WESTERN STATES LEGISLATIVE LEADERS 2016-2017
(February 2, 2016) 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 Floor Leader Kevin de Leon (D) Jean Fuller (R) Toni Atkins (D) Chad Mayes (R)
Speaker Pro Tempore Democratic Caucus Chair Majority Floor Leader Minority Whip Kevin Mullin (D) Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) Bill Monning (D) Ted Gaines (R) Assistant Speaker Pro Rules Committee Chair Majority Whip Senate Rules Committee Tempore Richard Gordon (D) Lois Wolk (D) Anthony Cannella (R) David Chiu (D) Sharon Runner (R) Majority Floor Leader Senate Rules Committee Chris Holden (D)
Connie M. Leyva (D) Assistant Majority Floor Holly J. Mitchell (D) 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) Lucia Guzman (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 Caucus Chair Majority Leader Minority Whip Mark Scheffel (R) Jessie Ulibarri (D) Crisanta Duran (D) Perry Buck (R)
Assistant Majority Leader Minority Whip Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Kevin Lundberg (R) Matt Jones (D) Dominick Moreno (D) Lois Landgraf (R)
Majority Caucus Chair Majority Whip Vicki Marble (R) Su Ryden (D)
Majority Whip Majority Caucus Chair Randy Baumgardner (R) Angela Williams (D)
Majority Deputy Whip Brittany Pettersen (D)
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HAWAII
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY President Minority/Floor Leader Speaker Minority Leader Ronald D. Kouchi (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) Feki Pouha (R)
Majority Leader Majority Leader Assistant Minority Leader J. Kalani English (D) Scott K. Saiki (D) Bob McDermott (R)
Assistant Minority Floor Majority Caucus Leader Majority Floor Leader Leader Brickwood Galuteria (D) Cindy Evans (D) Cynthia Thielen (R)
Majority Floor Leader Majority Whip Ken Ito (D) Minority Whip Josh Green (D) Lauren Matsumoto (R)
Assistant Majority Leaders Majority Whip Minority Leader Emeritus Donovan M. Dela Cruz (D) Chris Lee (D) Roy Takumi (D) Gene Ward (R)
Speaker Emeritus Minority Policy Leader Calvin K.Y. Say (D) Andria P.L. Tupola (R)
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IDAHO
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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) Cherie Buckner-Webb (D) Mike Moyle (R) Mat Erpelding (D)
Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Assistant Majority Leader Minority Caucus Chair Charles (Chuck) Winder Grant Burgoyne (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) VACANT
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 Diane Rosenbaum (D) Tobias Read (D)
Democratic Leader House Majority Leader Ginny Burdick (D) Jennifer Williamson (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 Stuart Adams (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)
Executive Appropriations House Rules Chair Chair Michael Noel (R) Jerry W. Stevenson (R)
Senate Rules Chair Kevin T. Van Tassell (R)
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WASHINGTON
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Majority 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 Deputy Minority Leader Pam Roach (R) Karen Fraser (D) Jim Moeller (D) Joel Kretz (R)
Vice President Pro Tempore Democratic Deputy Leader Deputy Speaker Pro Minority Caucus Chair Sharon Brown (R) Andy Billig (D) Tempore Shelly Short (R) Tina Orwall (D) Republican Caucus Chair Democratic Floor Leader Majority Leader Minority Whip Linda Evans Parlette (R) Christine Rolfes (D) Pat Sullivan (D) Paul Harris (R)
Republican Floor Leader Democratic Assistant Floor Majority Caucus Chair Minority Floor Leader Joe Fain (R) Leader Eric Pettigrew (D) J.T. Wilcox (R) Marko Liias (D) Republican Whip Majority Whip Minority Caucus Vice Chair Ann Rivers (R) Democratic Whip Kevin Van De Wege (D) Joe Schmick (R)
Cyrus Habib (D) Deputy Republican Leader Majority Floor Leader John Braun (R) Democratic Assistant Whip Gael Tarleton (D)
Mark Mullet (D) Republican Caucus Vice Chair
Jan Angel (R)
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WASHINGTON continued
SENATE MAJORITY SENATE MINORITY HOUSE MAJORITY HOUSE MINORITY
Republican Deputy Floor Leader Deputy Majority Whips Assistant Minority Floor Jim Honeyford (R) Marcus Riccelli (D) Leaders Jessyn Farrell (D) Matt Shea (R) Matt Manweller (R) Deputy Majority Leader Larry Springer (D) Assistant Minority Whips Dan Griffey (R) Deputy Majority Floor Dave Hayes (R) Leaders Lynda Wilson (R) Steve Bergquist (D)
Assistant Majority Whip 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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