WESTERN STATES LEGISLATIVE LEADERS 2015-2016
(February 11, 2015) ALASKA
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY
President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Kevin Meyer (R) Berta Gardner (D) Mike Chenault (R) Chris Tuck (D)
Majority Leader Majority Leader John Coghill (R) Charisse Millett (R)
ARIZONA
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY
President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Andy Biggs (R) Katie Hobbs (D) David Gowan, Sr. (R) Eric Meyer (D)
Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Majority Leader Steve Yarbrough (R) Steve Farley (D) Steve Montenegro (R) Assistant Minority Leader Bruce Wheeler (D) Majority Whip Minority Whips Majority Whip Gail Griffin (R) Lupe Contreras (D) David Livingston (R) Minority Whip Martin Quezada (D) Rebecca Rios (D) President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore Sylvia Allen (R) Bob Robson (R)
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CALIFORNIA
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY ASSEMBLY MAJORITY ASSEMBLY MINORITY President Pro Tem Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Kevin de Leon (D) Bob Huff (R) Toni Atkins (D) Kristin Olsen (R)
Speaker Pro Tempore Democratic Caucus Chair Majory Floor Leader Kevin Mullin (D) Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) Bill Monning (D) Senate Rules Committee Anthony Cannella (R) Assistant Speaker Pro Rules Committee Chair Jean Fuller (R) Tempore Richard Gordon (D) Senate Rules Committee David Chiu (D) Connie M. Leyva (D) Holly J. Mitchell (D) Majority Floor Leader Chris Holden (D)
Assistant Majority Floor Leader Cristina Garcia (D)
Majority Whip Miguel Santiago (D)
Assistant Majority Whip Jim Cooper (D) Evan Low (D)
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COLORADO
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President of the Senate Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Bill Cadman (R) Morgan Carroll (D) Dickey Lee Hullinghorst Brian DelGrosso (R) (D)
President Pro Tem Assistant Minority Leader Speaker Pro Tempore Assistant Minority Leader Ellen Roberts (R) Rollie Heath (D) Dan Pabon (D) Polly Lawrence (R)
Majority Leader Minority Whip Crisanta Duran (D) Perry Buck (R)
Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Mark Scheffel (R) Jessie Ulibarri (D) Dominick Moreno (D) Lois Landgraf (R)
Assistant Majority Leader Majority Whip Kevin Lundberg (R) Minority Whip Su Ryden (D) Matt Jones (D) Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair Vicki Marble (R) Angela Williams (D)
Majority Whip Randy Baumgardner (R)
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HAWAII
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY President Minority/Floor Leader Speaker Minority Leader Donna Mercado Kim (D) Sam Slom (R) Joseph M. Souki (D) Beth Fukumoto Chang (R)
Vice President Vice Speaker Minority Floor Leader Will Espero (D) John M. Mizuno (D) Andria P.L. Tupola (R)
Majority Leader Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader J. Kalani English (D) Scott K. Saiki (D) Bob McDermott (R)
Assistant Minority Floor Majority Floor Leader Leader Majority Policy Leader Cindy Evans (D) Cynthia Thielen (R) Les Ihara, Jr. (D) Majority Whip Minority Whips Majority Floor Leader Ken Ito (D) Lauren Matsumoto (R) Josh Green (D) Feki Pouha (R) Assistant Majority Leaders Chris Lee (D) Majority Caucus Leader Minority Leader Emeritus Gilbert Roy Takumi (D) Kahele (D) Gene Ward (R)
Majority Whip Speaker Emeritus Brian Taniguchi (D) Calvin K.Y. Say (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) Michelle Stennett (D) Scott Bedke (R) John Rusche (D)
Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader Bart M. Davis (R) Elliot Werk (D) Mike Moyle (R) Mat Erpelding (D)
Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Charles (Chuck) Winder Cherie Buckner-Webb (D) Brent Crane (R) Donna Pence (D) (R) Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair John Vander Woude (R) Todd Lakey (R)
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MONTANA
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President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Debby Barrett (R) Jon Sesso (D) Austin Knudsen (R) Chuck Hunter (D)
President Pro Tempore Minority Whip Speaker Pro Tempore Minority Caucus Leader Frederick “Eric” Moore Robyn Driscoll (D) Lee Randall (R) Carolyn Pease-Lopez (D) (R) Tom Facey (D)
Minority Whips Majority Leader Majority Leader Bryce Bennett (D) Matthew Rosendale (R) Keith Regier (R) Margaret MacDonald (D) Jenny Eck (D)
Majority Whips Ed Buttrey (R) Majority Whips Cary Smith (R) Jerry Bennett (R) Alan Doane (R) Greg Hertz (R) Sarah Laszloffy (R)
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NEVADA
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY ASSEMBLY MAJORITY ASSEMBLY MINORITY Majority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Michael Roberson (R) Aaron Ford(D) John Hambrick (R) Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D)
President Pro Tempre Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Hardy (R) Assistant Minority Leader John Ellison (R) Co-Assistant Minority Floor Debbie Smith (D) Leader Assistant Majority Majority Floor Leader Teresa Benitez-Thompson Leader Co-Minority Whips Paul Anderson (R) (D) Ben Kiechhefer (R) Kelvin Atkinson (D) Maggie Carlton (D) Ruben Kihuen (D) Assistant Majority Co-Majority Whips Floor Leader Scott Hammond (R) Ira Hansen (R) James Settelmeyer (R) Majority Whip Jim Wheeler (R)
Assistant Majority Whips Jill Dickman (R) Victoria Seaman (R)
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NEW MEXICO
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President Pro Tempore Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Mary Kay Papen (D) Stuart Ingle (R) Don Tripp (D) Brian Egolf (R)
Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Michael S. Sanchez (D) William H. Payne (R) Nathan Gentry (D) Sheryl Williams Stapleton (R)
Majority Whip Majority Whip Michael Padilla (D) Alonzo Baldonado (D)
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OREGON
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President Republican Leader Speaker of the House Republican Leader Peter Courtney (D) Ted Ferrioli (R) Tina Kotek (D) Mike McLane (R)
President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore Ginny Burdick (D) Tobias Read (D)
Democratic Leader House Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum (D) Val Hoyle (D)
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UTAH
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President Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Wayne Niederhauser (R) Gene Davis (D) Gregory Hughes (R) Brian King (D)
Majority Leader Minority Whip Majority Leader Minority Whip Ralph Okerlund (R) Karen Mayne (D) James Dunnigan (R) Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D)
Majority Whip Minority Assistant Whip Majority Whip Minority Assistant Whip Adams Stuart (R) Luz Escamilla (D) Francis Gibson (R) Joel Briscoe (D)
Assistant Majority Whip Minority Caucus Manager Majority Assistant Whip Minority Caucus Peter Knudson (R) Jim Dabakis (D) Brad Wilson (R) Manager Patrice Arent (D) Executive Appropriation Executive Appropriations Chair Chair Lyle Hillyard (R) Dean Sanpei (R)
House Rules Chair Michael Noel (R)
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WASHINGTON
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Republican Leader Democratic Leader Speaker Minority Leader Mark Schoesler (R) Sharon Nelson (D) Frank Chopp (D) Dan Kristiansen (R)
President Pro Tempore Democratic Caucus Chair Speaker Pro Tempore Pam Roach (R) Karen Fraser (D) Jim Moeller (D)
Vice President Pro Tempore Democratic Caucus Vice Deputy Speaker Pro Sharon Brown (R) Chair Tempore Rosemary McAuliffe (D) Tina Orwall (D) Deputy Minority Leader Majority Caucus Chair Majority Leader Joel Kretz (R) Linda Evans Parlette (R) Democratic Deputy Leader Pat Sullivan (D) Andy Billig (D) Minority Caucus Chair
Majority Caucus Chair Shelly Short (R) Democratic Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader Eric Pettigrew (D) Christine Joe Fain (R) Rolfes (D) Minority Whip Majority Whip Democratic Assistant Floor Paul Harris (R) Majority Whip Kevin Van De Wege (D) Leader Ann Rivers (R) Minority Floor Leader Annette Cleveland (D) Deputy Majority Whips J.T. Wilcox (R) Majority Deputy Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D)
John Braun (R) Cindy Ryu (D) Minority Caucus Vice Chair
Majority Caucus Vice Chair Joe Schmick (R) Majority Floor Leader Jan Angel (R) Kristine Lytton (D)
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SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY
Majority Assistant Floor Leader Democratic Whip Deputy Majority Leader Assistant Minority Floor Jim Honeyford (R) Cyrus Habib (D) Larry Springer (D) Leaders Matt Shea (R) Majority Assistant Whip Democratic Assistant Whip Deputy Majority Floor Matt Manweller (R) Mark Miloscia (D) Mark Mullet (D) Leaders Steve Bergquist (D) Assistant Minority Whips Gael Tarleton (D) Dan Griffey (R) Dave Hayes (R) Assistant Majority Whips Lynda Wilson (R) Joan McBride (D)
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WYOMING
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President Minority Floor Leader Speaker Minority Floor Leader Phil Nicholas (R) Christopher Rothfuss (D) Kermit Brown (R) Mary Throne (D)
Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Eli Bebout (R) Bernadine Craft (D) Rosie Berger (R) Ken Esquibel (D)
Vice President Minority Caucus Chair Speaker Pro Tempore Minority Caucus Chair Drew Perkins (R) John Hastert (D) Timothy Stubson (R) James Byrd (D)
Majority Whip Hans Hunt (R)
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