Legislative Leadership and Committee Assignments For 62nd

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LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS FOR 62 ND
LEGISLATURE FINALIZED
CHEYENNE – The members of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate have
finalized their leadership and committee assignments following party caucuses during the weekend of Nov.
17 and 18. Members of leadership will be sworn in during opening ceremonies on the first day of session,
which is slated to begin at noon on Jan. 8, 2013. Committee assignments may be subject to change.
In the House of Representatives, Representative Thomas E. Lubnau, of Gillette, was elected Speaker of the
House; Representative Kermit Brown, of Laramie, was elected Majority Floor Leader; Representative Rosie
Berger, of Big Horn, was elected Speaker Pro Tempore; and Representative Tim Stubson, of Casper, was
elected Majority Whip. Representative Mary Throne, of Cheyenne, was elected as Minority Floor Leader;
Representative Jim Byrd, of Cheyenne, was elected as the Minority Whip; and Representative Cathy
Connolly, of Laramie, was elected as Minority Caucus Chairman.
On the Senate side, Senator Tony Ross, of Cheyenne, was elected President of the Senate; Senator Phil
Nicholas, of Laramie, was elected to the position of Majority Floor Leader; and Senator Eli Bebout, of
Riverton, was elected Vice President. Senator Chris Rothfuss, of Laramie, was elected to the position of
Minority Floor Leader; Senator Bernadine Craft, of Rock Springs, was elected as Minority Whip; and
Senator John Hastert, of Green River, was elected as Minority Caucus Chairman.
The House Republican and Democratic Caucuses made the following committee assignments for the 62 nd
Wyoming Legislature:
� Judiciary: Keith Gingery, Jackson, Chairman; Mark Baker, Rock Springs; Cathy Connolly of Laramie;
Marti Halverson, Etna; Kendell Kroeker, Evansville; Sam Krone, Cody; David Miller, Riverton; Tom
Walters, Casper; Stephen Watt, Rock Springs.
� Appropriations: Steve Harshman, Casper, Chairman; Donald Burkhart, Rawlins; Ken Esquibel,
Cheyenne; Glenn Moniz, Laramie; Bob Nicholas, Cheyenne; Tim Stubson, Casper; Sue Wallis, Recluse.
� Revenue: Michael Madden, Buffalo, Chairman; Gregg Blikre, Gillette; John Eklund, Cheyenne; W.
Patrick Goggles, Ethete; Dan Kirkbride, Chugwater; Bunky Loucks, Casper; David Northrup, Powell;
Ruth Petroff, Jackson; Mark Semlek, Moorcroft.
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� Education: Matt Teeters, Lingle, Chairman; Cathy Connolly, Laramie; John Freeman, Green River; Hans
Hunt, Newcastle; David Northrup, Powell; John Patton, Sheridan; Jerry Paxton, Encampment; Garry
Piiparinen, Evanston; Albert Sommers, Pinedale.
� Agriculture: Mark Semlek, Moorcroft, Chairman; Stan Blake, Green River; Rita Campbell, Shoshoni;
John Eklund, Cheyenne; Mike Greear, Worland; Hans Hunt, Newcastle; Robert McKim, Afton; Nathan
Winters, Thermopolis; Dan Zwonitzer, Cheyenne.
� Travel: Kathy Davison, Kemmerer, Chairman; Dave Blevins, Powell; John Freeman, Green River;
Gerald Gay, Casper; Marti Halverson, Etna; Lynn Hutchings, Cheyenne; Allen Jaggi, Lyman; Sam
Krone, Cody, Garry Piiparinen, Evanston.
� Corporations: Rosie Berger, Big Horn, Chairman; Gregg Blikre, Gillette; Jim Byrd, Cheyenne; Gerald
Gay, Casper; Matt Greene, Laramie; Dan Kirkbride, Chugwater; Jerry Paxton, Encampment; Ruth
Petroff, Jackson; Dan Zwonitzer, Cheyenne.
� Transportation: Dave Zwonitzer, Cheyenne, Chairman; Stan Blake, Green River; Dave Blevins, Powell;
Rita Campbell, Shoshoni; Lynn Hutchings, Cheyenne; Allen Jaggi, Lyman; Lloyd Larsen, Lander;
Bunky Loucks, Casper; Robert McKim, Afton.
� Minerals: Tom Lockhart, Casper, Chairman; Jim Byrd, Cheyenne; Richard Cannady, Glenrock; Mike
Greear, Worland; Norine Kasperik, Gillette; Lloyd Larsen, Lander; Tom Reeder, Casper; Albert
Sommers, Pinedale; Nathan Winters, Thermopolis.
� Labor: Elaine Harvey, Lovell, Chairman; Eric Barlow, Gillette; Kathy Coleman, Sheridan; Lee Filer,
Cheyenne; Matt Greene, Laramie; Norine Kasperik, Gillette; Tom Reeder, Casper; Mary Throne,
Cheyenne; Sue Wilson, Cheyenne.
The Senate Republican and Democratic Caucuses made the following committee assignments for the 62 nd
Wyoming Legislature:
� Judiciary: John Schiffer, Kaycee, Chairman; Bruce Burns, Sheridan; Leland Christensen, Alta; Floyd
Esquibel, Cheyenne; Larry Hicks, Baggs.
� Appropriations: Eli Bebout, Riverton, Chairman; Dan Dockstader, Afton; John Hastert, Green River;
Curt Meier, LaGrange; Drew Perkins, Casper.
� Revenue: R. Ray Peterson, Cowley, Chairman; Jim L. Anderson, Casper; Cale Case, Lander; Fred
Emerich, Cheyenne; Michael Von Flatern, Gillette.
� Education: Hank Coe, Cody, Chairman; Jim D. Anderson, Glenrock; Paul Barnard, Evanston; Bill
Landen, Casper; Chris Rothfuss, Laramie.
� Agriculture: Gerald Geis, Worland, Chairman; Ogden Driskill, Devils Tower; Fred Emerich, Cheyenne;
Larry Hicks, Baggs; Wayne Johnson, Cheyenne.
� Travel: Bruce Burns, Sheridan, Chairman; Paul Barnard, Evanston; Leland Christensen, Alta; Ogden
Driskill, Devils Tower; Bernadine Craft, Rock Springs.
� Corporations: Cale Case, Lander, Chairman; John Hines, Gillette; Wayne Johnson, Cheyenne; Leslie
Nutting, Cheyenne; Charles Scott, Casper.
� Transportation: Michael Von Flatern, Gillette, Chairman; Stan Cooper, Kemmerer; Floyd Esquibel,
Cheyenne; Bill Landen, Casper; John Schiffer, Kaycee.
� Minerals: John Hines, Gillette, Chairman; Jim D. Anderson, Glenrock; Hank Coe, Cody; Stan Cooper,
Kemmerer; Chris Rothfuss, Laramie.
� Labor: Charles Scott, Casper, Chairman; Jim L. Anderson, Casper; Bernadine Craft, Rock Springs;
Leslie Nutting, Cheyenne; R. Ray Peterson, Cowley. – End –
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