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Legislative Health Staff Network
Overview
The Legislative Health Staff Network (LHSN) is a coordinated network of professional and knowledgeable legislative staff from across the country who, as a major part of their responsibilities, work on health policy, including finance and budget policy.
The objective of the health staff network is to expand the knowledge base of legislative staff by supporting the sharing of information with each other. LHSN helps legislative health policy staff do their jobs more effectively by creating a network of colleagues and other experts in the field, providing information tailored to their needs, and fostering cooperative efforts to guide health policy.
The LHSN will sponsor webinars and regional conference calls through the year that address relevant health policy issues; provide an online message board that will offer an opportunity to share thoughts, ideas and strategies; and hold one in-person meeting a year for legislative health staff.
LHSN is funded by a generous grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Saunders
Policy Specialist
National Conference of State Legislatures
303-364-7700
health-info@ncsl.org
Steering Committee
LHSN's steering committee is comprised of the NCSL Health Committee's staff chair, vice-chairs, and immediate past chair.
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Mark D. Andrews
Policy Analyst
Utah State Legislature
W310 State Capitol Complex
PO Box 145310
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
MarkAndrews@utah.gov
(801) 538-1032 phone
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Russell Frandsen
Fiscal Analyst
Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Utah Legislature
W310 State Capitol Complex
PO Box 145310
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
rfrandsen@le.utah.gov
(801) 538-1034 phone
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Richard Benavides
Legislative Aide
Alaska Legislature
716 W. 4th Avenue, Auite 400
Anchorage, AK 99501
richard_benavides@legis.state.ak.us
(907) 269-0247 phone
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Michael Hely
Staff Attorney
Legislative Council Service
New Mexico Legislature
411 State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
michael.hely@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4635 phone
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Raúl Burciaga
Director
Legislative Council Service
New Mexico Legislature
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Suite 411
Santa Fe, NM 87501
raul.burciaga@nmlegis.gov
(505) 986-4671 phone
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Nolan Langweil
Fiscal Analyst
Health Care
Joint Fiscal Office
Vermont General Assembly
1 Baldwin Street
Montpelier, VT 05633
nlangweil@leg.state.vt.us
(802) 828-2295 phone
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Joe Flores
Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia General Assembly
10th Floor, 901 Capitol Street
Richmond, VA 23219
jflores@sfc.virginia.gov
(804) 698-7483 phone
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Marsheilah D. Lyons
Supervising Principal Research Analyst
Research Division
Legislative Counsel Bureau
State of Nevada
401 S. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
mlyons@lcb.state.nv.us
(775) 684-6825 phone
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Miriam Fordham
Legislative Committee Analyst
Health and Welfare Committee
Legislative Research Commission
Kentucky General Assembly
Room 101 Annex
702 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Miriam.Fordham@lrc.ky.gov
502-564-8100 ext. 458
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Meredith Wurden
Consultant
California Senate Office of Research
1020 N Street, Suite 2000
Sacramento, CA 95814
meredith.wurden@sen.ca.gov
(916) 651-1842 phone
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