HOUSE DEMOCRATS of CONNECTICUT LEADERSHIP 2013-2014 MAJORITY LEADER MAJORITY WHIP AT LARGE Joe Aresimowicz Minnie Gonzalez Steve Mikutel DEPUTY SPEAKER Jeff Berger DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP AT LARGE Bob Godfrey Bryan Hurlburt Ernie Hewett Bruce Morris Linda Orange Betsy Ritter DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP Kevin Ryan Douglas McCrory Peggy Sayers Ezequiel Santiago ASSISTANT DEPUTY SPEAKER ASSISTANT MAJORITY WHIP Emil “Buddy” Altobello Terry Backer Louis Esposito Patricia Dillon Mary Fritz Roland Lemar Patricia Billie Miller DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER Phil Miller Juan Candelaria Ted Moukawsher Michelle Cook Elaine O’Brien Paul Davis Kim Rose Auden Grogins Gary Holder-Winfield ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER Russ Morin James Albis Sandy Nafis Kim Fawcett Mae Flexer MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIR Henry Genga Charles “Don” Clemons Tim Larson Matt Lesser DEPUTY MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIR Frank Nicastro Elizabeth “Betty” Boukus Robert Sanchez Charles Stallworth Elissa Wright HOUSE DEMOCRATS of CONNECTICUT COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2013-2014 AGING HOUSING Joseph Serra, Chair Larry Butler, Chair Danny Rovero, Vice Chair Kim Rose, Vice Chair APPROPRIATIONS HUMAN SERVICES Toni Walker, Chair Cathy Abercrombie, Chair Mae Flexer, Vice Chair Charles Stallworth, Vice Chair Patricia Billie Miller, Vice Chair INSURANCE & REAL EsTATE Elaine O’Brien, Vice Chair Robert Megna, Chair BANKS Chris Wright, Vice Chair William Tong, Chair INTERNSHIP Geoff Luxenberg, Vice Chair Matt Lesser, Ranking Member CHILDREN JUDICIARY Diana Urban, Chair Gerald Fox, Chair Kim Fawcett, Vice Chair Matt Ritter, Vice Chair COMMERCE LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Chris Perone, Chair Peter Tercyak, Chair Brian Becker, Vice Chair Ezequiel Santiago, Vice Chair EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT Andrew Fleischmann, Chair Brendan Sharkey, Chair Douglas McCrory, Vice Chair Joe Aresimowicz, Vice Chair ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Lonnie Reed, Chair Jason Rojas, Chair Jonathan Steinberg, Vice Chair Dan Fox, Vice Chair ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM REVIEW & INVESTIGATIONS Linda Gentile, Chair Mary Mushinsky, Chair James Albis, Vice Chair PUBLIC HEALTH EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS Susan Johnson, Chair Claire Janowski, Chair Phil Miller, Vice Chair Rick Lopes, Vice Chair PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE, REVENUE & BONDING Stephen Dargan, Chair Patricia Widlitz, Chair Joe Verrengia, Vice Chair Roland Lemar, Vice Chair Robert Sanchez, Vice Chair REGULATIONS REVIEW Betty Boukus, Bonding Subcommittee Chair Elissa Wright, Ranking Member Kim Fawcett, Transportation Bonding Subcommittee Chair TRANSPORTATION GENERAL LAW Antonio Guerrera, Chair David Baram, Chair Steven Mikutel, Vice Chair David Kiner, Vice Chair VETERANS AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION & ELECTIONS John “Jack” Hennessy, Chair Ed Jutila, Chair Frank Nicastro, Vice Chair Matthew Lesser, Vice Chair HIGHER EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Roberta Willis, Chair Gregg Haddad, Vice Chair.