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ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019-20 NCSL OFFICERS President Staff Chair Speaker Robin Vos Martha R. Wigton Assembly Speaker Director – House Budget & Research Wisconsin Legislature Office State Capitol, Room 217 West Georgia General Assembly PO Box 8953 412 Coverdell Legislative Office Building Madison, WI 53708-8953 18 Capitol Square (608) 266-9171 Atlanta, GA 30334 [email protected] (404) 656-5050 [email protected] President-Elect Staff Vice Chair Speaker Scott Saiki Joseph James “J.J.” Gentry, Esq. Speaker of the House Counsel, Ethics Committee – Senate Hawaii State Legislature South Carolina General Assembly State Capitol PO Box 142 415 South Beretania Street, Room 431 205 Gressette Building Honolulu, HI 96813 Columbia, SC 29202 (808) 586-6100 (803) 212-6306 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Immediate Past Staff Chair Speaker Scott Bedke Jon Heining Speaker of the House General Counsel – Legislative Council Idaho Legislature Texas Legislature State Capitol Building PO Box 12128 PO Box 83720 Robert E. Johnson Building 700 West Jefferson Street 1501 North Congress Avenue Boise, ID 83720-0038 Austin, TX 78711-2128 (208) 332-1123 (512) 463-1151 [email protected] [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Immediate Past President Speaker Mitzi Johnson Speaker of the House Vermont General Assembly State House 115 State Street Montpelier, VT 05633-5501 (802) 828-2228 [email protected] AT LARGE MEMBERS Representative Marvin Abney Senator Eric Bassler Rhode Island General Assembly Indiana General Assembly State House State House, Room 3B-S 82 Smith Street 200 West Washington Street Providence, RI 02903-1105 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785 (401) 222-1478 (317) 232-9400 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Ralph Alvarado Senator David Blount Kentucky General Assembly Mississippi Legislature Capitol Annex, Suite 229 State Capitol 702 Capitol Avenue PO Box 1018 Frankfort, KY 40601 400 High Street, Suite 213 (502) 564-8100 Jackson, MS 39215-1018 [email protected] (601) 359-3232 [email protected] Tim Bommel Photojournalist House of Representatives Missouri General Assembly State Capitol Building B34 201 West Capitol Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573) 751-4043 [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Senator David Carlucci Representative Sarah New York State Legislature Copeland-Hanzas Legislative Office Building Vermont General Assembly 198 State Street, Room 509 State House Albany, NY 12247 115 State Street (518) 455-2991 Montpelier, VT 05633-5501 [email protected] (802) 828-2228 [email protected] Charlotte Carter-Yamauchi Representative Kurt Daudt Director House Minority Leader Legislative Reference Bureau Minnesota Legislature Hawaii State Legislature 267 State Office Building State Capitol, Room 446 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 415 South Beretania Street Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96813 St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 (808) 587-0666 (651) 296-5364 [email protected] [email protected] Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Representative Marcus Evans South Carolina Legislature Illinois General Assembly 309 C Blatt Building Stratton Office Building, Room 268-S PO Box 11867 401 South Spring Street Columbia, SC 29211 Springfield, IL 62706 (803) 734-2809 (217) 782-8272 [email protected] [email protected] Representative Dan Flynn Texas Legislature Capitol Extension PO Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768-2910 (512) 463-0880 [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Matt Gehring Representative Jean Hunhoff Staff Coordinator South Dakota Legislature House Research Department State Capitol Minnesota Legislature 500 East Capitol Avenue 100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Saint Paul, MN 55155 (605) 773-3851 (651) 296-5052 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Bill Hansell Jennifer Jackson Oregon Legislative Assembly Senior Legislative Counsel State Capitol Legal Division – Legislative Council 900 Court Street, NE Texas Legislature Room S-415 Robert E. Johnson Building Salem, OR 97301 1501 N. Congress (503) 986-1729 P.O. Box 12128, Capitol Station [email protected] Austin, TX 78711-2128 (512) 463-1151 [email protected] Aurora Hauke Scott Kaiser Chief of Staff Assistant Secretary – Senate Legislative Budget & Audit Committee Illinois General Assembly Alaska Legislature State Capitol, Room 403 State Capitol, Room 24 Springfield, IL 62706 120 4th Street (217) 782-5715 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 [email protected] (907) 465-5051 [email protected] Senator Matt Huffman Susan W. Kannarr Senate Majority Floor Leader Chief Clerk Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives Senate Building Kansas Legislature One Capitol Square, 2nd Floor Room 272-W, State Capitol Columbus, OH 43215 300 SW 10th Avenue (614) 466-7584 Topeka, KS 66612 [email protected] (785) 296-7633 [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Representative John Kavanagh Sabrina Lewellen Arizona State Legislature Deputy Director Capitol Complex - House Assistant Secretary of the Senate Room 226 Arkansas General Assembly 1700 West Washington Street State Capitol, Room 320 Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890 500 Woodlane (602) 926-5170 Little Rock, AR 72201 [email protected] (501) 682-5608 [email protected] Senator Ron Kouchi Lt. Governor Randy McNally Senate President Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of Hawaii Legislature the Senate Hawaii State Capitol Tennessee General Assembly 415 South Beretania Street, Room 409 Cordell Hull Building, Suite 700 Honolulu, HI 96813 425 Fifth Avenue North, 7th Floor (808) 586-6030 Nashville, TN 37243 [email protected] (615) 741-6806 [email protected] Othni J. Lathram Senator Eddie Melton Alabama Legislature Indiana General Assembly Director, Legislative Services Agency State House, Room 4D-S Alabama State House, Suite 613 200 West Washington Street 11 South Union Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785 Montgomery, AL 36130 (317) 232-9400 (334) 261-0690 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Greg Leding Arkansas General Assembly Senator Ann Millner State Capitol Building, Room 320 Senate Assistant Majority Whip 500 Woodlane Street Utah State Legislature Little Rock, AR 72201 P.O. Box 145115 (501) 682-6107 350 North State Street, Suite 320 [email protected] Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (801) 538-1035 [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Assemblymember Félix Ortiz Connie Ridley Assistant Speaker of the Assembly Director New York Legislature Office of Legislative Administration 731 Legislative Office Building Tennessee General Assembly Albany, NY 12248 Cordell Hull Building (518) 455-3821 425 5th Avenue North, Suite 802 [email protected] Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-1919 [email protected] Anthony “Steve” Pike Senator Carmelo Rios Santiago Chief of Police Senate Majority Leader Virginia Division of Capitol Police Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly Virginia General Assembly The Capitol Washington Building PO Box 9023431 1100 Bank Street, 2nd Floor San Juan, PR 00902-3431 Richmond, VA 23219 (787) 724-2030 (804) 786-5035 [email protected] [email protected] Representative Angelo Puppolo, Jr. Representative David Santiago Massachusetts General Court Florida Legislature State House, Room 122 House Office Building 24 Beacon Street 402 South Monroe Street Boston, MA 02133-1099 Room 317 (617) 722-2006 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 [email protected] (850) 717-5027 [email protected] Senator Sue Rezin Anne Sappenfield Senate Assistant Minority Leader Director – Legislative Council Illinois General Assembly Wisconsin Legislature Capitol Building, Room 309-J 1 East Main Street, Suite 401 301 South Second Street Madison, WI 53703 Springfield, IL 62706 (608) 266-2818 (217) 782-3840 [email protected] [email protected] Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Senator Joseph Scarnati, III Senator Greg Treat Senate President Pro Tempore Senate President Pro Tempore Pennsylvania General Assembly Oklahoma Legislature PO Box 203025 State Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-3025 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard (717) 787-7084 Room 422 [email protected] Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-5632 [email protected] John Snyder Linda Triplett Committee Staff Administrator Performance Accountability Director Legislative Research Commission Legislative PEER Committee Kentucky General Assembly Mississippi Legislature Room 014, Capitol Annex PO Box 1204 702 Capitol Avenue Jackson, MS 39215-1204 Frankfort, KY 40601 (601) 359-1226 (502) 564-8100 EXT 478 [email protected] [email protected] Representative Trey Stewart Representative Linda Upmeyer House Assistant Minority Leader Iowa General Assembly Maine Legislature State Capitol State House, Room 332 1007 East Grand Avenue 2 State House Station Des Moines, IA 50319 Augusta, ME 04333-0002 (515) 281-3221 (207) 227-0569 [email protected] [email protected] Vacant – Legislative Staff Vacant – Legislator Vacant – Legislative Staff Vacant – Legislator Executive Committee Roster 2019-20 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Co-Chairs, Standing Committee Representative Barbara Ballard Senator Wayne Harper House Minority Caucus
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