FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 7, 2020
Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership Positions and Committee Chairs for 2020 Legislative Session
Speaker
Carl E. Heastie
Majority Leader
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Chair, Ways and Means
Helene E. Weinstein
Deputy Speaker
Catherine Nolan
Assistant Speaker
Félix W. Ortiz
Speaker Pro Tempore
Jeffrion L. Aubry
Chair, Committee on Committees
Vivian E. Cook
Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore
N. Nick Perry
Deputy Majority Leader
Phil Ramos
Assistant Majority Leader
David F. Gantt
Majority Whip
William Colton
Deputy Majority Whip
José Rivera
Assistant Majority Whip
Michael Miller
Chair, Majority Conference
Steven Otis
Vice Chair, Majority Conference
Erik M. Dilan
Secretary, Majority Conference
Rebecca A. Seawright
Chair, Majority Program
Carmen E. Arroyo
Chair, Majority Steering
Barbara Lifton
Vice Chair, Majority Steering
Patricia Fahy
Chair, House Operations
Ron Kim
Chair, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Maritza Davila
STANDING COMMITTEES
Chair, Aging
Harry B. Bronson
Chair, Agriculture
Donna A. Lupardo
Chair, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
Linda B. Rosenthal
Chair, Banks
Thomas J. Abinanti
Chair, Children & Families
Ellen Jaffee
Chair, Cities
Edward C. Braunstein
Chair, Codes
Joseph R. Lentol
Chair, Consumer Affairs
Michael G. DenDekker
Chair, Corporations, Authorities & Commissions
Amy Paulin
Chair, Correction
David I. Weprin
Chair, Economic Development
Robin Schimminger
Chair, Education
Michael Benedetto
Chair, Election Law
Charles D. Lavine
Chair, Energy
Michael Cusick
Chair, Environmental Conservation
Steve Englebright
Chair, Ethics & Guidance
Jo Anne Simon
Chair, Governmental Employees
Peter J. Abbate, Jr.
Chair, Governmental Operations
Kenneth Zebrowski
Chair, Health
Richard N. Gottfried
Chair, Higher Education
Deborah J. Glick
Chair, Housing
Steven Cymbrowitz
Chair, Insurance
Kevin A. Cahill
Chair, Judiciary
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Chair, Labor
Marcos A. Crespo
Chair, Libraries & Education Technology
Sean Ryan
Chair, Local Governments
Fred W. Thiele, Jr.
Chair, Mental Health
Aileen M. Gunther
Chair, Oversight, Analysis & Investigations
John T. McDonald III
Chair, Racing & Wagering
J. Gary Pretlow
Chair, Real Property Taxation
Sandy Galef
Chair, Small Business
Al Stirpe
Chair, Social Services
Andrew Hevesi
Chair, Tourism
Daniel J. O'Donnell
Chair, Transportation
William B. Magnarelli
Chair, Veterans Affairs
Didi Barrett
TASK FORCES & LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONS
Chair, Administrative Regulations Review
Dan Quart
Chair, Farm, Food & Nutrition
Michaelle C. Solages
Chair, Government Administration
David Buchwald
Chair, New Americans
Victor M. Pichardo
Chair, People with Disabilities
Phil Steck
Chair, Reapportionment
Robert J. Rodriguez
Chair, Rural Resources
Angelo Santabarbara
Chair, Science & Technology
Latrice Walker
Chair, Skills Development & Career Education
Walter T. Mosley
Chair, State-Federal Relations
Nily Rozic
Chair, Women's Issues
Aravella Simotas