Executive Committee
20 13-2014 Members
As of October 3, 2014
CHAIR CHAIR -ELECT Representative Craig Johnson Representative Nancy Todd Alaska Colorado
VICE CHAIR IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Representative Jeff Thompson Senator Kelvin Atkinson Idaho Nevada
ALASKA CALIFORNIA President Charlie Huggins Senator Darrell Steinberg President of the Senate President Pro Tempore Senator John Coghill Senator Bob Huff Appointed by President of the Senate Senate Minority Leader Senator Hollis French Speaker Toni Atkins Senate Minority Leader Speaker of the Assembly Senator Lesil McGuire Assembly Member Connie Conway CSG West Past Chair Assembly Minority Leader Senator Gary Stevens Assembly Member Steven Bradford CSG Immediate Past Chair Vice Chair, CSG West Energy and Public Lands Speaker Mike Chenault Speaker of the House COLORADO Representative Craig Johnson President Morgan Carroll CSG West Chair President of the Senate Representative Chris Tuck Senator Bill Cadman House Minority Leader Senate Minority Leader Representative Lance Pruitt Senator Gail Schwartz Chair, CSG West Water and Environment Chair, CSG West Agriculture and Rural Affairs Senator Nancy Todd ARIZONA CSG West Chair Elect President Andy Biggs Speaker Mark Ferrandino President of the Senate Speaker of the House Senator Anna Tovar Representative Brian DelGrosso Senate Minority Leader House Minority Leader Senator John McComish Representative Dickey Lee Hullinghorst Vice Chair, WESTRENDS Appointed by Speaker of the House Senator Kelli Ward Representative Lois Landgraf 2013 WLA Class President Appointed by Speaker of the House Speaker Andy Tobin Representative Steve Lebsock Speaker of the House Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Chad Campbell Representative Dan Pabon House Minority Leader Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Frank Pratt Representative Libby Szabo Vice Chair, CSG West Agriculture and Rural Appointed by Speaker of the House Affairs
CSG West ∙ 1107 9th Street, Suite 730 ∙ Sacramento, CA 95814 ∙ Phone (916) 553-4423 ∙ www.csgwest.org ~ 1 ~ HAWAII CONT - MONTANA President Donna Mercado Kim Representative Doug Kary President of the Senate Appointed by Speaker of the House Senator Sam Slom Representative Kathleen Williams Senate Minority Floor Leader Vice Chair, CSG West Water and Environment Senator Brian T. Taniguchi CSG West Past Chair NEVADA Chair, CSG West High Education Task Force Senator Moises “Mo” Denis Speaker Joseph Souki Majority Floor Leader Speaker of the House Senator Michael Roberson Representative Aaron Ling Johanson Senate Minority Leader House Minority Leader Senator Kelvin D. Atkinson Representative Marcus Oshiro CSG West Immediate Past Chair CSG West Past Chair Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick Representative Scott Saiki Speaker of the Assembly Appointed by Speaker of the House Assemblyman Pat Hickey Representative Kyle Yamashita Assembly Minority Floor Leader Co-Chair, CSG Fiscal & Economic Assemblyman David Bobzien Development Public Policy Committee Vice Chair, CSG West Health Committee Assemblywoman Marilyn Dondero Loop IDAHO Vice Chair, CSG West Education Committee Senator Brent Hill Assemblyman Paul Anderson President Pro Tempore Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Senator Bart M. Davis Assemblyman Jason Frierson CSG Past Chair and CSG West Past Chair Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Senator Michelle Stennett Senate Minority Leader Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams Senator Dean Mortimer Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Chair, CSG West Education Committee Assemblyman Lynn Stewart Speaker Scott Bedke Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Speaker of the House Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson Representative John Rusche Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly House Minority Leader Representative Maxine Bell NEW MEXICO Vice Chair, CSG Finance Committee Senator Mary Kay Papen Representative Jeff Thompson President Pro Tempore CSG West Vice Chair Senator Stuart Ingle Vice Chair, Futures of Western Legislatures and Senate Minority Floor Leader Co-Chair, CSG Education Public Policy Senator Gay Kernan Representative Richard Wills Appointed by President Pro Tempore CSG West Past Chair Senator Michael Sanchez Appointed by President Pro Tempore MONTANA Senator John Sapien President Jeff Essmann Chair, CSG West Economic Development and President of the Senate Trade Senator Jon Sesso Speaker W. Ken Martinez Senate Minority Leader Speaker of the House Speaker Mark Blasdel Representative Donald Bratton Speaker of the House House Minority Floor Leader Representative Chuck Hunter Representative Rick Miera House Minority Leader Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Tom Berry Vice Chair, CSG West Economic Development and Trade
CSG West ∙ 1107 9th Street, Suite 730 ∙ Sacramento, CA 95814 ∙ Phone (916) 553-4423 ∙ www.csgwest.org ~ 2 ~ OREGON WASHINGTON President Peter Courtney Senator Rodney Tom President of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus Leader Senator Ted Ferrioli Senator Mark Schoesler Senate Republican Leader Senate Republican Leader Senator Ginny Burdick Senator Sharon Nelson Vice Chair, CSG West Fiscal Affairs Senate Democratic Leader Speaker Tina Kotek Senator Karen Fraser Speakers of the House Co-Chair, CSG West Canada Relations Representative Mike McLane Speaker Frank Chopp House Republican Leader Speaker of the House Representative Sara Gelser Representative Dan Kristiansen Co-Chair, CSG Education Public Policy House Republican Leader Committee Representative Sam Hunt Appointed by Speaker of the House UTAH Representative Jeff Morris President Wayne Niederhauser CSG West Past Chair President of the Senate Representative Sherry Appleton Senator Gene Davis Appointed by Speaker of the House Senate Minority Leader Representative Judy Clibborn Senator J. Stuart Adams Co-Chair, CSG Transportation Public Policy Appointed by President of the Senate Committee Senator Peter Knudson Representative Bruce Chandler Appointed by President of the Senate Chair, CSG West Legislative Council of River Senator Ralph Okerlund Governance Appointed by President of the Senate Speaker Rebecca Lockhart WYOMING Speaker of the House President Tony Ross Representative Jennifer Seelig President of the Senate House Minority Leader Senator Christopher Rothfuss Vice Chair, CSG West Higher Education Task Senate Minority Floor Leader Force Speaker Tom Lubnau Representative Melvin R. Brown Speaker of the House CSG West Past Chair Representative Mary Throne Chair, CSG West Fiscal Affairs House Minority Floor Leader Representative Brad Dee Representative Rosie Berger Appointed by Speaker of the House CSG West Past Chair Representative Roger Barrus Representative Elaine Harvey Appointed by Speaker of the House Chair, CSG West Health Committee Representative Jack Draxler Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Brad Wilson ALBERTA, CANADA Appointed by Speaker of the House MLA Mary Anne Jablonski Co-Chair, CSG West Canada Relations
*Michael Christensen Director Legislative Research & Counsel
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