Chair Appointed to Assembly Committees for 2007 - 2008
Assembly Speaker-elect Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) has announced committee chairs for the 2007-08 legislative session. He said there will
be fewer standing committees (34) and closer ratios between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans will have a 52-47 majority in the Assembly, down from the current 59-39 majority. The appointments are:
Joint Committees
Audit: Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz
Legislative Council: Representative Steve Wieckert
Retirement Systems: Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz
Review of Administrative Rules: Representative Daniel LeMahieu
Tax Exemptions: Representative Jeffrey Wood
Building Commission: Representative Phil Montgomery, Representative Dean Kaufert
Standing Committees
Aging & Long Term Care: Representative John Townsend
Agriculture: Representative Alvin Ott
Biofuels & Sustainable Energy: Representative Eugene Hahn
Children & Family Law: Representative Carol Owens
Colleges & Universities: Representative Stephen Nass
Consumer Protection & Personal Privacy: Representative Thomas Lothian
Corrections & the Courts: Representative Garey Bies
Criminal Justice: Representative Joel Kleefisch
Education: Representative Brett Davis
Education Reform: Representative Don Pridemore
Elections & Constitutional Law: Representative Sheryl Albers
Energy & Utilities: Representative Phil Montgomery
Financial Institutions: Representative Scott Newcomer
Forestry: Representative Donald Friske
Health & Health Care Reform: Representative Leah Vukmir
Homeland Security & State Preparedness: Representative Joan Ballweg
Housing: Representative Steve Wieckert
Jobs & the Economy: Representative Pat Strachota
Insurance: Representative Frank Lasee
Judiciary & Ethics: Representative Mark Gundrum
Labor & Industry: Representative Mark Honadel
Natural Resources: Representative Scott Gunderson
Property Rights: Representative Mary Williams
Public Health: Representative Jake Hines
Rural Affairs: Representative Lee Nerison
Rural Economic Development: Representative Jeffrey Mursau
Small Business: Representative Terry Moulton
State Affairs: Representative Karl Van Roy
Tourism & Recreation: Representative Dean Kaufert
Transportation: Representative Jerry Petrowski
Urban & Local Affairs: Representative Mark Gottlieb
Veterans & Military Affairs: Representative Terry Musser
Ways & Means: Representative Samantha Kerkman
Workforce Development: Representative Jeffrey Wood
Posted December 12, 2006