OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Rep. Tim Moore Speaker of the House

FOR IMMEDIATE Contact: Mollie Young RELEASE Tuesday - January 27, 919-733-5917 2015

Speaker Moore Announces Committee Chairs

Raleigh, NC – Today, Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced the Representatives who will chair each of the 2015- 2016 House Committees.

“Each House Committee has the task of advocating for and improving some of the most important aspects of our community. The decision to choose the Representatives to lead these committees was made with great scrutiny. I have full faith in my colleagues placed in these positions of leadership, and look forward to starting a productive House session this week,” Speaker Moore stated on Monday.

The committee chairs are as follows:

Aging Chairman , Chairman Rena W. Turner Vice-Chairman Susan C. Fisher, Vice-Chairman

Agriculture Chairman , Chairman , Chairman James H. Langdon, Chairman Vice-Chairman William D. Brisson, Vice-Chairman Beverly M. Earle, Vice-Chairman Charles Graham, Vice-Chairman Marvin W. Lucas, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman

Alcoholic Beverage Control Chairman James L. Boles Jr, Chairman Vice-Chairman Kelly M. Alexander Jr, Vice-Chairman Kelly E. Hastings, Vice-Chairman Charles Jeter, Vice-Chairman Marvin W. Lucas

Appropriations Senior Chairman Chairman Linda P. Johnson, Chairman , Chairman Chuck McGrady Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman James L. Boles Jr., Vice-Chairman William Brawley, Vice-Chairman William D. Brisson, Vice-Chairman Rayne Brown, Vice- Chairman Brian Brown, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Justin P. Burr, Vice-Chairman George G. Cleveland, Vice-Chairman N. Leo Daughtry, Vice-Chairman Jimmy Dixon, Vice-Chairman , Vice- Chairman Bryan R. Holloway, Vice-Chairman D. Craig Horn, Vice-Chairman Pat B. Hurley, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Chris Malone, Vice-Chairman Pat McElraft, Vice-Chairman Michele D. Presnell, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman John A. Torbett, Vice-Chairman

Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Chairman Jimmy Dixon, Chairman Pat McElraft, Chairman Roger West Vice-Chairman Rick Catlin, Vice-Chairman Garland E. Pierce

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chairman Hugh Blackwell, Chairman Rob Bryan, Chairman Bryan R. Holloway, Chairman D. Craig Horn Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Chris Whitmire

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Chairman Rayne Brown, Chairman George G. Cleveland, Chairman Dennis Riddell Vice-Chairman Mark Brody, Vice-Chairman Susan C. Fisher, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Larry G. Pittman

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Chairman Marilyn Avila, Chairman William D. Brisson, Chairman Josh Dobson, Chairman Chris Malone Vice-Chairman Brig. Gen. (R) Gary Pendleton

Appropriations Subcommittee on Information Technology Chairman Jason Saine

Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety Chairman James L. Boles Jr, Chairman N. Leo Daughtry, Chairman John Faircloth, Chairman Pat B. Hurley Vice-Chairman Darren G. Jackson, Vice-Chairman Allen McNeill, Vice-Chairman Sarah Stevens

Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation Chairman Frank Iler, Chairman Phil Shepard, Chairman Paul Tine, Chairman John A. Torbett

Banking Chairman Julia C. Howard, Chairman Charles Jeter Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman John A. Fraley, Vice-Chairman Larry D. Hall

Children, Youth, and Families Chairman Johnathan C. Jordan, Chairman Sarah Stevens Vice-Chairman Tricia Ann Cotham

Commerce and Job Development Chairman , Chairman Michele D. Presnell, Chairman Stephen M. Ross Vice-Chairman John R. Bradford III, Vice-Chairman Brian Brown, Vice-Chairman John A. Fraley, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Charles Graham, Vice-Chairman Susan Martin, Vice-Chairman Rodney W. Moore, Vice- Chairman

Education - Community Colleges Chairman Mark Brody, Chairman Allen McNeill Vice-Chairman Josh Dobson

Education - K-12 Chairman , Chairman D. Craig Horn, Chairman Linda P. Johnson Vice-Chairman Tricia Ann Cotham, Vice-Chairman Edward Hanes Jr.

Education - Universities Chairman Brian Brown, Chairman Bryan R. Holloway

Elections Chairman , Chairman David R. Lewis Vice-Chairman Harry Warren

Environment Chairman Rick Catlin, Chairman Pat McElraft Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Chuck McGrady

Ethics Chairman John Faircloth, Chairman Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman N. Leo Daughtry

Finance Senior Chairman William Brawley, Senior Chairman Jason Saine Chairman Kelly E. Hastings, Chairman Susan Martin, Chairman Mitchell S. Setzer, Chairman John Szoka Vice-Chairman Kelly M. Alexander Jr., Vice-Chairman John M. Blust, Vice-Chairman Jeff Collins, Vice-Chairman Nelson Dollar, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Linda P. Johnson, Vice-Chairman Paul Luebke, Vice-Chairman Rodney W. Moore, Vice-Chairman Stephen M. Ross, Vice-Chairman Harry Warren

Health Chairman Brian Brown, Chairman Bert Jones, Chairman Donny Lambeth Vice-Chairman Marilyn Avila, Vice-Chairman William D. Brisson, Vice-Chairman Nelson Dollar, Vice-Chairman Beverly M. Earle, Vice-Chairman Jean Farmer-Butterfield

Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Chairman George G. Cleveland, Chairman Larry G. Pittman, Chairman , Chairman Chris Whitmire Vice-Chairman Larry D. Hall, Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Garland E. Pierce

Insurance Chairman , Chairman Mitchell S. Setzer Vice-Chairman Rosa U. Gill, Vice-Chairman Brig. Gen. (R) Gary Pendleton, Vice-Chairman Paul Tine

Judiciary I Chairman N. Leo Daughtry Vice-Chairman Justin P. Burr, Vice-Chairman Darren G. Jackson

Judiciary II Chairman John M. Blust, Chairman Jonathan C. Jordan Vice-Chairman John Faircloth, Vice-Chairman Rick Glazier, Vice-Chairman Pat B. Hurley, Vice-Chairman Chuck McGrady, Vice-Chairman Henry M. Michaux Jr., Vice-Chairman Paul Stam

Judiciary III Chairman Ted Davis Jr., Chairman Sarah Stevens Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Vice-Chairman Verla Insko, Vice-Chairman Rena W. Turner

Judiciary IV Chairman Hugh Blackwell, Chairman Rob Bryan, Chairman Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer Vice-Chairman Susi H. Hamilton

Local Government Chairman Ted Davis Jr., Chairman Vice-Chairman James H. Langdon Jr.

Pensions and Retirement Chairman Allen McNeill, Chairman Stephen M. Ross Vice-Chairman Henry M. Michaux Jr.

Public Utilities Chairman Dean Arp, Chairman Jeff Collins, Chairman Harry Warren Vice-Chairman Mike Hager, Vice-Chairman Edward Hanes Jr., Vice-Chairman

Regulatory Reform Chairman John R. Bell IV, Chairman Chris Millis, Chairman Dennis Riddell Vice-Chairman Ken Goodman, Vice-Chairman Jonathan C. Jordan

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Chairman David R. Lewis Vice-Chairman N. Leo Daughtry, Vice-Chairman Ted Davis Jr., Vice-Chairman Paul Stam, Vice-Chairman John A. Torbett

State Personnel Chairman Jeff Collins, Chairman James H. Langdon Jr. Vice-Chairman Larry M. Bell

Transportation Chairman Frank Iler, Chairman Phil Shepard, Chairman John A. Torbett Vice-Chairman Becky Carney, Vice-Chairman George G. Cleveland

University Board of Governors Nominating Chairman Nelson Dollar Vice-Chairman Edward Hanes Jr., Vice-Chairman Kelly E. Hastings

Wildlife Resources Chairman Chris Malone, Chairman Roger West