(Des Moines, IA) Today Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) announced committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Eighty-Seventh General Assembly.Β They are as follows:
Standing Committees:
Administrative Rules Review
Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) β Chair
Administration and Rules
Rep. Mike Sexton (R-Rockwell City) β Chair
Rep. Jarad Klein (R-Keota) β Vice Chair
Agriculture
Rep. Lee Hein (R-Monticello) β Chair
Rep. Chuck Holz (R-Le Mars) β Vice Chair
Appropriations
Rep. Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) β Chair
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Marion) β Vice Chair
Commerce
Rep. Peter Cownie (R-West Des Moines) β Chair
Rep. Gary Mohr (R-Bettendorf) β Vice Chair
Economic Growth
Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R-Council Bluffs) β Chair
Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R-Peosta) β Vice Chair
Education
Rep. Walt Rogers (R-Cedar Falls) β Chair
Rep. Greg Forristall (R-Macedonia) β Vice Chair
Environmental Protection
Rep. Ross Paustian (R-Walcott) β Chair
Rep. Andy McKean (R-Anamosa) β Vice Chair
Ethics
Rep. Rob Taylor (R- West Des Moines) β Chair
Rep. Terry Baxter (R-Garner) β Vice Chair
Government Oversight
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) β Chair
Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) β Vice Chair
Human Resources
Rep. Joel Fry (R-Osceola) β Chair
Rep. Michael Bergan (R-Dorchester) β Vice Chair
International Relations
Rep. Terry Baxter (R-Garner) β Chair
Judiciary
Rep. Chip Baltimore (R-Boone) β Chair
Rep. Jim Carlin (R-Sioux City) β Vice Chair
Labor
Rep. Dave Deyoe (R-Nevada) β Chair
Rep. Larry Sheets (R-Moulton) β Vice Chair
Local Government
Rep. Jake Highfill (R-Johnston) β Chair
Rep. Kristi Hager (R-Waukon) β Vice Chair
Natural Resources
Rep. Rob Bacon (R-Slater) β Chair
Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) β Vice Chair
Public Safety
Rep. Clel Baudler (R-Greenfield) β Chair
Rep. David Kerr (R-Morning Sun) β Vice Chair
State Government
Rep. Ken Rizer (R-Marion) β Chair
Rep. Kevin Koester (R-Ankeny) β Vice Chair
Transportation
Rep. Gary Carlson (R-Muscatine) β Chair
Rep. Dave Maxwell (R-Gibson) β Vice Chair
Veterans Affairs
Rep. Steve Holt (R-Denison) β Chair
Rep. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) β Vice Chair
Ways & Means
Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa) β Chair
Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R-Northwood) β Vice Chair
Appropriations Subcommittees:
Administration and Regulation Appropriations
Rep. John Landon (R-Ankeny) β Chair
Rep. Stan Gustafson (R-Cumming) β Vice Chair
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations
Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R-DeWitt) β Chair
Rep. Louie Zumbach (R-Coggon) β Vice Chair
Economic Development Appropriations
Rep. Brian Best (R-Glidden) β Chair
Rep. Tedd Gassman (R-Scarville) β Vice Chair
Education Appropriations
Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R-Mount Ayr) β Chair
Rep. Tom Moore (R-Griswold) β Vice Chair
Health and Human Services Appropriations
Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mount Pleasant) β Chair
Rep. Rob Taylor (R-West Des Moines) β Vice Chair
Justice Systems Appropriations
Rep. Gary Worthan (R-Storm Lake) β Chair
Rep. David Sieck (R-Glenwood) β Vice Chair
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations
Rep. Dan Huseman (R-Aurelia) β Chair
Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R-Orange City) β Vice Chair
βWe have some very talented members in our caucus and Iβm confident in their abilities to lead their respective committees,β said Upmeyer.Β βHouse Republicans remain committed to working on an agenda that moves Iowa forward.β
The Eighty-Seventh General Assembly begins Monday, January 9, 2017.