Senate Democrats Name Committee Chairs, More Than Half New

The job of picking House and Senate Committee Chairs was completed this week with the Senate Democrats naming their Chairs. More than half of their positions are being held by members new to the job.

            The House Republicans and Democrats named their Chairs in December.
            The next step is naming the actual members of each Committee.

Aging & Youth Kim Ward LeAnna Washington
Agriculture & Rural Affairs Elder Vogel* Lisa Boscola*
Appropriations Jake Corman Vincent Hughes*
Banking & Insurance Don White Michael Stack
Communications & Technology Michael Folmer Lawrence Farnese*
Community, Economic & Rec. Dev. Jane Earll Wayne Fontana
Consumer Protection & Prof. Licensure Robert Tomlinson Lisa Boscola
Education Jeffrey Piccola Andrew Dinniman
Environmental Resources & Energy Mary Jo White John Yudichak*
Finance Mike Brubaker* John Wozniak*
Game & Fisheries Richard Alloway II Richard Kasunic
Intergovernmental Operations** Lloyd Smucker* John Blake*
Judiciary Stewart Greenleaf Daylin Leach
Labor & Industry John Gordner Christine Tartaglione
Law & Justice John Pippy Jim Ferlo*
Local Government John Eichelberger John Blake*
Public Health & Welfare Patricia Vance Shirley Kitchen*
Rules & Nominations Dominic Pileggi Jay Costa*
State Government Charles McIlhinney, Jr. Anthony Williams
Transportation John Rafferty, Jr. John Wozniak*
Urban Affairs & Housing Eugene Yaw James Brewster*
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Prep. Lisa Baker Timothy Solobay*
*New Chair
** New Committee

1/17/2011

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