OK House: McCall Announces Committee Chair, Vice Chair Appointments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2016
House Speaker-elect McCall Announces Committee Chair, Vice Chair Appointments
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker-designate Charles A. McCall today announced the chairs and vice chairs for the standing House committees and appropriation subcommittees of the 56th Oklahoma Legislature.
“Our House Republican Caucus is blessed with great talent, life experience and ability,” said McCall, R-Atoka. “I am very grateful that each of these members is willing to serve the citizens of this state on these important committees. We look forward to advancing an innovative and conservative agenda for Oklahoma this year with the goal of making all Oklahomans more prosperous, and these members will be key to that agenda. We are ready to serve our citizens and to conduct the people’s business during the upcoming session.”
The House has reduced the number of committees by four for the 56th Legislature, which begins on February 6, 2017.
In addition, McCall announced that state Representatives Katie Henke (R-Tulsa) and Glen Mulready (R-Tulsa) have been appointed to serve as floor leaders, assisting Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols (R-Oklahoma City) with running the day-to-day activities on the floor.
The list of House committees and committee leadership are as follows:
Administrative Rules:
Rep. John Paul Jordan, R-Yukon, Chair
Rep. Tess Teague, R-Choctaw, Vice Chair
Agriculture & Rural Development:
Rep. Scooter Park, R-Devol, Chair
Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, Vice Chair
Appropriations & Budget (A&B):
Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, Chair
Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Vice Chair
A&B Education Subcommittee:
Rep. Scott Martin, R-Norman, Chair
Rep. Chuck Strohm, R-Jenks, Vice Chair
A&B Finance Subcommittee:
Rep. Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, Chair
Rep. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton, Vice Chair
A&B General Government Subcommittee:
Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus, Chair
Rep. David Brumbaugh, R-Broken Arrow, Vice Chair
A&B Health Subcommittee:
Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, Chair
Rep. Dale Derby, R-Owasso, Vice Chair
A&B Human Services Subcommittee:
Rep. Pat Ownbey, R-Ardmore, Chair
Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew, Vice Chair
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee:
Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Oklahoma City, Chair
Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, Vice Chair
A&B Natural Resources & Regulatory Services Subcommittee:
Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, Chair
Rep. Carl Newton, R-Cherokee, Vice Chair
A&B Public Safety Subcommittee:
Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, Chair
Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, Vice Chair
A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee:
Rep. Dennis Casey, R-Morrison, Chair
Rep. Elise Hall, R-Bethany, Vice Chair
A&B Transportation Subcommittee:
Rep. Dustin Roberts, R-Durant, Chair
Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, Vice Chair
Banking, Financial Services & Pensions:
Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Edmond, Chair
Rep. Scott McEachin, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Business, Commerce & Tourism:
Rep. Dan Kirby, R-Tulsa, Chair
Rep. Roger Ford, R-Oklahoma City, Vice Chair
Children, Youth & Family Services:
Rep. Travis Dunlap, R-Bartlesville, Chair
Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa, Vice Chair
Common Education:
Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow, Chair
Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, Vice Chair
County & Municipal Government:
Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, Chair
Rep. JJ Humphrey, R-Lane, Vice Chair
Elections & Ethics:
Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, Chair
Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee, Vice Chair
Energy & Natural Resources:
Rep. Weldon Watson, R-Tulsa, Chair
Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, Vice Chair
General Government Oversight & Accountability:
Rep. George Faught, R-Muskogee, Chair
Rep. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow, Vice Chair
Government Modernization:
Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, Chair
Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Vice Chair
Health Services & Long-Term Care:
Rep. John Enns, R-Enid, Chair
Rep. Carol Bush, R-Tulsa, Vice Chair
Higher Education & Career Tech:
Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs, Chair
Rep. Tammy West, R-Bethany, Vice Chair
Insurance:
Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Arcadia, Chair
Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan, Vice Chair
Judiciary – Civil & Environmental:
Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, Chair
Rep. Tim Downing, R-Purcell, Vice Chair
Judiciary – Criminal Justice & Corrections:
Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, Chair
Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton, Vice Chair
Public Health:
Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, Chair
Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, Vice Chair
Public Safety:
Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville, Chair
Rep. Greg Babinec, R-Cushing, Vice Chair
Rules:
Rep. Josh Cockroft, R-Wanette, Chair
Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, Vice Chair
Transportation:
Rep. Steve Vaughan, R-Ponca City, Chair
Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, Vice Chair
Utilities:
Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada, Chair
Rep. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, Vice Chair
Veterans & Military Affairs:
Rep. Tommy Hardin, R-Madill, Chair
Rep. Josh West, R-Grove, Vice Chair
Wildlife:
Rep. Jeff Coody, R-Grandfield, Chair
Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, Vice Chair
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