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Senate
Committees Named, Sikkema Says First Meeting Soon
from Gongwer News Service, 1/2/03
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Members of the Michigan Senate's new standing committees were
announced Thursday by Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema
(R-Wyoming), and the committees will be ready to begin meeting
the week of January 13.
Mr. Sikkema said it is his goal to have the Senate ready to
act once it is officially sworn in on January 8, when the 92nd
Legislature convenes, and announcing the committee memberships
will help meet that goal.
The committees are expected to begin meeting January 13, Mr.
Sikkema said. He had already said the Government Operations
Committee that he will chair could hold its first appointment
hearing on departmental directors of Governor Jennifer
Granholm that week.
Mr. Sikkema named the committee chairs last month, and said
the committee appointments were assisted by a special
committee on committees he had named. "They have provided a
great service and have made the transition to a new Republican
majority smoother and more efficient."
The committees and their members follow. Majority Republicans
(who have a one-member majority on each committee except for
the 10-6 advantage on Appropriations) are listed in Roman
type, with the first named person the chair and the second
named the majority vice-chair. Democrats are in Italic type,
with the first person named the minority vice-chair.
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & TOURISM: Jerry Van Woerkom of Norton
Shores, Jud Gilbert of Algonac, Ron Jelinek of Three Oaks, Liz
Brater of Ann Arbor, Buzz Thomas of Detroit.
APPROPRIATIONS: Shirley Johnson of Royal Oak, Tony Stamas of
Midland, Cameron Brown of Sturgis, Mike Goschka of Brant,
Valde Garcia of Howell, Alan Cropsey of DeWitt, Mr. Jelinek,
Michelle McManus of Lake Leelanau, Bill Hardiman of Kentwood,
Tom George of Portage; Mike Prusi of Ishpeming, Jim Barcia of
Bay City, Martha Scott of Highland Park, Deb Cherry of Burton,
Hansen Clarke of Detroit, Mickey Switalski of Roseville.
BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Mike Bishop of Rochester,
Mr. Van Woerkom, Alan Sanborn of Richmond, Mr. Stamas; Burton
Leland of Detroit, Dennis Olshove of Warren, Irma Clark of
Detroit.
COMMERCE & LABOR: Jason Allen of Traverse City, Wayne Kuipers
of Holland, Ms. McManus; Mark Schauer of Battle Creek, Mr.
Olshove.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS & REGULATORY REFORM: Mr.
Sanborn, Mr. Allen, Mr. Gilbert; Gilda Jacobs of Huntington
Woods, Ray Basham of Taylor.
EDUCATION: Mr. Kuipers, Nancy Cassis of Novi, Mr. Van Woerkom;
Ms. Clark, Mr. Leland.
FAMILIES & HUMAN SERVICES: Mr. Hardiman, Bev Hammerstrom of
Temperance, Mr. Sanborn; Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Clark.
FINANCE: Ms.
Cassis, Mr. Garcia, Ms. McManus; Mr. Thomas, Ms. Brater.
GAMING & CASINO OVERSIGHT: Mr. Allen, Mr. Bishop, Patty
Birkholz of Saugatuck; Mr. Thomas, Bob Emerson of Flint.
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Ken Sikkema of Wyoming, Ms. Hammerstrom,
Mr. Allen, Ms. Cassis; Mr. Emerson, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Thomas.
HEALTH POLICY: Ms. Hammerstrom, Bruce Patterson of Canton, Mr.
George; Virg Bernero of Lansing, Ms. Jacobs.
JUDICIARY: Mr. Cropsey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sanborn, Mr.
Patterson; Mr. Schauer, Mr. Bernero, Ms. Brater.
LOCAL, URBAN & STATE AFFAIRS: Laura Toy of Livonia, Ms.
Birkholz, Mr. Goschka; Mr. Basham, Mr. Bernero.
NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS: Ms. Birkholz, Mr.
Patterson, Mr. Van Woerkom; Ms. Brater, Mr. Basham.
SENIOR CITIZENS & VETERANS AFFAIRS: Ms. Toy, Mr. Stamas, Mr.
Gilbert; Ms. Clark, Mr. Olshove.
TECHNOLOGY & ENERGY: Mr. Patterson, Ms. Toy, Ms. Birkholz, Mr.
Brown, Ms. Cassis; Mr. Olshove, Mr. Leland, Mr. Bernero.
TRANSPORTATION: Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Kuipers, Mr. Goschka; Mr.
Leland, Mr. Basham.
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