December 17, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact House Information Officer Cissy Taylor (603) 271-3664
[email protected] SPEAKER NORELLI APPOINTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS, VICE CHAIRS CONCORD –Speaker Terie Norelli today announced the names of members of the House of Representatives she has appointed chair and vice chair of the House’s 22standing committees. “Some are returning chairs and some are new,” Speaker Norelli said. “We all have our work cut out for us as we move into the 161st Session of the General Court conducting the business of the people of New Hampshire for the next two years.” Committee chairs and vice chairs are: Children and Family Law, Chair Mary Stuart Gile of Concord, Vice Chair Barbara Richardson of Richmond; Commerce, Chair Tara Reardon of Concord, Vice Chair Ed Butler of Harts Location; Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Chair Steve Shurtleff of Penacook, Vice Chair Laura Pantelakos of Portsmouth; Education, Chair Emma Rous of Durham, Vice Chair Judy Reever of Laconia; Election Law, Chair Jane Clemons of Nashua, Vice Chair David Pierce of Etna; Environment and Agriculture, Chair Tara Sad of Walpole, Vice Chair Jane Beaulieu of Manchester; Executive Departments and Administration, Chair Anne-Marie Irwin of Peterborough, Vice Chair Laurie Harding of Lebanon; Finance, Chair Marjorie Smith of Durham, Vice Chair Sharon Nordgren of Hanover; Fish and Game, Chair Dennis Abbott of Newmarket, Vice Chair Margaret Porter of Epsom; Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, Chair Cindy Rosenwald of Nashua, Vice Chair Tom