NCSL Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce Committee Roster

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Committee Description

The NCSL Standing Committee on Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce has jurisdiction over state-federal relations with regard to electronic commerce, banking, insurance, securities and other financial services issues, interstate commerce and taxation of electronic transactions, telecommunications and interstate business activity taxes. The Committee is responsible for protecting states' interests in federal decisions regarding these areas. It serves as a forum for legislators and legislative staff to exchange information on state policy approaches and to identify emerging issues of importance to state legislatures.

NCSL Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce Committee

Chair: Senator Delores G. Kelley, Maryland
Vice Chair: Senator Karin S. Brownlee, Kansas
Vice Chair: Representative Shane Jett, Oklahoma
Vice Chair: Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island
Vice Chair: Representative Phil Montgomery, Wisconsin
Vice Chair: Senator Alex Padilla, California
Vice Chair: Senator John C. Still III, Delaware
Vice Chair: Delegate Terrie L. Suit, Virginia
Vice Chair: Representative Robert J. Valihura Jr., Delaware
Vice Chair: Representative Greg D. Wren, Alabama
Immediate Past Chair: Assemblymember Upendra J. Chivukula, New Jersey
Staff Chair: Jonathan Ball, Utah
Staff Vice Chair: Karen Cochrane-Brown, North Carolina
Staff Vice Chair: Mary Galligan, Kansas
Staff Vice Chair: Mike Sunseri, Kentucky
Immediate Past Staff Chair: Lisa Wallmeyer, Virginia

NCSL CONTACTS: Heather Morton (Denver) Jo Anne Bourquard (Denver) Neal Osten (DC)

Alabama
Representative James E. Buskey
Representative H. Mac Gipson Jr.
Representative Mike Hubbard
Representative Blaine Galliher
Representative Lesley Vance
Representative William E. Thigpen Sr.
Representative DuWayne Bridges
Representative James O. Gordon
Representative Jamie Ison
Representative Benjamin H. Lewis
Representative Roderick Scott
Representative Greg D. Wren

Alaska
Representative Anna I. Fairclough
Representative David Guttenberg
Representative Scott J. Kawasaki
Senator Gene Therriault
Curt Clothier, Legislative Affairs Agency

Arizona
Senator Pamela Gorman
Senator Richard Miranda

Arkansas
Representative Stan Berry
Representative Shirley Ann Walters
Senator John Paul Capps
Senator Steve Faris
Senator Hank Wilkins IV

California
Assemblymember Lloyd E. Levine
Senator Alex Padilla

Colorado
Senator Paula Sandoval
Senator Jennifer L. Veiga
Senator Bob Bacon
Representative Alice Borodkin
Representative Don Marostica

Connecticut
Representative John E. Stripp
Senator Joseph J. Crisco Jr.
Senator Dan Debicella
Senator Bob Duff
Senator Gary D. LeBeau
Senator John W. Fonfara
Representative Carlo Leone

Delaware
Representative Deborah Hudson
Representative Donna D. Stone
Representative Nancy H. Wagner
Senator Catherine A. Cloutier
Senator Nancy W. Cook
Senator Harris B. McDowell III
Senator Robert L. Venables Sr.
Representative Daniel B. Short
Representative Robert J. Valihura Jr.
Senator John C. Still III

Florida
Patrick L. Imhof, Committee on Regulated Industries
David Cooper, Senate Commerce & Consumer Svcs Cmtee
Diana W. Caldwell, Senate Communications & Public Utilities Cmtee
Kara Collins-Gomez, OPPAGA
Becky Vickers, OPPAGA
Brian Deffenbaugh, Senate Banking & Insurance Committee

Georgia
Representative Johnny W. Floyd
Representative James Mills
Representative Mark Burkhalter
Brian Johnson, Georgia Senate Research
Representative Barry A. Fleming
Representative Jeff Lewis
Senator Seth Harp
Senator William Hamrick
Senator Cecil Staton
Senator John J. Wiles
Nataliya Nemsteva

Hawaii
Senator Russell S. Kokubun
Senator Carol Fukunaga

Idaho
Senator David Langhorst

Illinois
Representative Frank J. Mautino
Senator Dan Rutherford
Senator Kimberly A. Lightford
Senator James F. Clayborne Jr.

Indiana
Representative Jeb Bardon
Representative Scott Reske
Senator John Broden
Senator Allen E. Paul
Senator Vi Simpson
Senator Thomas Weatherwax
J. M. Clark
Eric Gonzalez, House of Representatives
Leslie Hiner, IN House of Representatives
Michael E. Thrall, House of Representatives

Iowa
Glen P. Dickinson, Legislative Services Agency-Computer Services
Julie Simon, Senate Democratic Caucus
Richard L. Johnson, Legislative Services Agency
Senator Roger Stewart
Senator Steven H. Warnstadt
Representative David Jacoby
Representative Doris Kelley
Representative Bob Kressig

Kansas
Melissa Calderwood, Legislative Research Department
Representative Nile Dillmore
Representative Doug Gatewood
Representative Joe D. Humerickhouse
Representative Kasha Kelley
Representative Forrest J. Knox
Representative Richard Proehl
Representative Clark Shultz
Senator Ruth Teichman
David Larson
Senator Karin S. Brownlee
Mary Galligan, Legislative Research Department

Kentucky
Mike Sunseri
Representative Ron Weston
Senator Dorsey Ridley
Representative Tommy Thompson
Representative Brad Montell
Greg Freedman, Legislative Research Commission
Senator Tim Shaughnessy
Senator Tom Buford
Senator Daniel Seum
Representative Harry Moberly Jr.
Representative Larry Clark
Donna Robinson Holiday, Senate
Senator Perry B. Clark
Representative Dwight D. Butler
Representative Jimmie Lee
Senator Richie Sanders Jr.
Representative Steve Riggs
Joyce Neel Crofts, Legislative Research Commission
Senator Gerald Neal
Senator Brett Guthrie
Representative W. Keith Hall
Representative Tanya Pullin

Louisiana
Senator Nick Gautreaux
Representative Charmaine Marchand
Senator Ann Duplessis
Senator Donald R. Cravins Jr.
Senator A.G. Crowe

Maine
Senator Barry J. Hobbins
Senator Nancy B. Sullivan
Senator Lois A. Snowe-Mello
Representative Lawrence Bliss
Representative Peter Rines Jr.
Representative Patsy Garside Crockett

Maryland
Delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr.
Delegate Susan W. Krebs
Delegate Brian J. Feldman
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale
Delegate Susan C. Lee
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn
Delegate Kumar P. Barve
Senator Delores G. Kelley
Senator E.J. Pipkin
Senator Catherine Pugh
Senator James N. Robey
Senator James C. Rosapepe

Massachusetts
Senator Stephen J. Buoniconti
Representative John F. Quinn
Representative Ronald Mariano

Michigan
Patrick Affholter, Senate Fiscal Agency
Donna Hasenauer, REG Section
Rebecca Ross, House Fiscal Agency
Cindy Peruchietti, Office of the Speaker
Julie Cassidy, Senate Fiscal Agency
Jim Stansell, Michigan House Fiscal Agency
Robin Risko, House Fiscal Agency
Steve Stauff, House Fiscal Agency
Senator Nancy Cassis
Senator Tupac A. Hunter
Senator Samuel Buzz Thomas III
Representative Bill Huizenga

Minnesota
Senator Debbie J. Johnson
Senator Ron Latz
Senator Linda Scheid
Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon
Representative Joe Atkins
Representative Jim Davnie
Representative Pat Garofalo
Representative Joe Mullery
Representative Anthony Sertich
Troy Olsen, House Republican Caucus
Thomas R. Pender, House of Representatives

Mississippi
Margaret Stewart, House Legislative Services Office
Ronald M. Frith, House of Representatives
Representative Mary H. Coleman
Oona McKenzie, House of Representatives
Representative Daniel D. Guice Jr.

Missouri
Senator Michael R. Gibbons
Senator John E. Griesheimer
Senator Kevin Engler
Senator Timothy P. Green
Terri Rademan, House Information Center
Representative Shannon Cooper
Senator Jason G. Crowell
Senator Harry Kennedy
Representative Michael R. Brown
Representative Albert Joseph Liese
Senator Delbert L. Scott

Montana
Patricia Murdo, Legislative Services Division
Representative Jennifer Pomnichowski
Representative Mike Phillips
Representative William E. Glaser
Representative Bill Nooney
Senator Dan W. Harrington
Senator Lane L. Larson
Senator Gary L. Perry
Senator Corey Stapleton

Nebraska
Senator Deb Fischer
Senator Tim Gay
Senator Rich Pahls

Nevada
Assemblymember Francis Allen
Assemblymember Heidi S. Gansert
Assemblymember Moises Denis
Assemblymember David R. Parks
Senator Bob Coffin
Senator Maggie A. Carlton

New Hampshire
Representative John B. Hunt
Representative Naida L. Kaen
Representative Robert F. Matheson
Representative Tara G. Reardon
Representative John H. Thomas
Representative Daniel Adams Eaton
Senator Theodore L. Gatsas
Senator David Gottesman

New Jersey
Assemblymember Neil M. Cohen
Assemblymember Joseph Vas
Assemblymember Paul Moriarty
Assemblymember Upendra J. Chivukula

New Mexico
Senator David Ulibarri
Senator Lynda Lovejoy
Senator Joseph J. Carraro
Senator John Arthur Smith
Senator Nancy E. Rodriguez
Senator Phil A. Griego
Raul E. Burciaga, Legislative Council Service
Senator Steve Komadina
Senator Cisco McSorley
Senator Carlos R. Cisneros
Senator Leonard Lee Rawson
Ralph Vincent, Legislative Council Service
Senator Steven P. Neville
Representative Eric A. Youngberg
Representative Janice Arnold-Jones
Representative Debbie A. Rodella
Representative Gloria C. Vaughn

New York
Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
Senator James L. Seward
Senator Hugh T. Farley

North Carolina
Walker Reagan, General Assembly
Representative Harold J. Brubaker
Representative Walter G. Church Sr.
Representative Jerry C. Dockham
Representative Mitch Gillespie
Representative Daniel Bruce Goforth
Representative W. Robert Grady
Representative Drew P. Saunders
Representative Mitchell S. Setzer
Representative Thom Tillis
Representative Joe P. Tolson
Karen Cochrane-Brown, General Assembly

North Dakota
Senator Larry J. Robinson
Representative Bob Skarphol
Senator Randel Christmann

Ohio
Representative Chris Widener
Representative Clyde Evans
Senator Tim Schaffer
Senator Eric H. Kearney
Senator Ron Amstutz

Oklahoma
Representative Shane Jett
Representative John Wayne Carey
Representative David Derby
Representative George E. Faught
Representative Jeffrey W. Hickman
Representative Charles Key
Representative Randy McDaniel
Representative Ron Peterson
Representative Greg A. Piatt
Representative Colby Schwartz
Representative Purcy D. Walker
Representative Paul Wesselhoft
Representative Susan Winchester
Kim Bishop, House Legal Division

Oregon
Representative Chris Edwards

Pennsylvania
Representative Nick Kotik
Representative Chris Sainato
Representative W. Curtis Thomas
John Raymond, State Senate Appropriations Committee

Puerto Rico
Luis G. Hidalgo, House of Representatives

Rhode Island
Senator William A. Walaska
Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy

South Carolina
Jane Shuler, South Carolina Senate
Sue Walton, South Carolina Senate
Mary Riley, South Carolina Senate
Representative Kenneth A. Bingham
Representative Wallace B. Scarborough
Michael Couick, Senate Judiciary Committee
Michael Shealy, Senate Finance Committee
Senator Thomas C. Alexander
Senator Glenn G. Reese
Senator David L. Thomas

South Dakota
Representative Mark K. Willadsen
Representative Mike Vehle
Representative H. Paul Dennert
Representative Gary L. Jerke
Representative David Lust
Representative Hal Wick
Senator Royal McCracken
Representative Kathy Miles
Representative Bob Faehn
Senator Orville B. Smidt

Tennessee
Representative Dennis Ferguson
Loudene Gee
Representative Joe Towns Jr.
Representative Nathan Vaughn

Texas
Representative Rob Orr
Representative Rafael Anchia
Representative Joaquin Castro
Representative Wayne Christian
Representative Byron Cook
Representative David McQuade Leibowitz
Representative Brian McCall
Representative Joe Straus
Representative Craig Eiland
Representative Burt Solomons
Representative Larry Taylor
Representative Ken Paxton
Representative Marc Veasey
Representative John T. Smithee
Representative Delwin Jones
Representative Dan Flynn
Representative Robert Cook
Representative Richard Raymond
Representative Will Hartnett
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Chris J. Harris
Senator Leticia Van de Putte
Senator Royce West
Representative Sylvester Turner
Representative Phil King
Jonathan Mathers, Government Reform

Utah
Jonathan Ball, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Representative Wayne A. Harper
Representative David Clark
Representative LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
Senator Peter C. Knudson
Stan Eckersley, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Representative Neil A. Hansen
Representative Mark Walker

Vermont
Representative Mary N. Peterson
Representative Judith M. Livingston
Representative Susan Hatch Davis
Samuel H. Burr, Legislative Council
Sara Teachout, Joint Fiscal Office
Representative Ernest W. Shand

Virginia
Delegate Robert H. Brink
Senator John C. Watkins
Delegate Harvey B. Morgan
Delegate Watkins M. Abbitt Jr.
Delegate Joe T. May
Senator Walter A. Stosch
Senator Charles J. Colgan
Senator William C. Wampler Jr.
Delegate Terrie L. Suit
Senator Phillip P. Puckett
Delegate Kathy J. Byron
Delegate Timothy D. Hugo
Delegate William R. Janis
Delegate Vivian E. Watts
Lisa Wallmeyer, Jt Commission on Tech & Science

Washington
Jon Hedegard
Pam Madson, House Program Research Office
Matt Cooper, Office of Program Research
Representative Bob Hasegawa
Thomas Osborn, Office of Program Research

West Virginia
Delegate Richard Browning
Delegate Kevin J. Craig
Senator Jeffrey V. Kessler
Senator Brooks F. McCabe Jr.
Senator Walt Helmick
Senator Joseph M. Minard
Senator Evan H. Jenkins

Wisconsin
Dan Schmidt, Legislative Council
Representative Frank G. Lasee
Senator Pat Kreitlow
Representative Phil Montgomery

Wyoming
Representative Dan Zwonitzer
Representative Dan Dockstader
Senator Cale Case
Senator E. Jayne Mockler
David Gruver, Legislative Service Office