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Commitee Assignments 2021 Senate Committee Assignments Commerce Finance Labor V. Susan Sosnowski (D), Chair Ryan W. Pearson (D), Chair Frank A. Ciccone, III (D), Chair Roger A. Picard (D), Vice-Chair Louis P. DiPalma (D), 1st Vice-Chair Frank S. Lombardi (D), Vice-Chair Tiara T. Mack (D), Secretary Walter S. Felag, Jr. (D), 2nd Vice-Chair John P. Burke (D), Secretary Kendra Anderson (D) Thomas J. Paolino (D), Secretary Jessica de la Cruz (D) Hanna M. Gallo (D) Jonathon Acosta (D) Gayle L. Goldin (D) Meghan E. Kallman (D) Sandra Cano (D) Frank Lombardo, III (D) Frank Lombardo, III (D) Frank A Ciccone, III (D) V. Susan Sosnowski (D) Cynthia M. Mendes (D) Melissa A. Murray (D) Elaine J. Morgan (R) James A. Seveney (D) V. Susan Sosnowski (D) Rules, Government Ethics, Education Health and Human Services and Oversight Sandra Cano (D), Chair Louis P. DiPalma (D), Chair Hanna M. Gallo (D), Vice-Chair Joshua Miller (D), Chair James A. Seveney (D), Vice-Chair Ana B. Quezada (D), Secretary Bridget G. Valverde (R), Vice-Chair Meghan E. Kallman (D), Secretary Jeanine Calkin (D) Valarie J. Lawson (D), Secretary Jonathon Acosta (D) Louis P. DiPalma (D) Samuel W. Bell (D) Stephen R. Archambault (D) Thomas J. Paolino (R) Jeanine Calkin (D) Frank A Ciccone, III (D) Ryan W. Pearson (D) Alana DiMario (D) Jessica de la Cruz (D) James A. Seveney (D) Gayle L. Goldin (D) Thomas J. Paolino (R) Dawn Euer (D) Frank Lombardo, III (D) Environment and Agriculture Housing and Municipal Special Legislation and Government Dawn Euer (D), Chair Veterans’ Affairs Alana DiMario (D), Vice-Chair Frank Lombardo, III (D), Chair Walter S. Felag, Jr. (D), Chair Stephen R. Archambault (D), Secretary Meghan E. Kallman (D), Vice-Chair Melissa A. Murray (D), Vice-Chair Cynthia A. Coyne (D) Gordon E. Rogers (R), Secretary Valarie J. Lawson (D) Secretary Meghan E. Kallman (D) Kendra Anderson (D) Samuel W. Bell (D) Joshua Miller (D) Hanna M. Gallo (D) Cynthia M. Mendes (D) Gordon E. Rogers (R) Tiara T. Mack (D) Elaine J. Morgan (R) Bridget Valverde (D) Roger A. Picard (D) Leonidas P. Raptakis (D) James A. Seveney (D) Judiciary Cynthia A. Coyne (D), Chair Stephen R. Archambault (D), Vice-Chair Leonidas P. Raptakis (D), Secretary John P. Burke (D) Dawn Euer (D) Frank S. Lombardi (D) Ana B. Quezada (D) Gordon E. Rogers(D) 2021 House Committee Assignments Conduct Environment and Natural Innovation, Internet and Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D), Chair Resources Technology Thomas E. Noret (D), 1st Vice-Chair David A. Bennett (D), Chair Deborah Ruggiero (D), Chair Deborah A. Fellela (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Robert Phillips (D), 1st Vice-Chair Arthur Handy (D), 1st Vice-Chair Marvin L. Abney (D) William O’Brien (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Lauren H. Carson (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Mia A. Ackerman (D) Bernard Hawkins (D) Gregg Amore (D) Michael W. Chippendale (R) Lauren H. Carson (D) Michael W. Chippendale (R) Grace Diaz (D) Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) Joseph M. McNamara (D) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) Robert E. Craven, Sr. (D) Patricia A. Serpa (D) Kathleen A. Fogarty (D) Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) Arthur Handy (D) Charlene Lima (D) Jason Knight (D) Mary Messier (D) Alex Marszalkowski (D) David Morales (D) Carol Hagan McEntee (D) David J. Place (R) James N. McLaughlin (D) Evan P. Shanley (D) Patricia L. Morgan (R) Teresa Ann Tanzi (D) Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell (D) Carlos E. Tobon (D) June Speakman (D) Corporations Finance Judiciary Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (D), Chair William W. O’Brien (D), 1st Vice-Chair Marvin L. Abney (D), Chair Robert E. Craven, Sr. (D), Chair Justine A. Caldwell (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Scott Slater (D), 1st Vice-Chair Carol H. McEntee (D), 1st Vice-Chair Stephen M. Casey (D) Alex Marszalkowski (D), 2nd V.-Chair Jason Knight (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Michael W. Chippendale (R) Gregg Amore (D) Edith H. Ajello (D) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) Jacquelyn M. Baginski (D) Jose F. Batista (D) Bernard A. Hawkins (D) Jean-Phillipe Barros (D) David A. Bennett (D) Katherine S. Kazarian (D) Grace Diaz (D) Justine A. Caldwell (D) Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) John G. Edwards (D) Julie A. Casimiro (D) Charlene Lima (D) Raymond A. Hull (D) Arthur J. Corvese (D) Steven J. Lima (R) George A. Nardone (R) Leonela Felix (D) Robert D. Phillips (D) William W. O’Brien (D) John J. Lombardi (D) Brandon C. Potter (D) Robert J. Quattrocchi (R) Thomas E. Noret (D) Patricia A. Serpa (D) Deborah Ruggiero (D) David J. Place (R) Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D) Carlos E. Tobon (D) Sherry Roberts (R) Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D) Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D) Education Health and Human Services Labor Joseph M. McNamara (D), Chair Stephen M. Casey (D), Chair Anastasia Williams (D), Chair Jean-Philippe Barros (D), 1st Vice-Chair James N. McLaughlin (D), 1st Vice-Chair Mary Messier (D), 1st Vice-Chair Greg Amore (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Susan R. Donovan (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Karen Azate (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Karen Alzate (D) Mia A. Ackerman (D) Edward Cardillo, Jr. (D) Nathan W. Biah (D) Samuel A. Azzinaro (D) Stephen Casey (D) Justine A. Caldwell (D) David A. Bennett (D) Arthur Corvese (D) Susan R. Donovan (D) Nathan W. Biah (D) John G. Edwards (D) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) Liana M. Cassar (D) Deborah A. Fellela (D) Joshua J. Giraldo (D) Kathleen A. Fogarty (D) Bernard A. Hawkins (D) Rebecca M. Kislak (D) Joshua J. Giraldo (D) Brianna E. Henries (D) Thomas E. Noret (D) Arthur Handy (D) Katherine S. Kazarian (D) Robert D. Phillips (D) Patricia L. Morgan (R) Carol Hagan McEntee (D) Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell (D) Brandon C. Potter (D) Joseph M. McNamara (D) Sherry Roberts (R) Sherry Roberts (R) Patricia L. Morgan (R) Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D) June Speakman (D) Brian C. Newberry (R) Page 1 of 2 Municipal Government and Rules State Government and Housing Arthur J Corvese (D), Chair Elections st Raymond A. Hull (D), Chair William W. O’Brien (D), 1 Vice-Chair Evan P. Shanley (D), Chair nd Kathleen A. Fogarty (D), 1st Vice-Chair Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D), 2 V-Chair Mary Messier (D), 1st Vice-Chair June Speakman (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Samuel A. Azzinaro (D) Arthur J. Corvese (D), 2nd Vice-Chair Karen Alzate (D) Julie A. Casimiro (D) Mia A. Ackerman (D) Jean-Philippe Barros (D) Grace Diaz (D) Edith H. Ajello (D) Edward Cardillo, Jr. (D) Katherine S. Kazarian (D) Jacquelyn M. Baginski (D) John G. Edwards (D) Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) Leonela Felix (D) Katherine S. Kazarian (D) Alex Marszalkowski (D) Raymond A. Hull (D) Charlene Lima (D) Joseph M. McNamara (D) Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) Steven J. Lima (D) Brian C. Newberry (R) Jason Knight (D) David Morales (D) Robert D. Phillips (D) Michelle E. McGraw (D) Patricia L. Morgan (R) David J. Place (R) George A. Nardone (R) Justin Price (R) Patricia A. Serpa (D) Brian C. Newberry (R) Evan P. Shanley (D) Evan P. Shanley (D) Ramon A. Perez (D) Anastasia Williams (D) Scott Slater (D) Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D) Anastasia Williams (D) Oversight Small Business Veterans’ Affairs Carol Hagan McEntee (D), Chair Samuel A. Azzinaro (D), Chair st Patricia A. Serpa (D), Chair Gregory J. Costantino (D), 1st Vice-Chair Carlos E. Tobon (D), 1 Vice-Chair st nd Julie Casimiro (D), 1 Vice-Chair Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D), 2nd V-Chair James N. McLaughlin (D), 2 V-Chair nd Thomas E. Noret (D), 2 Vice-Chair Justine A. Caldwell (D) Marvin L. Abney (D) Edith H. Ajello (D) Lauren H. Carson (D) Mia A. Ackerman (D) Jose F. Batista (D) Julie A. Casimiro (D) Stephen M. Casey (D) Lauren H. Carson (D) Liana M. Cassar (D) Julie A. Casimiro (D) Michael W. Chippendale (R) Grace Diaz (D) Susan R. Donovan (D) Terri-Denise Cartvriend (D) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) Deborah A. Fellela (D) Susan R. Donovan (D) Joshua J. Giraldo (D) John J. Lombardi (D) John G. Edwards (D) Robert D. Phillips (D) Michelle E. McGraw (D) Deborah A. Fellela (D) Justin Price (R) David J. Place (R) Arthur Handy (D) Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell (D) Justin Price (R) Bernard A. Hawkins (D) Scott Slater (D) Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (D) Jason Knight (D) Teresa Ann Tanzi (D) Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D) Charlene Lima (D) Mary Messier (D) Brian C. Newberry (R) Special Legislation Scott Slater (D) Joseph J. Solomon, JR. (D) Kathleen A. Fogarty, Chair st June Speakman (D) Grace Diaz (D), 1 Vice-Chair nd Anastasia Williams (D) Bernard A. Hawkins (D), 2 Vice Chair Karen Alzate (D) Samuel A. Azzinaro (D) Stephen M. Casey (D) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) Joshua J. Giraldo (D) Brianne E. Henries (D) Katherine S. Kazarian (D) Rebecca M. Kislak (D) John J. Lombardi (D) Ramon A. Perez (D) Justin Price (R) Deborah Ruggiero (D) Page 2 of 2 .
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