New House Committee Assignments

House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R-Mount Pleasant) announced new committee assignments and a newly established subcommittee following vacancies created by former Representatives Brandon Dillon, Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat.

Representative Daniela Garcia (R-Holland) will take over Ms. Gamrat’s position on Appropriations, and Representative Lisa Posthumous Lyons (R-Alto) will replace Mr. Courser’s seat on the Education Committee. Representative Chris Afendoulis (R-Grand Rapids Township) is now assigned the Criminal Justice Committee, Representative Jim Tedder (R-Clarkston) is on the Regulatory Reform Committee, Representative Holly Hughes (R-Montague) is on the Agriculture Committee, and Representative Ben Glardon (R-Owosso) is on the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee.

Representative Pam Faris (D-Clio) will return to the House Appropriations Committee to replace Brandon Dillon. She will also join the Transportation Subcommittee and the Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee.

Representative Robert Kosowski (D-Westland) will replace Representative Faris on the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee, and Representative Wendell Byrd (D-Detroit) on Financial Liability Reform.

For House Appropriations, Representative Aaron Miller (R-Sturgis) will now be on Education, Representative Laura Cox (R-Livonia) on Licensing and Regulatory Reform, Representative Edward Canfield (R-Sebewaing) on Military and Veteran Affairs Subcommittee, and Representative Earl Poleski (R-Jackson) will be on Natural Resources and will replace Representative Robert VerHeulen (R-Walker) as chair of Judiciary.

Speaker Cotter created a House Appropriations Subcommittee, called Health and Human Services Subcommittee, in response to the merged community health and human services departments. The chairs of the subcommittee are Representative Robert VerHeulen (R-Walker) and Representative Earl Poleski (R-Jackson) as majority chair and vice chair, respectively, and Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit) as minority vice chair.

The other members include Representatives Chris Afendoulis (R-Grand Rapids Township), Joe Bizon (R-Battle Creek), Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo), Edward Canfield (R-Sebewaing), Laura Cox (R-Livonia), Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg); Tim Kelly (R-Saginaw Township), Mike McCready (R-Bloomfield Hills), Pam Faris (D-Clio), Kristy Pagan (D-Canton), and Henry Yanez (D-Sterling Heights).

posted by PAA Online , Friday, September 25, 2015 2:41 PM
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