WESTERN STATES LEGISLATIVE LEADERS 2011-12

(December 1, 2011)

ALASKA

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Gary Stevens (R) Charlie Huggins (R) Mike Chenault (R) Beth Kerttula (D)

Majority Leader Majority Leader Kevin Meyer (R) Alan Austerman (R)

ARIZONA

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President-elect Minority Leader Speaker of the House Minority Leader Steve Pierce (R) David Schapira (D) Andy Tobin (R) Chad Campbell (D)

President Pro Tempore Assistant Minority Leader Speaker Pro Tempore Assistant Minority Leader Sylvia Allen (R) Leah Landrum Taylor (D) Steve B. Montenegro (R) Steve Farley (D)

Majority Leader Minority Whip Majority Leader Minority Whip Andy Biggs (R) Paula Aboud (D) Steve Court (R) Anna Tovar (D)

Majority Whip Majority Whip Frank Antenori (R) Debbie Lesko (R)

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CALIFORNIA

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY ASSEMBLY MAJORITY ASSEMBLY MINORITY President Pro Tem Minority Leader Speaker Robert Dutton (R) John A. Pérez (D) Darrell Steinberg (D) Republican Caucus Chair Speaker Pro Tempore Minority Floor Leader Bob Huff (R) Fiona Ma (D) Connie Conway (R) Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D) Minority Whip Assistant Speaker Pro Rules Committee Chair Tom Harman (R) Tempore Nancy Skinner (D) Democratic Caucus Chair Mike Gatto (D) Kevin De Leon (D) Majority Floor Leader Majority Whip Charles Calderon (D)

Vacant Assistant Majority Floor Leader Michael Allen (D)

Majority Policy Leader Mike Feuer

Majority Whip Toni Atkins (D)

Assistant Majority Whip Roger Hernandez (D)

Democratic Caucus Chair Jerry Hill (D)

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COLORADO

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Brandon Shaffer (D) (R) Frank McNulty (R) Sal Pace (D)

President Pro Tem Assistant Minority Leader Speaker Pro Tempore Assistant Minority Leader Betty Boyd (D) Mark Scheffel (R) Kevin Priola (R) Nancy Todd (D)

Majority Leader Senate Minority Caucus Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair John Morse (D) Chair Amy Stephens (R) Lois Court (D) Scott Renfroe (R)

Assistant Majority Leader Assistant Majority Leader Minority Assist. Caucus Lois Tochtrop (D) Minority Whip Mark Waller (R) Chair Kevin Grantham (R) (D) Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair Minority Whip Morgan Carroll (D) Carole Murray (R) Claire Levy (D)

Majority Caucus Whip Deputy Minority Whip B.J. Nikkel (R) Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D)

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HAWAII

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority/Floor Leader Speaker Minority Leader Shan Tsutsui (D) Sam Slom (R) Calvin K.Y. Say (D) Gene Ward (R)

Vice President Vice Speaker Minority Floor Leader (D) Joey Manahan (D) Kymberly Marcos Pine (R) Speaker Emeritus Joseph Souki (D)

Majority Leader Assistant Minority

Brickwood Galuteria (D) Leader Majority Leader Cynthia Thielen (R) Assistant Majority Leader Pono Chong (D) Kidani (D) Michelle Assistant Minority Floor Majority Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader Leader Cindy Evans (D) (D) Corinne W.L. Ching (R)

Majority Caucus Leader Majority Whips Minority Policy Leader (D) Mele Carroll (D) Barbara C. Marumoto (R) Ken Ito (D) Majority Policy Leader (D) Minority Whips Les Ihara, Jr. (D) James Kunane Tokioka Aaron Ling Johanson (R) Majority Whips (D) (R) Jill Tokuda (D) George R. Fontaine (R) Suzanne Chun Oakland (D)

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IDAHO

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Pro Tempore Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Brent Hill (R) Edgar Malepeai (D) Lawerence Denney (R) John Rusche (D)

Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Bart M. Davis (R) Les Bock (D) Mike Moyle (R) Elfreda Higgins (D)

Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Charles (Chuck) Winder Michelle Stennett (D) Scott Bedke (R) Brian Cronin (D) (R) Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair Ken Roberts (R) John McGee (R)

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MONTANA

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Jim Peterson (R) Carol Williams (D) Mike Milburn (R) Jon Sesso (D)

President Pro Tempore Minority Whip Speaker Pro Tempore Caucus Leader Bruce Tutvedt (R) Kim Gillan (D) Janna Taylor (R) Betsy Hands (D)

Minority Whips Majority Leader Majority Leader Chuck Hunter (D) Jeff Essmann (R) Tom McGillvray (R) Margaret MacDonald (D)

Majority Whips Taylor Brown (R) Majority Whips Chas Vincent (R) Geral Bennett (R) Keith Regier (R) Cary Smith (R) Wendy Warburton (R)

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NEVADA

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY ASSEMBLY MAJORITY ASSEMBLY MINORITY President Pro Tempore Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Michael A. Schneider (D) Mike McGinness (R) John Oceguera (D) Pete J. Goicoechea (R)

Majority Floor Leader Speaker Pro Tempore Steven A. Horsford (D Assistant Minority Floor Debbie Smith (D) Assistant Minority Floor Leader Leader Assistant Majority Barbara Cegavske (R) Majority Floor Leader Lynn Stewart (R) Floor Leader Marcue L. Conklin (D) Valeri Wiener (D) Minority Whip Minority Whips James Settelmeyer (R) Assistant Majority Tom Grady (R) Majority Whip Floor Leader Mark Sherwood (R) John J. Lee (D) Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D)

Assistant Majority Whips Majority Whip Mo Denis (D) William Horne (D) Sheila Leslie (D) Senior Chief Deputy Whip Kelvin D. Atkinson (D)

Chief Deputy Whips Peggy Pierce (D) David P. Bobzien (D)

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NEW MEXICO

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Pro Tempore Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Timothy Z. Jennings (D) Stuart Ingle (R) Ben Lujan (D) Thomas C. Taylor (R)

Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Michael S. Sanchez (D) William H. Payne (R) W. Ken Martinez (D) Donald E. Bratton (R)

Majority Whip Majority Whip Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D)

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OREGON

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority Leader Co-Speaker of the House Co-Speaker of the House Peter Courtney (D) Ted Ferrioli (R) Arnie Roblan (D) Bruce Hanna (R)

President Pro Tempore Co-Speaker Pro Co-Speaker Pro Tempore Ginny Burdick (D) Tempore/Majority Leader Andy Olson (R) Tina Kotek (D)

Majority Leader Minority Leader Diane Rosenbaum (D) Kevin Cameron (R)

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UTAH

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart (R) President Minority Leader Minority Leader Michael Waddoups (R) Ross I. Romero (D) Majority Leader David Litvack (D) Brad L. Dee (R)

Majority Leader Minority Whip Majority Whip Minority Whip Scott Jenkins (R) Karen W. Morgan (D) Gregory H. Hughes (R) Jennifer M. Seelig (D)

Majority Whip Assistant Minority Whip Assistant Majority Whip Assistant Minority Whip Wayne Niederhauser (R) Patricia Jones (D) Ronda Rudd Menlove (R) Brian S. King (D)

Assistant Majority Whip Minority Caucus Manager Rules Committee Chair Minority Caucus Peter Knudson (R) Ben McAdams (D) Wayne Harper (R) Manager Christine F. Watkins (D) Rules Committee Vice Chair Ryan D. Wilcox (R)

Appropriation Chair Melvin R. Brown (R)

Appropriation Vice Chair John Dougall (R)

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WASHINGTON

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY President Pro Tempore Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Margarita Prentice (D) Mike Hewitt (R) Frank Chopp (D) Richard DeBolt (R)

Vice President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore Paull Shin (D) Jim Moeller (D)

Majority Leader Assistant Speaker Pro Deputy Minority Leader Lisa Brown (D) Minority Caucus Chair Tempore Joel Kretz (R) (R) Tina Orwall (D) Majority Caucus Chair Minority Caucus Chair (D) Minority Floor Leader Majority Leader Dan Kristiansen (R) (R) Pat Sullivan (D)

Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Minority Whip Tracey J. Eide (D) Majority Caucus Chair Bill Hinkle (R) (R) Eric Pettigrew (D)

Majority Whip Minority Floor Leader (D) Minority Deputy Leader Majority Whip Mike Carrell (R) Charles Ross (R) (D)

Majority Caucus Vice Chair Minority Caucus Assistant Minority Floor Debbie Regala (D) Majority Floor Leader Vice Chair Leaders Tami Green (D) (R) Kevin Parker (R) Majority Assistant Floor Matt Shea (R) Leader Deputy Majority Leaders Minority Deputy Floor (D) Marcie Maxwell (D) Leader (R) Larry Springer (D)

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WASHINGTON continued

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

Majority Assistant Whip Minority Deputy Whip Assistant Majority Floor Minority Caucus Vice Chair Kevin Ranker (D) Jerome Delvin (R) Leader Judy Warnick (R) David Frockt (D) Assistant Minority Whips Assistant Majority Whips Cathy Dahlquist (R) Joe Fitzgibbon (D) Jason Overstreet (R) Luis Moscoso (D) (R) Cindy Ryu (D)

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WYOMING

SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY

President Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Jim Anderson (R) John Hastert (D) Ed Buchanan (R) W. Patrick Goggles (D)

Vice President Minority Whip Speaker Pro Tempore Minority Whip Phil Nicholas (R) Marty Martin (D) Keith Gingery (R) Mary Throne (D)

Majority Floor Leader Minority Caucus Chair Majority Floor Leader Minority Caucus Chair Tony Ross (R) Floyd Esquibel (D) Tom Lubnau (R) Joe Barbuto (D)

Majority Whip Matt Teeters (R)

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