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Saint Paul, Minnesota – Speaker of the House-designate Paul Thissen announced the Minnesota House of Representatives committee structure for the 2013-14 Legislative Session as well as new chairpersons today.
“I look forward to working with so many incredibly talented and knowledgeable representatives from across Minnesota,” said Thissen. “They are ready to roll up their sleeves, tackle tough challenges, and govern well.”
The 2013-14 House committee structure and chairpersons are as follows:
Ways and Means, State Representative Lyndon Carlson
Taxes, State Representative Ann Lenczewski
Property Tax Division, State Representative Jim Davnie
Higher Education Finance and Policy, State Representative Gene Pelowski
Education Finance, State Representative Paul Marquart
Education Policy, State Representative Carlos Mariani
Health and Human Services Finance, State Representative Tom Huntley
Health and Human Services Policy, State Representative Tina Liebling
Capital Investment, State Representative Alice Hausman
Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance, State Representative Jean Wagenius
Environment and Natural Resources Policy, State Representative David Dill
Agriculture Policy, State Representative Jeanne Poppe
Energy Policy, State Representative Melissa Hortman
Transportation Finance, State Representative Frank Hornstein
Transportation Policy, State Representative Ron Erhardt
Judiciary Finance and Policy, State Representative Debra Hilstrom
Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy, State Representative Joe Atkins
Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy, State Representative Tim Mahoney
Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries, State Representative Sheldon Johnson
State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, State Representative Mary Murphy
Legacy, State Representative Phyllis Kahn
Housing Finance and Policy, State Representative Karen Clark
Government Operations, State Representative Michael Nelson
Elections, State Representative Steve Simon
Public Safety Finance and Policy, State Representative Michael Paymar
Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy, State Representative Joe Mullery
Civil Law, State Representative John Lesch
Rules and Legislative Administration, State Representative Erin Murphy
Ethics
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