Thursday, December 4, 2008

President Pro-Tem Coffee Names Oklahoma Senate Committee Vice-Chairs

Senate President Pro Tem Designate Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, named the Senate’s new committee Vice-Chairs on Wednesday. Committee chairs were announced last week.

Under the new committee structure, which was reduced last week from 22 full committees and standing subcommittees to 20, fifteen Republican Senators and five Democrats will assume leadership roles in their respective committees in the 2009-10 legislative session.

“I’m very excited by the energy and expertise represented in this bipartisan list of committee and subcommittee vice-chairs,” said Coffee. “Our state will benefit greatly by the very capable leadership these members of both parties will bring to their new roles over the next two years.”

The State Senate’s committees and committee vice-chairs for the 2009-10 session are:
Agriculture Committee:
Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus


Appropriations Committee:
Sen. David Myers, R-Ponca City


Business and Labor Committee:
Sen. Dan Newberry, R-Tulsa


Education Committee:
Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond


Energy and Environment Committee:
Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso


Finance Committee:
Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa


General Government Committee:
Sen. Roger Ballenger, D-Okmulgee


Health and Human Resources Committee:
Sen. Sean Burrage, D-Claremore


Judiciary Committee:
Sen. Susan Paddack, D-Ada


Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee:
Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City


Retirement and Insurance Committee:
Sen. Cliff Aldridge, R-Midwest City


Rules Committee:
Sen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee


Tourism and Wildlife Committee:
Sen. Jerry Ellis, D-Valliant


Transportation Committee:
Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward


Veterans and Military Affairs Committee:
Sen. Don Barrington, R-Lawton


Appropriations Subcommittee on Education:
Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville


Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government:
Sen. Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa


Appropriations Subcomm. on Health & Human Services:
Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid


Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources:
Sen. Ron Justice, R-Chickasha


Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety:
Sen. Jim Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City
For the first time in the state’s history, Republicans have the majority in the Oklahoma State Senate.

Senate Republicans picked up two seats on Election Day to win a 26 to 22 majority.

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