House Republican Leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, named members of House committees from the House Republican Caucus today. He also appointed ranking members of the committees to take the lead for the caucus on various issues before the Legislature. The committee appointments are as follows:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Buys (Ranking), Dent (Assistant Ranking), Chandler, Kretz, Orcutt, Schmick
Appropriations
Chandler (Ranking), Wilcox (Assistant Ranking), Parker (Assistant Ranking), Buys, Condotta, Dent, Fagan, Haler, Hunt, MacEwen, Magendanz, Schmick, Stokesbary, Taylor, Van Werven
Business & Financial Services
Vick (Ranking), Parker (Assistant Ranking), Hunt, Kochmar, McCabe
Capital Budget
DeBolt (Ranking), Smith (Assistant Ranking), Kochmar, Walsh
Commerce & Gaming
Condotta (Ranking), Holy (Assistant Ranking), Scott, Vick
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Johnson (Ranking), Zeiger (Assistant Ranking), Hawkins
Early Learning & Human Services
Walsh (Ranking), Scott (Assistant Ranking), Dent, Hawkins, McCaslin
Education
Magendanz (Ranking), Muri (Assistant Ranking), Stambaugh (Assistant Ranking), Caldier, Fagan, Griffey, Hargrove, Hayes, Klippert, McCaslin
Environment
Shea (Ranking), Short (Assistant Ranking), Harris, Pike, Taylor
Finance
Nealey (Ranking), Orcutt (Assistant Ranking), Condotta, Manweller, Stokesbary, Wilcox
General Government & Information Technology
MacEwen (Ranking), Caldier (Assistant Ranking), McCabe
Health Care & Wellness
Schmick (Ranking), Harris (Assistant Ranking), Caldier, DeBolt, Johnson, Rodne, Short
Higher Education
Zeiger (Ranking), Haler (Assistant Ranking), Hargrove, Holy, Stambaugh, Van Werven
Judiciary
Rodne (Ranking), Shea (Assistant Ranking), Haler, Klippert, Muri, Stokesbary
Labor
Manweller (Ranking), Hunt (Assistant Ranking), McCabe
Local Government
Taylor (Ranking), Griffey (Assistant Ranking), McCaslin, Pike
Public Safety
Klippert (Ranking), Hayes (Assistant Ranking), Griffey, Wilson
State Government
Holy (Ranking), Van Werven (Assistant Ranking), Hawkins
Technology & Economic Development
Smith (Ranking), DeBolt (Assistant Ranking), Harmsworth, Magendanz, Nealey, Young
Transportation
Orcutt (Ranking), Hargrove (Assistant Ranking), Harmsworth, Hayes, Kochmar, Pike, Rodne, Shea, Wilson, Young, Zeiger
Rules
Kristiansen (Ranking), Kretz (Assistant Ranking), Haler, Harmsworth, Harris, Short, Stambaugh, Wilcox, Young, Zeiger
The 2015 legislative session is scheduled to begin Jan. 12 and last 105 days.