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Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnie Sumner will Retire

Longtime Florida House Sergeant at Arms and NCSL Officer, Earnest "Earnie" Sumner will be retiring next month after 42 years of legislative service. More

Courteous & Effective Communication:  Social Media & Email 

Formal letters and phone calls were once the norm but times have changed.  Today, email is our primary form of communication, and social media provides an easy outreach tool.  More

State Budget Update:  Spring 2013

As the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, no strong indication exists that states are entering a robust recovery phase. More

 
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NCSL Leadership Staff Section (LSS)

Leadership Staff Section Executive Committee Officers: 2012-2013

The Leadership Staff Section is governed by a chair, a first vice-chair, a second vice-chair, an immediate past chair, and a 9-member executive committee. The officers and executive committee are elected by the general membership at the annual business meeting of the staff section. They serve one-year terms with a three consecutive term limit. The executive committee makes general decisions that guide the staff section including planning the activities of the staff section. The executive committee meets at least twice a year at the annual training seminar in the fall and during the winter for a planning session. The executive committee is responsible for setting the agenda for the annual training seminar, publishing the staff section newsletter, maintaining communication with the NCSL executive committee and conducting other business and special projects that aris

Chair 
Sallie Bolton
Kentucky House
502-564-2363
sallie.bolton@lrc.ky.gov
 

Second Vice Chair
Aurora Hauke
Alaska House
907-465-4766
aurora.hauke@legis.state.ak.us
 

First Vice Chair
Jeff Johnson
West Virginia Senate
304-357-7909
jjohnso1@mail.wvnet.edu
 

Immediate Past Chair
Nancy Butcher
West Virginia House
304-340-3341
butcher@mail.wvnet.edu

Members

Erlinda Campbell (2012)
New Mexico Senate
505-986-4733
erlinda.campbell@nmlegis.gov

Lisa Davis (2010)
Mississippi House
601-359-3360
lmdavis@mail.house.state.ms.us

Terri Franks-Smith (2012)
Idaho House
208-332-1112
tfranks@house.idaho.gov

Jen Jankowski (2012)
Utah House
801-326-1503
jjankowski@le.utah.gov
 

Mary Sue Jones (2012)
Idaho Senate
208-332-1302
mjones@senate.idaho.gov

Mechelle Milller (2012)
Louisiana House
225-342-7380
millerm@legis.la.gov

Naomi Miller (2010)
Texas House
210-828-4411
naomi.miller@speaker.state.tx.us

Patricia Walker (2011)
Alaska Legislature
(907) 465-4453
patricia_walker@legis.state.ak.us 

Voting Ex-Officio Members                                               Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members

Raylene DeSanto (2011)
Pennsylvania House
717-787-1311
rdesanto@pahouse.net

Janeen Halverson (2011)
Utah Senate
801-538-1406
jhalverson@le.utah.gov

Barbara Oakes (2011)
Maryland House
410-841-3392
barbara.oakes@mlis.state.md.us

 

Laura Bauman
Indiana Senate
317-232-9506
lbauman@iga.state.in.us

Tracy Campbell
West Virginia House
304-340-3132
tracy.campbell@wvhouse.gov

Mike Charboneau
Minnesota House
651-296-4115
mike.charboneau@house.mn

Greg Gordon
Indiana Senate
317-232-9409
ggordon@iga.state.in.us

Sheila Hardy
Kentucky House
502-564-4333
sheila.hardy@lrc.ky.gov

Tom Wright
Alaska House
907-465-6618
tom_wright@legis.state.ak.us

 

 

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