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 Pat Hurley, Chairman Rena W. Turner Vice-Chairman Susan C. Fisher, Vice-Chairman Joe Sam Queen Agriculture Chairman Mark Brody, Chairman Jimmy Dixon, Chairman James H. Langdon, Chairman Bob Steinburg Vice-Chairman William D. Brisson, Vice-Chairman Beverly M. Earle, Vice-Chairman Charles Graham, Vice-Chairman Marvin W. Lucas, Vice-Chairman Larry Yarborough, Vice-Chairman Lee Zachary Alcoholic Beverage Control Chairman James L. Boles Jr, Chairman Jon Hardister Vice-Chairman Kelly M. Alexander Jr, Vice-Chairman Kelly E. Hastings, Vice-Chairman Charles Jeter, Vice-Chairman Marvin W. Lucas Appropriations Senior Chairman Nelson Dollar Chairman Linda P. Johnson, Chairman Donny Lambeth, Chairman Chuck McGrady Vice-Chairman Dean Arp, Vice-Chairman Marilyn Avila, Vice-Chairman Hugh Blackwell, 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 Rob Bryan, Vice-Chairman Justin P. Burr, Vice-Chairman George G. Cleveland, Vice-Chairman N. Leo Daughtry, Vice-Chairman Jimmy Dixon, Vice-Chairman John Faircloth, Vice- Chairman Bryan R. Holloway, Vice-Chairman D. Craig Horn, Vice-Chairman Pat B. Hurley, Vice-Chairman Frank Iler, Vice-Chairman Chris Malone, Vice-Chairman Pat McElraft, Vice-Chairman Michele D. Presnell, Vice-Chairman Dennis Riddell, Vice-Chairman Jason Saine, Vice-Chairman Phil Shepard, Vice-Chairman Paul Tine, Vice-Chairman John A. Torbett, Vice-Chairman Roger West 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 Paul Stam, 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 Elmer Floyd, 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 Dan Bishop, 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 Debra Conrad, 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 Ken Goodman, Vice-Chairman Charles Graham, Vice-Chairman Susan Martin, Vice-Chairman Rodney W. Moore, Vice- Chairman John Szoka Education - Community Colleges Chairman Mark Brody, Chairman Allen McNeill Vice-Chairman Josh Dobson Education - K-12 Chairman Jeffrey Elmore, 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 Bert Jones, Chairman David R. Lewis Vice-Chairman Harry Warren Environment Chairman Rick Catlin, Chairman Pat McElraft Vice-Chairman Jay Adams, Vice-Chairman Chuck McGrady Ethics Chairman John Faircloth, Chairman Rick Glazier Vice-Chairman Becky Carney, 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 Mike Hager, 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 Michael Speciale, Chairman Chris Whitmire Vice-Chairman Larry D. Hall, Vice-Chairman Grier Martin, Vice-Chairman Garland E. Pierce Insurance Chairman Dana Bumgardner, 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 Nathan Baskerville, Vice-Chairman Pricey Harrison, 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 Carl Ford 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 Sam Watford 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 .