rosen
Environment & Natural Resources Budget & Policy-Bill Ingebrigtsen
Health & Human Services Budget & Policy-David Hann
Higher Education Budget & Policy-Michelle Fischbach
Jobs and Economic Growth Budget & Policy-Geoff Michel
Local Government & Elections-Ray Vandeveer
Judiciary & Public Safety Budget & Policy-Warren Limmer
State Government Innovation and Veterans Budget & Policy-Mike Parry
Transportation Budget & Policy-Joe Gimse
House committee chairs
Ways & Means-MaryLiz Holberg
Taxes-Greg Davids
Property & Local Tax Division-Linda Runbeck
Education Finance-Pat Garofalo
Education Reform-Sondra Erickson
Health and Human Services Finance-Jim Abeler
Health and Human Services Reform-Steve Gottwalt
Ag & Rural Development Policy & Finance-Rod Hamilton
Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Policy & Finance-Tom Hackbarth
Commerce & Regulatory Reform-Joe Hoppe
Capital Investment-Larry Howes
Public Safety & Crime Prevention Policy & Finance-Tony Cornish
Civil Law-Torrey Westrom
Judiciary Policy & Finance-Steve Smith
Transportation Policy & Finance-Mike Beard
State Government Finance-Denny McNamara
Veterans Services Division-Bruce Anderson
Legacy Funding Division-Dean Urdahl
Government Operations & Elections-Joyce Peppin
Higher Education Policy & Finance-Bud Nornes
Jobs & Economic Development Finance-Bob Gunther
Rules & Legislative Administration-Matt Dean
Ethics-Steve Smith
Redistricting-Sarah Anderson