THE MID-ATLANTIC & TEXAS JUNIOR STATES WINTER CONGRESS 2015 2015 LEGISLATIVE INDEX COMMITTEE CHAIRS & CLERKS COMMITTEE PARTY WHIPS PROPOSED LEGISLATION 2015 BILL INDEX MID-ATLANTIC WINTER CONGRESS 2015 – LEGISLATIVE INDEX COMMITTEE CHAIRS & CLERKS Senate A House A Chair: Nikita Rednam, South Brunswick H.S. Chair: Alex Kaunzinger, Biotechnology H.S. Clerk: Miriam Minsk, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Clerk: Hasin Tasneem, South Brunswick H.S. Senate B House B Chair: Natasha Rubright, South Jersey Chapter Chair: Ryan Seffinger, Bergen County Academies Clerk: Zack Schapire, Princeton H.S. Clerk: Jonathan Lee, Old Mill H.S. Senate C House C Chair: Becky Shults, Renaissance Council Chapter Chair: Alex Martin, Princeton H.S. Clerk: Kaitlyn Ellsweig, Manalapan H.S. Clerk: Zach Gill, Renaissance Council Chapter Senate D House D Chair: Steven Bradley, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School Chair: Yuyan Pu, Conestoga H.S. Clerk: Laura Whelan, Kent Place School Clerk: Alyssa Hwang, Kent Place School Senate E House E Chair: Jayne Touati, Freehold Township H.S. Chair: Rooble Bagga, West Windsor-Plainsboro H.S. North Clerk: Bill Lee, High Tech H.S. Clerk: Iqra Ahmed, Secaucus H.S. Senate F House F Chair: Lydia Trogdon, Broughton H.S. Chair: Won Joon Kang, Leonia H.S. Clerk: Rithvik Kondai, Rutgers Preparatory School Clerk: Sarah Ha, Bergen County Academies Senate G House G Chair: Simran Singh, Conestoga H.S. Chair: Maddie Langfitt, Easton H.S. Clerk: Rita Wang, John P. Stevens H.S. Clerk: Arielle Vertsman, Fort Lee H.S. Senate H House H Chair: Ian Baum, Marlboro H.S. Chair: Samantha Jaeger, St. John Vianney H.S. Clerk: Nirali Patel, Secaucus H.S. Clerk: Daniel Zhao, Morris Hills H.S. Senate I House I Chair: SJ Hyman, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Chair: Roberto Ruiz, Leonia H.S. Clerk: Giancarlo Lorusso, Scotch Plains - Fanwood H.S. Clerk: Anna Prisco, Bergen County Academies Senate J House J Chair: Maya Reyes, Secaucus H.S. Chair: Jeremy Kaplan, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Clerk: Roy Kim, Biotechnology H.S. Clerk: Shruty Shrestha, South Brunswick H.S. 2 MID-ATLANTIC WINTER CONGRESS 2015 – LEGISLATIVE INDEX COMMITTEE PARTY WHIPS Democratic Party Leader: Republican Party Leader: Anne Li, Bergen County Academies Victoria Phelps, Conestoga H.S. Senate A House A Democrat: Madeleine Norman, Princeton H.S. None Republican: Gabriel Swagel, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School House B None Senate B Democrat: Sandy Pecht, Bergen County Academies House C Republican: Justin Greenman, Scotch Plains - Fanwood H.S. Democrat: Justin Linetski, Bergen County Academies Republican: Eva Isaacs, Scotch Plains - Fanwood H.S. Senate C Democrat: Anne Li, Bergen County Academies House D Republican: Victoria Marquez, Oakcrest School None Senate D House E Democrat: Hannah Hyams, Conestoga H.S. Democrat: Allie Brown, Old Mill H.S. Republican: Victoria Johnson, Biotechnology H.S. Republican: Nithin Vejendla, Rutgers Preparatory School Senate E House F Democrat: George Iskander, High Tech H.S. Democrat: Christa Andersen, Colts Neck H.S. Republican: Dylan Mullins, Colts Neck H.S. Republican: Akash Garg, Bergen County Academies Senate F House G Democrat: Adi Melamed, Bergen County Academies None Republican: Steve O’Keefe, Colts Neck H.S. House H Senate G Democrat: Kevin Guo, Watchung Hills Regional H.S. Democrat: James Lowell III, Bergen Catholic H.S. Republican: Mark G. Lalo, Parsippany Hills H.S. Republican: Henry Campos, Biotechnology H.S. House I Senate H Democrat: Hugo Santos, Colts Neck H.S. None Republican: Victoria Phelps, Conestoga H.S. Senate I House J Democrat: Bryce Robins, Leonia H.S. Democrat: Alec Faber, Morris Hills H.S. Republican: Liam Coohill, Bergen County Academies Republican: Dominic Conoshenti, Colts Neck H.S. Senate J None 3 MID-ATLANTIC WINTER CONGRESS 2015 – LEGISLATIVE INDEX SENATE & HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Sen./Rep. Name Delegation Committee Bill Role Senator Albert Gordon Bergen Catholic Senate B Representative Gianpaolo Uribe Bergen Catholic House A Representative Hanlon Lowell Bergen Catholic House A Representative James Freirich Bergen Catholic House A Senator James Lowell Bergen Catholic Senate G Whip Representative Luke Barnard Bergen Catholic House B Senator Thomas Harte Bergen Catholic Senate B Representative William Haracz Bergen Catholic House B Senator Adi Melamed Bergen County Academies Senate F 604F Whip, Sponsor Representative Akash Garg Bergen County Academies House F Whip Representative Alexander Lekan Bergen County Academies House C Senator Ambrosia Ferro Bergen County Academies Senate B 201B Sponsor Representative Amin Jassim Bergen County Academies House C Representative Amira Arora Bergen County Academies House C Representative Anna Prisco Bergen County Academies House I Clerk Senator Anne Li Bergen County Academies Senate C 301C Whip, Sponsor Senator Bea Lee Bergen County Academies Senate A 102A Sponsor Senator Christina Rymond Bergen County Academies Senate H 801H Sponsor Senator Daniel Gu Bergen County Academies Senate B Representative Danny Yim Bergen County Academies House H 801H Sponsor Representative Ethan Zang Bergen County Academies House C Representative Evan Shi Bergen County Academies House D Representative Greg Volynsky Bergen County Academies House D Representative Hyobin Im Bergen County Academies House A 102A Sponsor Representative Jacqueline Sun Bergen County Academies House A 102A Sponsor Representative Justin Linetski Bergen County Academies House C 301C Whip, Sponsor Representative Justin Shetty Bergen County Academies House D Representative Kellen Mcdonald Bergen County Academies House C 301C Sponsor Senator Kevin Barry Bergen County Academies Senate H 801H Sponsor Senator Liam Coohill Bergen County Academies Senate I Whip Bill Room Maria Mendoza Bergen County Academies Bill Room 102A Sponsor Senator Matt Monaco Bergen County Academies Senate C Representative Nicolette Tovstashy Bergen County Academies House E Representative Nikita Dsouza Bergen County Academies House E Representative Olivia Vladyka Bergen County Academies House H 801H Sponsor Senator Ryan Murphy Bergen County Academies Senate C 4 MID-ATLANTIC WINTER CONGRESS 2015 – LEGISLATIVE INDEX Representative Ryan Seffinger Bergen County Academies House B 201B Chair, Sponsor Senator Sandy Pecht Bergen County Academies Senate B 201B Whip, Sponsor Representative Sarah Ha Bergen County Academies House H Sponsor Representative Tarek Mohammed Bergen County Academies House H 801H Sponsor Representative William Chung Bergen County Academies House E Representative Aakansha Kumar Biotechnology H.S. House H Senator Aditi Patel Biotechnology H.S. Senate E Representative Akansha Khurana Biotechnology H.S. House F 802H Sponsor Representative Alex Kaunzinger Biotechnology H.S. House A Chair Representative Alex Yang Biotechnology H.S. House G 701G Sponsor Representative Alice Zhang Biotechnology H.S. House F Senator Alison Pagalilauan Biotechnology H.S. Senate E Representative Aneesha Doshi Biotechnology H.S. House B 202B Sponsor Representative Anshul Agrawal Biotechnology H.S. House G Representative Ashima Tiwari Biotechnology H.S. House F Representative Ben Buckman Biotechnology H.S. House F Representative Brian Meng Biotechnology H.S. House G Senator Burton Ye Biotechnology H.S. Senate G 701G Sponsor Representative Calvin Wang Biotechnology H.S. House G Senator DeVonn Smith Biotechnology H.S. Senate E Representative Gabrielle De Los Biotechnology H.S. House G Santos Senator Gabrielle Granata Biotechnology H.S. Senate H 802H Sponsor Representative Gabrielle Poliak Biotechnology H.S. House E 501E Sponsor Representative Gavin Fernandes Biotechnology H.S. House H Representative Harsheen Singh Biotechnology H.S. House H Senator Henry Campos Biotechnology H.S. Senate G 701G Whip, Sponsor Senator Ingrid Song Biotechnology H.S. Senate F Representative Jacob Barabas Biotechnology H.S. House B 202B Sponsor Senator Jennifer Hom Biotechnology H.S. Senate H 802H Sponsor Representative Joanna Barton Biotechnology H.S. House H Senator Johnny Lucas Biotechnology H.S. Senate B 202B Sponsor Representative Juliana DiGiacomo Biotechnology H.S. House I Representative Kathryn Medrow Biotechnology H.S. House I Senator Lana Salloum Biotechnology H.S. Senate E 501E Sponsor Representative Laura Vorbach Biotechnology H.S. House I Senator Matteo Guzman Biotechnology H.S. Senate B 202B Sponsor Representative Michael Langevin Biotechnology H.S. House J Representative Nihar Desai Biotechnology H.S. House J Representative Nina Samuel Biotechnology H.S. House J Senator Nora Murphy Biotechnology H.S. Senate F 5 MID-ATLANTIC WINTER CONGRESS 2015 – LEGISLATIVE INDEX Senator Patricia Magistrado Biotechnology H.S. Senate G Representative Riya Singh Biotechnology H.S. House E 501E Sponsor Senator Roy Kim Biotechnology H.S. Senate J Clerk Representative Saaketh Kanikicharla Biotechnology H.S. House G 701G Sponsor Senator Sanjana Akula Biotechnology H.S. Senate G Senator Sarah Lin Biotechnology H.S. Senate H Senator Selena Nandiwada Biotechnology H.S. Senate E 501E Sponsor Representative Siddharth Iyer Biotechnology H.S. House B 202B Sponsor Senator Simran Tatuskar Biotechnology H.S. Senate H Representative Sonal Mahindroo Biotechnology H.S. House A Senator Taseen Alam Biotechnology H.S. Senate I Representative Thomas Lehan Biotechnology H.S. House A Representative Tyler Sapp Biotechnology H.S. House E 501E Sponsor Senator Victoria Johnson Biotechnology H.S. Senate D Whip Senator Vineeth Gopu Biotechnology H.S. Senate I Representative Adam Geringer Broughton H.S. House B Senator