Local lawmakers receive committee assignments for legislative session
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
State Sen. Sue Madison of Fayetteville became chairman of the Arkansas Senates Committee on City, County and Local Affairs Tuesday as senators in Little Rock received their committee assignments for the 87th General Assembly. Madison, Sen. Bill Pritchard of Elkins and Sen. Ruth Whitaker of Cedarville, who represent Districts 7, 35 and 3, respectively, in Washington County, each received their appointments Tuesday. Appointments to committees generally give senators more influence than noncommittee members over the legislation those committees review. The following is a list of committee assignments for senators representing Washington County:
Sen. Sue MadisonL
Chairman City, County, Local Affairs
Member Judiciary; Interim Committee on Children and Youth; Rules, Resolutions and Memorials; Joint Budget Committee; Legislative Audit
Alternate Arkansas Legislative Council
Sen. Bill Pritchard
Co-vice chairman Legislative Audit
Member Public Health, Welfare and Labor; State Agencies and Governmental Affairs; Joint Performance Review; Rules, Resolutions and Memorials; Legislative Joint Auditing Committee Alternate Joint Budget Committee
Sen. Ruth Whitaker
Chairman Rules, Resolutions and Memorials
Vice chairman Judiciary
Member Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development; Joint Energy; Joint Budget Committee; Arkansas Legislative Council
Alternate Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Arkansas House of Representatives members made their committee selections Nov. 7. Representatives choices are granted based on seniority for each 20-member committee.
The following is a list of Washington County lawmakers and the committees they will serve on:
Mark Martin, Prairie Grove, District 87 Education; Insurance and Commerce; Joint Budget Committee; alternate, Arkansas Legislative Council.
Jim House, Fayetteville, District 89 Revenue and Taxation; Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development; Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
Lindsley Smith, Fayetteville, District 92 Judiciary; State Agencies and Governmental Affairs; Legislative Joint Auditing Committee; alternate, Arkansas Legislative Council.
Uvalde Lindsey, Fayetteville, District 88 Revenue and Taxation; State Agencies and Governmental Affairs; alternate, Joint Budget Committee.
Jonathan Barnett, Siloam Springs, District 97 Public transportation; Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs; alternate, Arkansas Legislative Council.
Jon Woods, Springdale, District 93 Public Health, Welfare and Labor; Insurance and Commerce; Arkansas Legislative Council; alternate, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
Les Carnine, Springdale, District 94 Education; City County and Local Affairs; alternate, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
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