December 3, 2018 E-Newsletter

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New Democratic Appointments to House Committees Becker Announces Committee Assignments Speaker designate KC Becker, D-Boulder, appointed the chairs, vice chairs, and other Democratic members of all 11 House committees of reference. Speaker designate Becker appointed nine new committee chairs and reorganized various committees: Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver: chair of Finance Committee Rep. Dominique Jackson, D-Aurora: chair of the newly formed Energy and Environment Committee Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango: chair of the Education Committee Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon: chair of the Rural Affairs Committee Rep. Matt Gray, D-Broomfield: chair of the Transportation and Local Government Committee Rep. Mike Weissman takes over as chair of the Judiciary Committee Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood: will preside over the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada: will continue to serve as chair of the Business Affairs and Labor Committee Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont: remains chair of the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver: set to chair the Health and Insurance Committee. Rep. Hansen, D-Denver: will chair the Appropriations Committee Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo: will serve as Appropriations Vice-chair. The list of committee vice-chairs has many new faces: Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara: vice chair of the Rural Affairs Committee Rep.-elect Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton: vice-chair of the Health and Insurance Committee Rep. Tony Exum Sr., D-Colorado Springs: vice-chair of Transportation and Local Government Rep.-elect Bri Buentello, D-Pueblo: vice-chair of the Education Committee Rep.-elect Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont: vice-chair of the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee Rep. Leslie Herod: vice chair of the Judiciary Committee Caucus Chair Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder: vice-chair of the Energy and Environment Committee Deputy Caucus Chair Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City: vice-chair of the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. Speaker-designate Becker announced her intention to reorganize a number of the House Committees: The Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee has been renamed the Rural Affairs Committee. It will oversee issues of particular importance to rural Colorado such as agriculture, water, rural broadband, and rural economic development. There will be a newly created Energy and Environment Committee. The Health Insurance and Environment Committee has been renamed the Health and Insurance Committee. The Transportation and Energy Committee will be condensed and merged with the Local Government Committee to form the Transportation and Local Government Committee. The House will have to adopt a House resolution and a House and Senate Joint Resolution authorizing the reorganization of committees at the beginning of the 2019 legislative session, which begins on January 4, 2019. Colorado House Committee Leadership and Democratic Membership Roster for 2019 Appropriations Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Chris Hansen, D-Denver Vice-Chair, Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo Rep.-elect Shannon Bird, D-Westminster Rep. James Coleman, D-Denver Rep. Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada Rep.-elect Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon Business Affairs and Labor Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada Vice-Chair, Rep. James Coleman, D-Denver Rep. Jeni Arndt, D-Fort Collins Rep.-elect Shannon Bird, D-Westminster Rep.-elect Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge Rep.-elect Marc Snyder, D-Manitou Springs Rep.-elect Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial Education Committee (8-5) Chair, Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango Vice-Chair, Rep.-elect Bri Buentello, D-Pueblo Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora Rep. James Coleman, D-Denver Rep.-elect Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County Rep. Tony Exum, Sr., D-Colorado Springs Rep.-elect Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City Energy and Environment Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Dominique Jackson, D-Aurora Vice-Chair, Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder Rep. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village Rep. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins Rep.-elect Emily Sirota, D-Denver Rep.-elect Alex Valdez, D-Denver Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora Finance Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver Vice-Chair, Rep.-elect Kerry Tipper, D-Lakewood Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, D-Adams County Rep.-elect Shannon Bird, D-Westminster Rep. Matt Gray, D-Broomfield Rep.-elect Marc Snyder, D-Manitou Springs Rep.-elect Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial Health and Insurance Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver Vice-Chair, Rep.-elect Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora Rep. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins Rep. Dominique Jackson, D-Aurora Rep.-elect Kyle Mullica, D-Northglenn Rep.-elect Brianna Titone, D-Arvada Judiciary Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Mike Weissman D-Aurora Vice-Chair, Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, D-Adams County Rep.-elect Rochelle Galindo, D-Greeley Rep.-elect Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, D-Denver Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon Rep.-elect Kerry Tipper, D-Lakewood Public Health Care and Human Services Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont Vice-Chair, Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City Rep.-elect Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton Rep.-elect Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County Rep.-elect Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, D-Denver Rep.-elect Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont Rep.-elect Kyle Mullica, D-Northglenn Rural Affairs Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon Vice-Chair, Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara Rep. Jeni Arndt, D-Fort Collins Rep.-elect Bri Buentello, D-Pueblo Rep.-elect Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango Rep.-elect Brianna Titone, D-Arvada State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee (6-3) Chair, Rep. Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood Vice-Chair, Rep.-elect Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont Rep.-elect Monica Duran, D-Lakewood Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora Rep.-elect Emily Sirota, D-Denver Transportation and Local Government Committee (7-4) Chair, Rep. Matt Gray, D-Broomfield Vice-Chair, Rep. Tony Exum, Sr., D-Colorado Springs Rep. Bridges, D-Greenwood Village Rep.-elect Rochelle Galindo, D-Greeley Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder Rep.-elect Alex Valdez, D-Denver Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara