Waterloo Times

Greater Cedar Valley Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on Dec. 1. 

Speaker of the House Rep. Pat Grassley and Senator Jack Whitver, Senate Majority Leader, have appointed members from their respective chambers that will be serving in committee leadership positions in the 89th Iowa General Assembly.

Steve Firman, Director of Government Affairs, shares, "Grow Cedar Valley most closely follows the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees (the tax writing committees), the House and Senate State Government Committees, as well as the House Economic Growth Committee (the Senate does not have a companion committee).

The leadership of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees remains the same as in the last General Assembly; the new Senate Committee chairs for these two committees were the vice-chairs previously.  This leads us to believe there won’t likely be any significant changes in how the committees operate or their priorities going into this session.

The same is true for both State Government committees as the chairs are both the same as in last year’s session.  The new chair of the House Economic Growth Committee is Ray Sorenson, a small business owner from Greenfield, who believes that improving infrastructure and expanding broadband will help the state attract and retain business."  

Use the links below to scroll to the appointments:

• House Committees
  • House Appropriations Subcommittees
• Senate Committees
  • Senate Appropriations Subcommittees

House Committees

Administrative Rules Review Rep. Megan Jones – Chair Agriculture Rep. Ross Paustian – Chair Rep.-Elect Chad Ingels  – Vice Chair Appropriations Rep. Gary Mohr – Chair Rep.-Elect Shannon Latham – Vice Chair Commerce Rep. Shannon Lundgren – Chair Rep.-Elect Mark Cisneros – Vice Chair Economic Growth Rep. Ray Sorensen – Chair Rep.-Elect Henry Stone – Vice Chair Education Rep. Dustin Hite – Chair Rep. Skyler Wheeler – Vice Chair Environmental Protection Rep. Dean Fisher – Chair Rep. Tom Moore – Vice Chair Ethics Rep. Anne Osmundson – Chair

Government Oversight Rep. Holly Brink – Chair Rep. Jon Jacobsen – Vice Chair Human Resources Rep. Ann Meyer – Chair Rep.-Elect Steve Bradley – Vice Chair Information Technology* Rep. Brian Lohse  – Chair Rep. David Sieck - Vice Chair *Note: This is a new committee that will focus on state technology infrastructure, cyber security, and broadband issues. International Relations Rep. Terry Baxter – Chair Rep. Jon Thorup – Vice Chair Judiciary Rep. Steve Holt – Chair Rep. Stan Gustafson - Vice Chair Labor Rep. Dave Deyoe – Chair Rep. Jeff Shipley – Vice Chair

Local Government Rep. Jane Bloomingdale – Chair Rep. Brent Siegrist – Vice Chair Natural Resources Rep. Rob Bacon – Chair Rep. Tom Jeneary – Vice Chair Public Safety Rep. Jarad Klein – Chair Rep.-Elect Cherielynn Westrich – Vice Chair State Government Rep. Bobby Kaufmann – Chair Rep.-Elect Brooke Boden – Vice Chair Transportation Rep. Brian Best – Chair Rep. Dave Maxwell – Vice Chair Veterans Affairs Rep. Sandy Salmon – Chair Rep.-Elect Martin Graber – Vice Chair Ways & Means Rep. Lee Hein – Chair Rep.-Elect Carter Nordman – Vice Chair

House Appropriations Subcommittees:

Administration and Regulation Appropriations

Rep. John Landon – Chair

Rep. Michael Bergan – Vice Chair

Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations

Rep. Norlin Mommsen – Chair

Rep.-Elect Dennis Bush – Vice Chair

Economic Development Appropriations

Rep. Phil Thompson – Chair

Rep. Tom Gerhold – Vice Chair

Education Appropriations

Rep. David Kerr – Chair

Rep.-Elect Garrett Gobble – Vice Chair

Health and Human Services Appropriations

Rep. Joel Fry – Chair

Rep.-Elect Eddie Andrews – Vice Chair

Justice Systems Appropriations

Rep. Gary Worthan – Chair

Rep.-Elect Charlie McClintock – Vice Chair

Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations

Rep. Jacob Bossman – Chair

Rep. Anne Osmundson – Vice Chair

Senate Committees

Agriculture Senator Dan Zumbach – Chair Senator Annette Sweeney – Vice Chair Appropriations Senator Tim Kraayenbrink– Chair Senator Mark Lofgren – Vice Chair Commerce Senator Jason Schultz – Chair Senator Carrie Koelker – Vice Chair Education Senator Amy Sinclair – Chair Senator-Elect Jeff Taylor – Vice Chair Ethics Senator Carrie Koelker – Chair Senator Jim Carlin – Vice Chair

Government Oversight Senator Jason Schultz – Chair Senator-Elect Craig Williams – Vice Chair Human Resources Senator Jeff Edler – Chair Senator Mark Costello – Vice Chair Judiciary Senator Brad Zaun – Chair Senator Julian Garrett – Vice Chair Labor Senator Zach Whiting– Chair Senator-Elect Jesse Green – Vice Chair Local Government Senator Tom Shipley – Chair Senator-Elect Mike Klimesh – Vice Chair

Natural Resources Senator Annette Sweeney – Chair Senator-Elect Dawn Driscoll – Vice Chair Rules Senator Jack Whitver – Chair Senator Jake Chapman – Vice Chair State Government Senator Roby Smith – Chair Senator Chris Cournoyer – Vice Chair Transportation Senator Waylon Brown – Chair Senator Tom Shipley – Vice Chair Veterans Affairs Senator Jim Carlin – Chair Senator-Elect Jeff Reichman – Vice Chair Ways and Means Senator Dan Dawson – Chair Senator-Elect Tim Goodwin – Vice Chair

Senate Appropriations Subcommittees:

Administration and Regulation

Senator Dennis Guth – Chair

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Senator Ken Rozenboom – Chair

Economic Development

Senator Mark Lofgren – Chair

Education

Senator Chris Cournoyer  – Chair

Health and Human Services

Senator Mark Costello – Chair

Justice Systems

Senator Julian Garrett – Chair

Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals

Senator Craig Johnson – Chair

Original source can be found here.

Source: Greater Cedar Valley Chamber of Commerce