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Local Aid and Finance New Senate and House leaders announced
The Senate president and new House speaker have announced the following leadership and committee assignments for the 2009-10 legislative session:
Senate leadership
President: Therese Murray
President Pro Tempore: Stanley Rosenberg
Majority Leader: Frederick Berry
Assistant Majority Leader: Joan Menard
Majority Whip: Marian Walsh
Assistant Majority Whip: Steven Tolman
House leadership
Speaker: Robert DeLeo
Speaker Pro Tempore: Thomas Petrolati
Majority Leader: James Vallee
Assistant Majority Leader: Ronald Mariano
Second Assistant Majority Leader: Patricia Haddad
First Division Chair: Garrett Bradley
Second Division Chair: Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Third Division Chair: Byron Rushing
Fourth Division Chair: Ellen Story
Senate standing committee chairs
Bills in Third Reading: Jack Hart
Steering and Policy: Jack Hart
Post Audit and Oversight: Marc Pacheco
Ethics and Rules: Frederick Berry
Bonding: Mark Montigny
Global Warming: Marc Pacheco
Ways and Means: Steven Panagiotakos
Ways and Means vice chair: Stephen Brewer
Ways and Means assistant vice chair: Harriette Chandler
House standing committee chairs
Bills in Third Reading: Vincent Pedone
Steering, Policy and Scheduling: Louis Kafka
Post Audit and Oversight: David Linsky
Ethics: Peter Kocot
Rules: John Binienda
Personnel and Administration: William Galvin
Bonding: Antonio F.D. Cabral
Global Warming and Climate Change: Frank Smizik
Ways and Means: Charles Murphy
Ways and Means vice chair: Barbara L’Italien
Ways and Means assistant vice chair: Stephen Kulik
Joint committee chairs
Children and Families: Sen. Gale Candaras, Rep. Kay Khan
Community Development and Small Businesses: Sen. Michael Moore, Rep. Linda Forry
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure: Sen. Michael Morrissey, Rep. Theodore Speliotis
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies: Sen. Karen Spilka, Rep. Brian Dempsey
Education: Sen. Robert O’Leary, Rep. Martha Walz
Elder Affairs: Sen. Patricia Jehlen, Rep. Alice Wolf
Election Laws: Sen. Thomas Kennedy, Rep. Michael Moran
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture: Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, Rep. William Straus
Financial Services: Sen. Stephen Buoniconti, Rep. Peter Koutoujian
Health Care Financing: Sen. Richard Moore, Rep. Harriet Stanley
Higher Education: Sen. Anthony Galluccio, Rep. David Torrisi
Housing: Sen. Susan Tucker, Rep. Kevin Honan
Judiciary: Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty
Labor and Workforce Development: Sen. Thomas McGee, Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, Rep. Elizabeth Malia
Municipalities and Regional Government: Sen. James Eldridge, Rep. Paul Donato
Public Health: Sen. Susan Fargo, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez
Public Safety and Homeland Security: Sen. James Timilty, Rep. Michael Costello
Public Service: Sen. Thomas McGee, Rep. Robert Spellane
Revenue: Sen. Benjamin Downing, Rep. Jay Kaufman
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight: Sen. Brian Joyce, Rep. Steven Walsh
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy: Sen. Michael Morrissey, Rep. Barry Finegold
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development: Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, Rep. John Keenan
Transportation: Sen. Steven Baddour, Rep. Joseph Wagner
Veterans and Federal Affairs: Sen. Kenneth Donnelly, Rep. Harold Naughton Jr.
Local Aid and Finance New Senate and House leaders announced
New Senate and House leaders announced
The Senate president and new House speaker have announced the following leadership and committee assignments for the 2009-10 legislative session:
Senate leadership
President: Therese Murray
President Pro Tempore: Stanley Rosenberg
Majority Leader: Frederick Berry
Assistant Majority Leader: Joan Menard
Majority Whip: Marian Walsh
Assistant Majority Whip: Steven Tolman
House leadership
Speaker: Robert DeLeo
Speaker Pro Tempore: Thomas Petrolati
Majority Leader: James Vallee
Assistant Majority Leader: Ronald Mariano
Second Assistant Majority Leader: Patricia Haddad
First Division Chair: Garrett Bradley
Second Division Chair: Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Third Division Chair: Byron Rushing
Fourth Division Chair: Ellen Story
Senate standing committee chairs
Bills in Third Reading: Jack Hart
Steering and Policy: Jack Hart
Post Audit and Oversight: Marc Pacheco
Ethics and Rules: Frederick Berry
Bonding: Mark Montigny
Global Warming: Marc Pacheco
Ways and Means: Steven Panagiotakos
Ways and Means vice chair: Stephen Brewer
Ways and Means assistant vice chair: Harriette Chandler
House standing committee chairs
Bills in Third Reading: Vincent Pedone
Steering, Policy and Scheduling: Louis Kafka
Post Audit and Oversight: David Linsky
Ethics: Peter Kocot
Rules: John Binienda
Personnel and Administration: William Galvin
Bonding: Antonio F.D. Cabral
Global Warming and Climate Change: Frank Smizik
Ways and Means: Charles Murphy
Ways and Means vice chair: Barbara L’Italien
Ways and Means assistant vice chair: Stephen Kulik
Joint committee chairs
Children and Families: Sen. Gale Candaras, Rep. Kay Khan
Community Development and Small Businesses: Sen. Michael Moore, Rep. Linda Forry
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure: Sen. Michael Morrissey, Rep. Theodore Speliotis
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies: Sen. Karen Spilka, Rep. Brian Dempsey
Education: Sen. Robert O’Leary, Rep. Martha Walz
Elder Affairs: Sen. Patricia Jehlen, Rep. Alice Wolf
Election Laws: Sen. Thomas Kennedy, Rep. Michael Moran
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture: Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, Rep. William Straus
Financial Services: Sen. Stephen Buoniconti, Rep. Peter Koutoujian
Health Care Financing: Sen. Richard Moore, Rep. Harriet Stanley
Higher Education: Sen. Anthony Galluccio, Rep. David Torrisi
Housing: Sen. Susan Tucker, Rep. Kevin Honan
Judiciary: Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty
Labor and Workforce Development: Sen. Thomas McGee, Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, Rep. Elizabeth Malia
Municipalities and Regional Government: Sen. James Eldridge, Rep. Paul Donato
Public Health: Sen. Susan Fargo, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez
Public Safety and Homeland Security: Sen. James Timilty, Rep. Michael Costello
Public Service: Sen. Thomas McGee, Rep. Robert Spellane
Revenue: Sen. Benjamin Downing, Rep. Jay Kaufman
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight: Sen. Brian Joyce, Rep. Steven Walsh
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy: Sen. Michael Morrissey, Rep. Barry Finegold
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development: Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, Rep. John Keenan
Transportation: Sen. Steven Baddour, Rep. Joseph Wagner
Veterans and Federal Affairs: Sen. Kenneth Donnelly, Rep. Harold Naughton Jr.
