Leadership Line Up in the 2015 Maryland Legislature

Leadership Line Up in the 2015 Maryland Legislature

MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Michael E. Busch, Speaker

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:

January 14, 2015

SPEAKER BUSCH ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

ANNAPOLIS, MD – House Speaker Michael E. Busch today announced changes to the House committee leadership positions. The appointments made today are as follows. Any subcommittees or chairmen not listed retain their appointments from last term.

LEADERSHIP

Majority Leader – Delegate Anne Kaiser

Assistant Majority Leader – Delegate Tawanna Gaines

Democratic Caucus Chair – Delegate Luke Clippinger

Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics – Delegate Marvin Holmes, Chair

Joint Protocol Committee – Delegate Barbara Frush, House Chair

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Education & Economic Development

Delegate Adrienne Jones, Chair

Delegate Benjamin S. Barnes, Vice Chair

Public Safety & Administration

Delegate Keith Haynes, Chair

Delegate Ana S. Gutierrez, Vice Chair

Transportation & Environment

Delegate Tawanna Gaines, Chair

Delegate Aruna Miller, Vice Chair

Health & Human Resources

Delegate Craig Zucker, Chair

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, Vice Chair

Capital

Delegate Adrienne Jones, Chair

Delegate James Proctor, Vice Chair

Oversight Committee on Pensions –

Delegate Benjamin S. Barnes, Chair

Oversight Committee on Personnel –

Delegate Aruna Miller, Chair

Capital Budget –

Delegate Adrienne Jones, Chair

ECONOMIC MATTERS COMMITTEE

Public Utilities – Delegate Sally Jameson, Chair

Alcoholic Beverages – Delegate Charles Barkley, Chair

Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology – Delegate Benjamin Kramer, Chair

Property & Casualty Insurance – Delegate C. William Frick, Chair

Unemployment Insurance – Delegate Cheryl Glenn, Chair

Worker’s Compensation – Delegate Kris Valderrama, Chair

Consumer Protection & Commercial Law – Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, Chair

Business Regulation – Delegate Michael Vaughn, Chair

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEE

Environment – Delegate Barbara Frush, Chair

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Open Space – Delegate Dana Stein, Chair

Motor Vehicle & Transportation – Delegate Pamela Beidle, Chair

Housing & Real Property – Delegate Marvin Holmes, Chair

Land Use & Ethics – Delegate Stephen Lafferty, Chair

Local Government and Bi-County Issues – Delegate Anne Healey, Chair

HEALTH & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Health Facilities & Occupations – Delegate Eric Bromwell, Chair

Insurance – Delegate Shane Pendergrass, Chair

Government Operations & Long-term Care – Delegate Dan Morhaim, Chair

Public Health & Minority Health Disparities – Delegate Joseline Peña- Melnyk, Chair

Trusts & Estates – Delegate Kirill Reznik, Chair

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Family Law – Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith, Chair

Criminal Law – Delegate Curtis Anderson, Chair

Juvenile Law – Delegate Jill Carter, Chair

Civil Law & Procedure – Delegate Samuel Rosenberg, Chair

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE

Revenues – Delegate Jay Walker, Chair

Election Law – Delegate Frank Turner, Chair

Finance Resources – Delegate Eric Luedtke, Chair

Education – Delegate Anne Kaiser, Chair

OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Spending Affordability Committee – Delegate James Proctor, Chair

Joint Oversight Committee on Pensions – Delegate Benjamin Barnes, Chair

House Regional Revitalization Workgroup – Delegate Stephen Lafferty, Chair