Ohio Senate President Announces Committee Membership

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COLUMBUS – Ohio Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) announced today the membership of each of the Senate’s standing committees for the 130th General Assembly.

Agriculture
Chair: Sen. Cliff Hite
Vice Chair: Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. David Burke
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Gayle Manning
Sen. Bob Peterson
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Lou Gentile
Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Shirley Smith

Energy & Natural Resources
Chair: Sen. Troy Balderson
Vice Chair: Sen. Kris Jordan
Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Bob Peterson
Sen. Tim Schaffer
Sen. Joe Uecker
Ranking Minority Member Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Lou Gentile

Public Utilities
Chair: Sen. Bill Seitz
Vice Chair: Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Shannon Jones
Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Joe Uecker
Ranking Minority Member Sen. Lou Gentile
Sen. Tom Sawyer
Sen. Shirley Smith
Sen. Capri Cafaro

Education
Chair: Sen. Peggy Lehner
Vice Chair: Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. Bill Beagle
Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Gayle Manning
Ranking Minority Member Sen. Tom Sawyer
Sen. Nina Turner
Sen. Joe Schiavoni

Workforce & Economic Development
Chair: Sen. Bill Beagle
Vice Chair: Sen. Gayle Manning
Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Peggy Lehner
Sen. Tim Schaffer
Sen. Chris Widener
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Charleta Tavares
Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Michael Skindell

Transportation
Chair: Sen. Gayle Manning
Vice Chair: Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Bill Seitz
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Lou Gentile
Sen. Nina Turner

Public Safety, Local Government & Veterans Affairs
Chair: Sen. Frank LaRose
Vice Chair: Sen. Jim Hughes
Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. Kris Jordan
Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Tim Schaffer
Sen. Joe Uecker
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Michael Skindell
Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Charleta Tavares

State Government Oversight & Reform
Chair: Sen. David Burke
Vice Chair: Sen. Joe Uecker
Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Bill Seitz
Sen. Chris Widener
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Shirley Smith
Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Michael Skindell

Criminal Justice
Chair: Sen. John Eklund
Vice Chair: Sen. Bill Seitz
Sen. Jim Hughes
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Peggy Lehner
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Tim Schaffer
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Tom Sawyer
Sen. Shirley Smith

Civil Justice
Chair: Sen. Bill Coley
Vice Chair: Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Scott Oelslager
Sen. Bill Seitz
Sen. Joe Uecker
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Michael Skindell
Sen. Nina Turner

Commerce & Labor
Chair: Sen. Kevin Bacon
Vice Chair: Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Shannon Jones
Sen. Kris Jordan
Sen. Scott Oelslager
Sen. Bill Seitz
Sen. Joe Uecker
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Nina Turner

Ways & Means
Chair: Sen. Tim Schaffer
Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Peterson
Sen. Bill Beagle
Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Chris Widener
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Charleta Tavares
Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Michael Skindell

Medicaid, Health & Human Services
Chair: Sen. Shannon Jones
Vice Chair: Sen. David Burke
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Kris Jordan
Sen. Peggy Lehner
Sen. Scott Oelslager
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Charletta Tavares

Insurance & Financial Institutions
Chair: Sen. Jim Hughes
Vice Chair: Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. Bill Beagle
Sen. David Burke
Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Shannon Jones
Sen. Gayle Manning
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Bob Peterson
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Nina Turner
Sen. Lou Gentile
Sen. Michael Skindell
Sen. Edna Brown

Rules
Chair: Sen. Keith Faber
Vice Chair: Sen. Chris Widener
Sen. David Burke
Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. Jim Hughes
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Scott Oelslager
Sen. Tom Patton
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Eric H. Kearney
Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Nina Turner
Sen. Edna Brown

Reference
Chair: Sen. Kris Jordan
Vice Chair: Sen. Scott Oelslager
Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Chris Widener
Sen. Keith Faber
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Eric H. Kearney
Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Lou Gentile

Finance
Chair: Sen. Scott Oelslager
Vice Chair: Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. David Burke
Sen. Randy Gardner
Sen. Jim Hughes
Sen. Shannon Jones
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Tom Patton
Sen. Bob Peterson
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Tom Sawyer
Sen. Shirley Smith
Sen. Charleta Tavares
Sen. Joe Schiavoni

Finance Sub-Committee on Education
Chair: Sen. Randy Gardner
Vice Chair: Sen. Peggy Lehner
Sen. Bill Beagle
Sen. Cliff Hite
Sen. Jim Hughes
Sen. Gayle Manning
Sen. Joe Uecker
Sen. Chris Widener
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Nina Turner
Sen. Michael Skindell
Sen. Tom Sawyer

Finance Sub-Committee on General Government
Chair: Sen. Bob Peterson
Vice Chair: Sen. Tim Schaffer
Sen. Troy Balderson
Sen. John Eklund
Sen. Larry Obhof
Sen. Bill Seitz
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Joe Schiavoni
Sen. Lou Gentile
Sen. Shirley Smith

Finance Sub-Committee on Medicaid
Chair: Sen. David Burke
Vice Chair: Sen. Shannon Jones
Sen. Kevin Bacon
Sen. Bill Coley
Sen. Kris Jordan
Sen. Frank LaRose
Sen. Tom Patton
Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Capri Cafaro
Sen. Edna Brown
Sen. Charleta Tavares

About Senate Committees: Senate committees are a critical part of the legislative process and function as the second consideration required of a bill before it can become law. Following a bill’s introduction, it is assigned to one of the Senate’s standing committees. During committee meetings, bills are debated and amended, and members of the general public are given the opportunity to contribute testimonies. Weekly committee schedules are posted on the Ohio Senate’s website, in the Senate Clerk’s office and in the hall outside the Senate Chamber. For more information, visit http://www.ohiosenate.gov/senate2012/committee/about-committees.