House, Senate Name Chairs of 2011 Legislative Committees
The newly elected leadership of the Montana House and Senate has released the names of lawmakers who will serve as presiding officers of 2011 session committees. (Note: This list was updated Dec. 7 to reflect chairmanship changes made after the initial announcement.)
SENATE
Sen. John Brenden, chair of the Senate Committee on Committees, announced the following presiding officer appointments in the Senate:
Committee
Presiding Officer
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Don Steinbeisser, R-Sidney
Business and Labor
Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman
Education and Cultural Resources
Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish
Energy
Alan Olson, R-Roundup
Ethics
Jim Shockley, R-Victor
Finance and Claims
Dave Lewis, R-Helena
Fish and Game
John Brenden, R-Scobey
Highways and Transportation
Llew Jones, R-Conrad
Judiciary
Jim Shockley, R-Victor
Legislative Administration
Taylor Brown, R-Huntley
Local Government
Jon Sonju, R-Kalispell
Natural Resources
Debby Barrett, R-Dillon
Public Health
Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell
Rules
Jeff Essmann, R-Billings
State Administration
Jim Shockley, R-Victor
Taxation
Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell
HOUSE
Rep. Mike Milburn, speaker-elect for the House of Representatives, along with Rep. Tom McGillvray, majority leader-elect, announced the following presiding officer appointments for House committees:
Committee
Presiding Officer
Agriculture
Krayton Kerns, R-Laurel
Appropriations
Walter McNutt, R-Sidney
Business and Labor
Elsie Arntzen, R-Billings
Education
Scott Reichner, R-Bigfork
Ethics
Michael More, R-Gallatin Gateway
Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
Harry Klock, R-Harlowton
Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Ted Washburn, R-Bozeman
Human Services
David Howard, R-Park City
Judiciary
Ken Peterson, R-Billings
Legislative Administration
Jesse O'Hara, R-Great Falls
Local Government
Gary MacLaren, R-Victor
Natural Resources
Gordon Hendrick, R-Superior
Rules
Michael More, R-Gallatin Gateway
State Administration
Pat Ingraham, R-Thompson Falls
Taxation
Mark Blasdel, R-Somers
Transportation
Gordon Vance, R-Bozeman
A full list of members of the session committees will likely be released next week.
