Legislative leaders today released the names of lawmakers who will serve as presiding officers of 2011 session committees.
These are the men and women who will more-or-less set the committee agendas for the coming session. All committee chairs are Republicans.
Rather than re-type the whole list, here’s the information I received from the Legislative Information Office earlier today:
SENATE
Sen. John Brenden, R-Scobey, chair of the Senate Committee on Committees, announced the following presiding officer appointments in the Senate:
Committee Presiding Officer
Finance and Claims Dave Lewis, R-Helena
Business and Labor Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman
Judiciary Jim Shockley, R-Victor
State Administration Jim Shockley, R-Victor
Taxation Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell
Education & Cultural Resources Rick Ripley, R-Wolf Creek
Public Health Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell
Natural Resources Debby Barrett, R-Dillon
Ag, Livestock and Irrigation Don Steinbeisser, R-Sidney
Highways and Transportation Llew Jones, R-Conrad
Fish and Game John Brenden, R-Scobey
Local Government Jon Sonju, R-Kalispell
Energy Alan Olson, R-Roundup
Rules Jeff Essmann, R-Billings
Legislative Administration Taylor Brown, R-Huntley
Ethics not yet named
HOUSE
Rep. Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, speaker-elect of the House of Representatives, along with Rep. Tom McGillvray, R-Billings, majority leader-elect, named the following representatives as presiding officers of House committees:
Appropriations Walter McNutt, R-Sidney
Judiciary Ken Peterson, R-Billings
Taxation Mark Blasdel, R-Somers
Business and Labor Elsie Arntzen, R-Billings
State Administration Pat Ingraham, R-Thompson Falls
Education Scott Reichner, R-Bigfork
Natural Resources Gordon Hendrick, R-Superior
Federal Relations, Energy, and Harry Klock, R-Harlowton Telecommunications
Transportation Gordon Vance, R-Bozeman
Agriculture Krayton Kerns, R-Laurel
Human Services David Howard, R-Park City
Fish, Wildlife and Parks Ted Washburn, R-Bozeman
Local Government Gary MacLaren, R-Victor
Ethics Keith Regier, R-Kalispell
Rules Michael More, R-Gallatin Gateway
A full list of members of the session committees will likely be released next week.
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