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Unofficial State Legislative Leaders for the 2011 Session

Below is the unofficial list of expected legislative leaders for the 2011 session as of January 5, 2011. We will continue to update this list as more and more information becomes available. Please note that a number of these states still require a vote at the start of session to confirm these positions.
 

STATES HOUSE SENATE
Alabama
 
Speaker: Mike Hubbard (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Victor Gaston (R)
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
Lt. Governor/Senate President: Kay Ivey (R)
President Pro Tem: Del Marsh (R)
Majority Leader: J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner (R)
Minority Leader: Roger Bedford (D)
Alaska

Speaker: Mike Chenault (R)
Majority Leader: Alan Austerman (R)
Minority Leader: Beth Kerttula (D)
President: Gary Stevens (R)
Majority Leader: Kevin Meyer (R)
Minority Leader: Charlie Huggins (R)
    *Senate is currently tied.*
American Samoa
 
Speaker: Savali Talavou Ale
Vice Speaker: Laolagi Fonoti Savali Vaeao
President: Gaoteote Palaie Tofau
President Pro Tem: Tulifua Lam Yuen
Arizona

Speaker: Kirk Adams (R)
Majority Leader: Andy Tobin  (R)
Minority Leader: Chad Campbell (D)
President: Russell Pearce (R)
President Pro Tem: Sylvia Allen (R)
Majority Leader: Scott Bundgaard (R)
Minority Leader: David Schapira (D)
Arkansas

Speaker: Robert Moore, Jr. (D)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
President Pro Tem: Paul Bookout (D)
Majority Leader: Robert Thompson, III (D)
Minority Leader: Ruth Whitaker (R)
California

Speaker: John Perez (D)
Speaker Pro Tem: Fiona Ma (D)
Majority Leader: Charles M. Calderon (D)
Republican Floor Leader: Connie Conway (R)
President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg (D)
Majority Leader: Dean Florez (D)
Minority Leader: Robert Dutton (R)
Colorado

Speaker: Frank McNulty (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Kevin Priola (R)
Majority Leader: Amy Stephens (R)
Minority Leader: Sal Pace (D)
President: Brandon Shaffer (D)
President Pro Tem: Betty Boyd (D)
Majority Leader: John Morse (D)
Minority Leader: Mike Kopp (R)
Connecticut

Speaker: Christopher Donovan (D)
Majority Leader: Brendan Sharkeyl (D)
Minority Leader: Lawrence Cafero (R)
President Pro Tem: Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D)
Majority Leader: Martin Looney (D)
Minority Leader: John McKinney (R)
Delaware
Speaker: Robert Gilligan (D)
Majority Leader: Pete Schwartzkopf (D)
Minority Leader: Gregory F. Lavelle (R)
President Pro Tem: Anthony DeLuca (D)
Majority Leader: Patricia Blevins (D)
Minority Leader: F. Gary Simpson (R)
District of Columbia Unicameral Chairman: Kwame R. Brown (D)
Chairman Pro Tem: Mary Cheh (D)
Florida

Speaker: Dean Cannon (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: John Legg (R)
Majority Leader: Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R)
Minority Leader: Ron Saunders (D)
President: Mike Haridopolos (R)
President Pro Tem: Michael Bennett (R)
Majority Leader: Andy Gardiner (R)
Minority Leader: Nan Rich (D)
Georgia

Speaker: David Ralston (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Jan Jones (R)
Majority Leader: Larry O'Neal  (R) 
Minority Leader: Stacey Abrams (D)
Lt. Governor/Senate President: Casey Cagle (R)
President Pro Tem: Tommie Williams (R)
Majority Leader: Chip Rogers (R)
Minority Leader: Robert Brown (D)
Guam
Unicameral Body
Speaker: Judith T. Won Pat (D)
Vice-Speaker: Benjamin J. F. Cruz (D)
Majority Leader: Rory J. Respicipo (D)
Minority Leader: Edward J. B. Calvo (R)
Hawaii

Speaker:
Vice Speaker:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
President: Shan Tsutsui (D)
Vice President: Donna Mercado Kim (D)
Majority Leader: Brickwood Galuteria (D)
Minority Leader: Sam Slom (R)
Idaho

Speaker: Lawrence Denney (R)
Majority Leader: Mike Moyle (R)
Minority Leader: John Rusche (D)
President Pro Tem: Brent Hill (R)
Majority Leader: Bart Davis (R)
Minority Leader: Edger Malepeai (D)
Illinois

Speaker: Michael J. Madigan (D)
Majority Leader: Barbara Flynn Currie (D)
Minority Leader: Tom Cross (R)
President: John Cullerton (D)
Majority Leader: James Clayborne, Jr. (D)
Minority Leader: Christine Radogno (R)
Indiana

Speaker: Brian Bosma (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: P. Eric Turner (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Bill Friend (R)
Minority Leader: B. Patrick Bauer (D)
President Pro Tem: David Long (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Connie Lawson (R)
Minority Floor Leader: Vi Simipson (D)
Iowa

Speaker: Kraig Paulsen (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Jeff Kaufmann (R)
Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R)
Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (D)

President: Jack Kibbie (D)
President Pro Tem: Jeff Danielson (D)
Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D)
Minority Leader:Paul McKinley (R)

Kansas

Speaker: Mike O'Neal (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Jene Vickrey (R)
Majority Leader: Arien Siegfreid (R)
Minority Leader: Paul David (D)
President: Steve Morris (R)
Vice President: John Vratil (R)
Majority Leader: Jay Emler (R)
Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)
Kentucky

Speaker: Greg Stumbo (D)
Speaker Pro Tem: Larry Clark (D)
Majority Floor Leader: Rocky Adkins (D)
Minority Floor Leader: Jeff Hoover (R)
President: David Williams (R)
President Pro Tem:  Katie Stine (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Robert Stivers (R)
Minority Floor Leader: R.J. Palmer (D)
Louisiana

Speaker: Jim Tucker (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Joel Robideaux (I)
President: Joel Chaisson, II (D)
President Pro Tem: Sharon Weston Broome (D)
Maine

Speaker: Robert "Bob" Nutting (R)
Majority Leader:  Phil Curtis (R)
Minority Leader: Emily Cain (D)
President: Kevin Raye (R)
Majority Leader: Jon Courtney (R)
Minority Leader: Barry Hobbins (D)
Maryland

Speaker: Michael Busch (D)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
President: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D)
Pres. Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
Massachusetts

Speaker: Robert DeLeo (D)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Brad Jones, Jr. (R)
President: Therese Murray (D)
President Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)
Michigan

Speaker: James "Jase" Bolger (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: John Walsh (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Jim Stamas (R)
Minority Floor Leader: Rich Hammel (D)
President Pro Tem: Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
Majority Leader: Randy Richardville (R)
Minority Leader: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Minnesota

Speaker: Kirt Zellers (R)
Majority Leader: Matt Dean (R)
Minority Leader: Paul Thissen (DFL)
President: Michelle L. Fischbach (R)
Majority Leader: Amy Koch (R)
Minority Leader: Thomas Bakk (DFL)
Mississippi

Speaker: William McCoy (D)
Speaker Pro Tem: J.P. Compretta (D)
Lt. Governor/Senate President: Phil Bryant (R)
President Pro Tem: Billy Hewes (R)
Missouri

Speaker: Steven Tilley (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Shane Schoeller (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Tim Jones (R)
Minority Floor Leader: Mike Talboy (D)
President Pro Tem: Rob Mayer (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Tom Dempsey (R)
Minority Floor Leader: Victor Callahan (D)
Montana

Speaker: Mike Milburn (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Janna Taylor (R)
Majority Leader: Tom McGillvray (R)
Minority Leader: Jon Sesso (D)
President: Jim Peterson (R)
President Pro Tem: Bruce Tutvedt (R)
Majority Leader: Jeff Essmann (R)
Minority Leader: Carol Williams (D)
Nebraska

Unicameral Legislature

Speaker: Mike Flood (NP)
Executive Board Chair:
Nevada

Speaker: John Oceguera (D)
Speaker Pro Tem: Debbie Smith (D)
Majority Leader: Marcus L. Conklin (D)
Minority Floor Leader: Pete Goicoechen (R)
President Pro Tem: Michael Schneider (D)
Majority Leader: Steven Horsford (D)
Minority Leader: Mike McGinness (R)
New Hampshire

Speaker: Wililam "Bill" O'Brien (R)
Majority Leader: David Bettencourt (R)
Deputy Minority Leader: Terie Norelli (D)
President: Peter Bragdon (R)
President Pro Tem: John "Jack" S. Barnes, Jr. (R)
Majority Leader: Jeb Bradley, III (R)
Republican Leader: Sylvia Larsen (D)
New Jersey

Speaker: Sheila Oliver (D)
Speaker Pro Tem: Jerry Green (D)
Majority Leader: Joseph Cryan (D)
Minority Leader: Alex DeCroce (R)
President: Stephen Sweeney (D) 
President Pro Tem: Nia Gill (D)
Majority Leader: Barbara Buono (D)
Minority Leader: Thomas Kean, Jr. (R)
New Mexico

Speaker:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Thomas Taylor (R)
President Pro Tem: Timothy Zeph Jennings (D)
Majority Floor Leader: Michael Sanchez (D)
Minority Fl. Leader: Stuart Ingle (R)
New York

Speaker: Sheldon Silver (D)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Brian Kolb (R)
President Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Republican Leader:
North Carolina

Speaker: Thom Tillis (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Dale Folwell (R)
Majority Leader: Paul "Skip" Stam (R)
Minority Leader: Joe Hackney (D)
President Pro Tem: Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader: Harry Brown (R)
Minority Leader:
North Dakota

Speaker: David "Skip" Droval (R)
Majority Leader: Al Carlson (R)
Minority Leader: Jerome Kelsh (D)
President Pro Tem: Rich Wardner (R)
Majority Leader: Bob Stenehjem (R)
Republican Leader: Ryan Taylor (D)

Northern Mariana Islands

Speaker: Froilan Cruz Tenorio (Covenant)
Vice Speaker: Felicidad "Daling" Taman Ogumoro (Covenant)
Floor Leader: George Norita Camacho (I)
President: Paul Atalig Manglona (I)
Vice President: Jude Untalan Hofschneider (R)
Floor Leaders: Pete Pangelinan Reyes (R)
 
Ohio

Speaker: William "Bill" Batchelder (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Louis Blessing, Jr. (R)
Majority Leader: Matt Huffman (R)
Minority Leader: Armond Budish (D)
President: Tom Niehaus (R)
President Pro Tem: Keith Faber (R)
Majority Leader: Jimmy Stewart (R)
Minority Leader: Capri Cafaro (D)
Oklahoma

Speaker: Kris Steele (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Jeffrey Hickman (R)
Majority Leader: Dale DeWitt (R)
Minority Leader:
President Pro Tem: Brian Bingman (R)
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Andrew Rice (D) 
Oregon

Co-Speaker:
Co-Speaker: Arnie Roblan
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
President: Peter Courtney (D)
President Pro Tem: Ginny Burdick (D)
Majority Leader: Diane Rosenbaum (D)
Republican Leader:
Pennsylvania

Speaker: Samuel Smith (R)
Majority Leader: Michael Turzai (R)
Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
Lt. Governor/Senate President: Jim Cawley (R)
President Pro Tem: Joseph Scarnati (R)
Majority Leader: Dominic F. Pileggi (R)
Minority Leader: Jay Costa (D)
Puerto Rico
 
Speaker: Jenniffer Gonzáles Colón (NPP)
Vice Speaker: Epifanio  Jiménez Cruz (NPP)
Majority Leader: Iris M. Ruiz Class (NPP)
Minority Leader: Hector Férrer Rios (PDP)
President: Thomas Rivera-Schatz (NPP)
Vice President: Margarita Nolasco Santiago (NPP)
Majority Leader: Roberto Arango (NPP)
Minority Leader: José Luis Dalmau Santiago (PDP)
Rhode Island

Speaker: Gordon Fox (D)
Majority Leader: Nicholas Mattiello (D)
Minority Leader: Robert Watson (R)
President Pro Tem: M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D)
Majority Leader: Dominick Ruggerio (D)
Minority Leader:
South Carolina

Speaker: Robert W. Harrell, Jr. (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: James "Jay" Lucas (R)
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
Lt. Governor/President Pro Tem: R. André Bauer (R)
President Pro Tem: Glenn McConnell (R)
South Dakota

Speaker: Val Rausch (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Brian Gosch (R)
Majority Leader: David Lust (R)
Minority Leader: Bernie Hungoff (D)
President Pro Tem: Bob Gray (R)
Majority Leader: Russell Olson (R)
Minority Leader: Jason Frerichs (D)
Tennessee

Speaker: Beth Harwell (R)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Republican Leader:
Democrat Leader: John DeBerry, Jr. (D)
Lt. Governor/Senate Speaker: Ron Ramsey (R)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Republican Leader:
Democrat Leader:
Texas

Speaker: Speaker Joe Straus (R)
Speaker Pro Tem:
 
Lt. Governor/President: David Dewhurst (R)
President Pro Tem:

U.S. Virgin Islands

Unicameral Body
President: Louis Patrick Hill (D)
Vice President: Michael Thurland (D)
Majority Leader: Neville James (D)
Utah

Speaker: Becky Lockhart (R)
Majority Leader: Brad Dee (R)
Minority Leader: David Litvack (D)
President: Mike Waddoups (R)
Majority Leader: Scott Jenkins (R)
Minority Leader: Ross Romero (D)
Vermont
 
Speaker: Shap Smith (D)
Majority Leader: Lucy Leriche (D)
Minority Leader: Donald H. Turner, Jr. (R)
President Pro Tem: John Campbell (D)
Majority Leader: Bill Carris (D)
Minority Leader: William "Bill" Doyle (R)
Virginia

Speaker: William J. Howell (R)
Majority Leader: Marvin Kirkland Cox (R)
Democratic Leader: Ward L. Armstrong (D)
President Pro Tem: Charles J. Colgan (D)
Majority Leader: Richard L. Saslaw (D)
Minority Leader: Thomas Norment, Jr. (R)
Washington
 
Speaker: Frank Chopp (D)
Speaker Pro Tem:
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader: Richard DeBolt (R)
President Pro Tem:
Majority Leader: Lisa Brown (D)
Minority Leader:
West Virginia

Speaker: Richard Thompson (D)
Majority Leader:
Republican Leader:
Governor/Lt. Governor/President: Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Majority Leader:
Minority Leader:
Wisconsin

Speaker: Jeff Fitzgerald (R)
Spreaker Pro Tem: Bill Kramer (R)
Majority Leader: Scott Suder (R)
Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D)
President: Mike Ellis (R)
President Pro Tem: Joe Leibham (R)
Majority Leader: Scott Fitzgerald (R)
Minority Leader: Mark Miller (D)
Wyoming

Speaker: Edward Buchanan (R)
Speaker Pro Tem: Keith Gingery (R)
Majority Floor Leader: Thomas Lubnau (R)
Minority Leader: W. Patrick Goggles (D)
President:Jim Anderson (R)
Vice President: Philip Nicholas (R)
Majority Leader: Tony Ross (R)
Minority Leader: John Hastert (D)

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