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Speaker John A. Pérez Announces Assembly Leadership Positions and Committee Chairs for New Legislative Session

SACRAMENTO– Today Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) announced his Assembly leadership team and appointed committee chairs for the 2013-14 Regular Session.

“I’m pleased to announce the members of our outstanding leadership team and committee chairs,” said Speaker Pérez. “This talented group represents the diversity of California and offers the leadership, working knowledge, and expertise needed to tackle the important issues facing our state.”

The Speaker has made the following leadership and committee appointments for the 2013- 14 Regular Session, which take effect today:

Speaker pro Tempore Hon. Nora Campos Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Hon. Kevin Mullin Majority Floor Leader Hon. Toni Atkins Assistant Majority Floor Leader Hon. Anthony Rendon Majority Whip Hon. Chris R. Holden Democratic Whip Hon. Jimmy Gomez Democratic Whip Hon. V. Manuel Pérez Democratic Caucus Chair Hon. Philip Y. Ting Rules Committee Chair Hon. Nancy Skinner

Accountability and Administrative Review Assemblymember Jim Frazier, Chair

Aging and Long-Term Care Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Chair

Agriculture Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman, Chair

Appropriations Assemblymember Mike Gatto, Chair

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon, Chair

Banking and Finance Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, Chair

Budget Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield, Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell, Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance Assemblymember Susan A. Bonilla, Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration Assemblymember Tom Daly, Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., Chair

Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield, Chair

Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Assemblymember Richard S. Gordon, Chair

Education Assemblymember Joan Buchanan, Chair

Elections and Redistricting Assemblymember Paul Fong, Chair

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo, Chair

Governmental Organization Assemblymember Isadore Hall III, Chair

Health Assemblymember Richard Pan, Chair

Higher Education Assemblymember Das Williams, Chair

Housing and Community Development Assemblymember Norma J. Torres, Chair

Human Services Assemblymember Mark Stone, Chair

Insurance Assemblymember Henry T. Perea, Chair

Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Assemblymember Jose Medina, Chair

Judiciary Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski, Chair

Labor and Employment Assemblymember Roger Hernández, Chair

Local Government Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian, Chair Assemblymember Marc Levine, Vice Chair

Natural Resources Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro, Chair

Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Chair

Public Safety Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Chair

Revenue and Taxation Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra, Chair

Rules Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, Chair Assemblymember Scott Wilk, Vice Chair Assemblymember Franklin E. Bigelow Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown Assemblymember Ed Chau Assemblymember Tim Donnelly Assemblymember Curt Hagman Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez Assemblymember Bill Quirk Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber Assemblymember Ken Cooley, Democratic Alternate Assemblymember Marie Waldron, Republican Alternate

Transportation Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair

Utilities and Commerce Assemblymember Steven Bradford, Chair

Veterans Affairs Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, Chair

Water, Parks and Wildlife Assemblymember Ben Hueso, Chair

Joint Legislative Audit Assemblymember Adam C. Gray, Chair

Assembly Legislative Ethics Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, Co-Chair Assemblymember Allan R. Mansoor, Co-Chair

Select Committee on Agriculture and the Environment Assemblymember Marc Levine, Chair

Select Committee on Community Colleges Assemblymember Steve Fox, Chair

Select Committee on Job Creation for the New Economy Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Chair

Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Jr., Chair

Select Committee on Regional Transportation Solutions Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Chair

Select Committee Workforce and Vocational Development in California Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Jr., Chair

Website of Speaker John A. Pérez: www.asmdc.org/speaker