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2017- 2018 Massachusetts Session Leadership and Committee Assignments 2017- 2018 Massachusetts Session Leadership and Committee Assignments Senate Leadership: House Leadership: Senate President -- Stanley Rosenberg House Speaker -- Robert DeLeo Majority Leader -- Harriette Chandler Majority Leader -- Ronald Mariano President Pro Tempore -- Marc Pacheco Speaker Pro Tempore -- Patricia Haddad Asst. Majority Leader -- Cynthia Creem Asst. Majority Leader -- Byron Rushing Asst. Majority Leader -- Mark Montigny Second Asst. Majority Leader -- Paul Donato Asst. Majority Leader -- Ken Donnelly Second Asst. Majority Leader -- Michael Moran Majority Whip -- Michael Rodrigues First Division Chair -- Ann-Margaret Ferrante Asst. Majority Whip -- Linda Forry Second Division Chair -- David Nangle Asst. Majority Whip -- Joan Lovely Third Division Chair -- Sarah Peake Senate Minority Leader -- Bruce Tarr Fourth Division Chair -- Louis Kafka Asst. Minority Leader -- Donald Humason House Minority Leader -- Bradley Jones Asst. Minority Leader -- Richard Ross Asst. Minority Leader -- Brad Hill Minority Whip -- Ryan Fattman Second Asst. Minority Leader -- Elizabeth Asst. Minority Whip -- Patrick O'Connor Poirier Third Asst. Minority Leader -- Susan Williams Gifford Third Asst. Minority Leader -- Paul Frost SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES Ways and Means Committee: Sen. Karen Spilka -- Chair Sen. Thomas McGee Sen. Sal DiDomenico -- Vice Chair Sen. Michael Moore Sen. Patricia Jehlen -- Asst. Vice Chair Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives Sen. William Brownsberger Sen. Michael Rush Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz Sen. James Timilty Sen. Ken Donnelly Sen. Vinny deMacedo -- Ranking Minority Sen. Eileen Donoghue Member Sen. Jamie Eldridge Sen. Richard Ross Sen. John Keenan Sen. Donald Humason Sen. Joan Lovely Rules Committee: Ethics Committee: Sen. Mark Montigny -- Chair Sen. Michael Rodrigues -- Chair Sen. Karen Spilka -- Vice Chair Sen. William Brownsberger -- Vice Chair Sen. Eileen Donoghue Sen. Cynthia Creem Sen. James Welch Sen. Sal DiDomenico Sen. Donald Humason -- Ranking Minority Sen. Richard Ross -- Ranking Minority Member Member Sen. Bruce Tarr Sen. Vinny deMacedo Committee on Bills in Third Reading: Committee on Post Audit and Oversight: Sen. Cynthia Creem -- Chair Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives -- Chair Sen. Barbara L'Italien -- Vice Chair Sen. James Welch -- Vice Chair Sen. Ken Donnelly Sen. Michael Moore Sen. Anne Gobi Sen. Thomas McGee Sen. Bruce Tarr Sen. Anne Gobi Sen. Ryan Fattman -- Ranking Minority Member Sen. Bruce Tarr Committee on Steering and Policy: Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets: Sen. Eileen Donoghue -- Chair Sen. John Keenan -- Vice Chair Sen. John Keenan -- Chair Sen. Jamie Eldridge Sen. Thomas McGee -- Vice Chair Sen. Cynthia Creem Sen. Michael Moore Sen. Bruce Tarr Sen. Anne Gobi Sen. Walter Timilty Sen. Donald Humason -- Ranking Minority Member Sen. Vinny deMacedo Committee on Personnel and Administration: Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change: Sen. Michael Rush -- Chair Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives -- Vice Chair Sen. Marc Pacheco -- Chair Sen. Michael Rodrigues Sen. Jamie Eldridge -- Vice Chair Sen. Michael Barrett Sen. Michael Barrett Sen. Marc Pacheco Sen. Joseph Boncore Sen. Patrick O'Connor -- Ranking Minority Sen. Jason Lewis Member Sen. Patrick O'Connor Sen. Vinny deMacedo Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Redistricting: Sen. Sal DiDomenico -- Chair Sen. Harriette Chandler -- Chair Sen. Linda Forry -- Vice Chair Sen. Michael Rodrigues -- Vice Chair Sen. Eric Lesser Sen. Barbara L'Italien Sen. Jamie Eldridge Sen. James Timilty Sen. Adam Hinds Sen. James Welch Sen. Donald Humason Sen. Bruce Tarr HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES Ways and Means: Rep. Brian Dempsey -- Chair Rep. RoseLee Vincent Rep. Stephen Kilik -- Vice Chair Rep. Evandro Carvalho Rep. Elizabeth Malia -- Asst. Vice Chair Rep. Carmine Gentile Rep. James Miceli Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Rep. Thomas Walsh Rep. Joseph McGonagle Rep. Robert Koczera Rep. Rady Mom Rep. Thomas Stanley Rep. Paul Tucker Rep. Sean Garballey Rep. Adrian Madaro Rep. James Arciero Rep. Gerard Cassidy Rep. Brian Ashe Rep. Todd Smola -- Ranking House Minority Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Member Rep. Russell Holmes Rep. Angelo D'Emilia -- Asst. Ranking House Rep. Josh Cutler Minority Member Rep. Mary Keefe Rep. Donald Berthiaume Rep. David Rogers Rep. Nicholas Boldyga Rep. Alan Silvia Rep. Kate Campanale Rep. Daniel Cullinane Rep. Shawn Dooley Rep. Carole Fiola Rep. Timothy Whelan Rep. Daniel Hunt Rep. Donald Wong Rules Committee: Rep. William Galvin -- Chair Rep. Michael Moran Rep. Marjorie Decker -- Vice Chair Rep. Sarah Peake Rep. Byron Rushing Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante Rep. Louis Kafka Rep. Kimberley Ferguson -- Ranking Minority Rep. Joseph Wagner Member Rep. Ronald Mariano Rep. David Vieira -- Asst. Ranking Minority Rep. David Nangle Member Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Sheila Harrington Rep. Patricia Haddad Committee on Bills in Third Reading: Rep. Ted Speliotis -- Chair Rep. Frank Moran -- Vice Chair Rep. Angelo D'Emilia Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets: Rep. Antonio Cabral -- Chair Rep. Michelle DuBois Rep. Ruth Balser -- Vice Chair Rep. Michael Connolly Rep. Angelo Scaccia Rep. William Driscoll Rep. James Dwyer Rep. David Vieira -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Ken Gordon Rep. Kevin Kuros Rep. Daniel Donahue Ethics Committee: Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change: Rep. Chris Markey -- Chair Rep. Daniel Cullinane -- Vice Chair Rep. Frank Smizik -- Chair Rep. Byron Rushing Rep. James Miceli -- Vice Chair Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Denise Provost Rep. Patricia Haddad Rep. Thomas Calter Rep. Peter Kocot Rep. Jonathan Hecht Rep. Sarah Peake Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik Rep. Elizabeth Poirier -- Ranking Minority Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Member Rep. Gerard Cassidy Rep. Jay Barrows -- Asst. Ranking Minority Rep. Brian Murray Member Rep. Geoff Diehl -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Marc Lombardo Rep. Kate Campanale Rep. Susannah Whipps Committee on Personnel and Administration: Committee on Post Audit and Oversight: Rep. Paul McMurtry -- Chair Rep. David Linskey -- Chair Rep. Carole Fiola -- Vice Chair Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli -- Vice Chair Rep. James Miceli Rep. Thomas Stanley Rep. Louis Kafka Rep. Linda Dean Campbell Rep. John Rogers Rep. Jay Livingstone Rep. Colleen Garry Rep. Michael Finn Rep. David Nangle Rep. Michael Day Rep. Solomon Goldstein-Rose Rep. Daniel Ryan Rep. Juana Matias Rep. Joan Meschino Rep. James Lyons -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Peter Durant -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Angelo D'Emilia -- Asst. Ranking Minority Rep. Shaunna O'Connell Member Rep. Kimberly Ferguson Rep. Sheila Harrington Committee on Redistricting: Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling: Rep. Paul Mark -- Chair Rep. Daniel Donahue -- Vice Chair Rep. James Murphy -- Chair Rep. Angleo Scaccia Rep. Thomas Petrolati -- Vice Chair Rep. Colleen Garry Rep. James Dwyer Rep. Sean Garballey Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante Rep. Frank Moran Rep. Josh Cutler Rep. David Rogers Rep. Diana DiZoglio Rep. Jose Tosado Rep. Paul Heroux Rep. Dylan Fernandes Rep. Michelle DuBois Rep. Paul Frost -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Michael Connolly Rep. Steven Howitt Rep. Brad Hill -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Susan Williams Gifford Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs: Rep. Angelo Puppolo -- Chair Rep. Robert Koczera -- Vice Chair Rep. Thomas Calter Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik Rep. Evandro Carvalho Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Rep. Gerard Cassidy Rep. Natalie Higgins Rep. Marc Lombardo -- Ranking Minority Member Rep. Geoff Diehl JOINT COMMITTEES Joint Committee on Children, Families and Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Persons with Disabilities Rep. Steven Ultrino Rep. Jack Lewis Rep. Kay Khan -- House Chair Sen. Linda Forry Sen. Jennifer Flanagan -- Senate Chair Sen. Julian Cyr Rep. Aaron Vega -- House Vice Chair Sen. Thomas McGee Sen. Joan Lovely -- Senate Vice Chair Rep. Shaunna O'Connell -- Ranking House Rep. John Rogers Minority Member Rep. Carolyn Dykema Rep. William Crocker Rep. Jonathan Hecht Sen. Donald Humason Rep. Paul Schmid \ Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business Rep. Edward Coppinger -- House Chair Rep. Natalie Higgins Sen. Julian Cyr -- Senate Chair Rep. Joan Meschino Rep. Josh Cutler -- House Vice Chair Sen. Anne Gobi Sen. Jamie Eldrdige -- Senate Vice Chair Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz Rep. Thomas Calter Sen. Sal DiDomenico Rep. Kenneth Gordon Rep. Leonard Mirra -- Ranking House Minority Rep. Daniel Cullinane Member Rep. Brendan Crighton Rep. Joseph McKenna Rep. Carlos Gonzalez Sen. Vinny deMacedo Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Rep. Jennifer Benson -- House Chair Rep. Jose Tosado Sen. Barbara L'Italien -- Senate Chair Rep. Juana Matias Rep. Daniel Hunt -- House Vice Chair Sen. Michael Brady Sen. James Timilty -- Senate Vice Chair Sen. Sal DiDomenico Rep. Ruth Balser Sen. Jennifer Flanagan Rep. James Arciero Rep. Steven Howitt -- Ranking House Minority Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli Member Rep. Jay Livingstone Rep. Joseph McKenna Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik Sen. Ryan Fattman Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Rep. Joseph Wagner -- House Chair Rep. Bud Williams Sen. Eric Lesser -- Senate Chair Sen. Thomas McGee Rep. Nick Collins -- House Vice Chair Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz Sen. Adam Hinds -- Senate Vice Chair Sen. Marc Pacheco Rep. Sean Garballey Sen. Michael Barrett Rep. Chris Walsh Rep. Keiko Orrall -- Ranking House Minority Rep. Frank Moran Member Rep. Carole Fiola Rep. Kevin Kuros -- Asst. Ranking House Rep. Brendan Crighton Minority
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