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YEAR
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PRESIDENT
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REGION
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PARTY
|
STAFF CHAIR
|
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1975
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Senate President Kevin Harrington
Massachusetts
|
E
|
D
|
Eugene Farnum
Director, Senate Fiscal Agency
Michigan
|
|
1975-76
|
House Minority Leader Tom Jensen
Tennessee
|
S
|
R
|
Bonnie Reese
Executive Director, Legislative Council
Wisconsin
|
|
1976-77
|
Speaker Martin Sabo
Minnesota
|
M
|
D
|
McDowell Lee
Secretary of the Senate
Alabama
|
|
1977-78
|
Senate President Fred Anderson
Colorado
|
W
|
R
|
Robert Herman
Special Assistant to the Speaker
New York
|
|
1978-79
|
Senate President Jason Boe
Oregon
|
W
|
D
|
Art Palmer
Executive Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau
Nevada
|
|
1979-80
|
Speaker George Roberts
New Hampshire
|
E
|
R
|
David Johnston
Director, Legislative Services Committee
Ohio
|
|
1980-81
|
Speaker Pro Tem Richard Hodes
Florida
|
S
|
D
|
Patrick Flahaven
Secretary of the Senate
Minnesota
|
|
1981-82
|
Senate President Ross Doyen
Kansas
|
M
|
R
|
Robert Smartt
Deputy Director, General Assembly
New Jersey
|
|
1982-83
|
Speaker Pro Tem William Passannante
New York
|
E
|
D
|
Joe Brown
Secretary of the Senate
Florida
|
|
1983-84
|
Senate President Miles "Cap" Ferry
Utah
|
W
|
R
|
John Lattimer
Executive Director, Communications on International Cooperation
Illinois
|
|
1984-85
|
Deputy Speaker John Bragg
Tennessee
|
S
|
D
|
Leo Memmott
Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Utah
|
|
1985-86
|
Senate Majority Leader David Nething
North Dakota
|
M
|
R
|
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
Wisconsin
|
|
1986-87
|
Speaker Irving Stolberg
Connecticut
|
E
|
D
|
Sue Bauman
Executive Assistant to the Senate President
Kansas
|
|
1987-88
|
Senate President Ted Strickland
Colorado
|
W
|
R
|
John Andreason
Director, Legislative Budget Office
Idaho
|
|
1988-89
|
Senate President Pro Tem Samuel Nunez Jr.
Louisiana
|
S
|
D
|
Betty King
Secretary of the Senate
Texas
|
|
1989-90
|
House Minority Leader Lee Daniels
Illinois
|
M
|
R
|
Patrick O'Donnell
Clerk of the Legislature
Nebraska
|
|
1990-91
|
Speaker John Martin
Maine
|
E
|
D
|
William Russell
Chief Counsel
Vermont
|
|
1991-92
|
Senate President Paul Bud Burke
Kansas
|
M
|
R
|
Terry Anderson
Director, Legislative Research Council
South Dakota
|
|
1992-93
|
House Minority Leader Arthur Hamilton
Arizona
|
W
|
D
|
Donald Schneider
Chief Clerk of the Senate
Wisconsin
|
|
1993-94
|
Senate Minority Whip Robert Connor
Delaware
|
E
|
R
|
John Turcotte
Joint Legislative PEER Committee
Mississippi
|
|
1994
1995
|
Rep. Karen McCarthy
Missouri
Rep. Jane Campbell
Ohio
|
S
M
|
D
D
|
Ted Ferris
Joint Budget Committee
Arizona
|
|
1995-96
|
Sen. James Lack
New York
|
E
|
R
|
Alfred "Butch" Speer
Clerk of the House
Louisiana
|
|
1996-97
|
Rep. Michael Box
Alabama
|
S
|
D
|
Russell T. Larson
Controller General
Delaware
|
|
1997-98
|
Senate President Richard Finan
Ohio
|
M
|
R
|
Anne Walker
Chief Clerk of the House
Missouri
|
|
1998-99
|
House Majority Leader Dan Blue
North Carolina
|
S
|
D
|
Tom Tedcastle
Director, Bill Drafting and General Counsel
Florida
|
|
1999-00
|
House Republican Leader Paul Mannweiler
Indiana
|
M
|
R
|
John B. Phelps
Clerk of the House
Florida
|
|
2000-01
|
Sen. Jim Costa
California
|
W
|
D
|
Diane Bolender
Director, Legislative Service Bureau
Iowa
|
|
2001-02
|
Sen. Steve Saland
New York
|
E
|
R
|
Ramona Kenady
Chief Clerk of the House
Oregon
|
|
2002-03
|
Sen. Angela Monson
Oklahoma
|
S
|
D
|
Gary Olson
Director, Senate Fiscal Agency
Michigan
|
|
2003-04
|
Speaker Martin Stephens
Utah
|
W
|
R
|
Max Arinder
Executive Director, Joint Legislative PEER Committee
Mississippi
|
|
2004-05
|
Delegate John Hurson
Maryland
|
S
|
D
|
Jim Greenwalt
Director, Senate Information Systems
Minnesota
|
|
2005-06
|
Assistant Senate Republican Leader Steven Rauschenberger
Illinois
|
M
|
R
|
Susan Clarke Schaar
Clerk of the Senate
Virginia
|
|
2006-07
|
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte
Texas
|
S
|
D
|
Steve Miller
Chief, Legislative Reference Bureau
Wisconsin
|
|
2007-08
|
Rep. Donna Stone
Delaware
|
E
|
R
|
Sharon Crouch-Steidel
Director Information Systems
Virginia
|
|
2008-09
|
Speaker Joe Hackney
North Carolina
|
S
|
D
|
Gary VanLandingham
Director, OPPAGA
Florida
|
|
2009-10
|
Sen. Don Balfour
Georgia
|
S
|
R
|
Nancy Cyr
Legal Counsel, Legislative Research Division
Nebraska
|
|
2010-11
|
Sen. Richard Moore
Massachusetts
|
E
|
D
|
Tim Rice
Executive Director, Legislative Info System
Illinois
|
|
2011-12
|
Sen. Stephen Morris
Kansas
|
M
|
R
|
Michael Adams
Director, Strategic Planning
Senate of Virginia
Virginia
|
|
2012-13
|
Rep. Terie Norelli
New Hampshire
|
E
|
D
|
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Texas
|
|
2013-14
|
Sen. Bruce Starr
Oregon
|
W
|
R
|
Tom Wright
Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House
Alaska
|
|
2014-15
|
Sen. Debbie Smith
Nevada
|
W
|
D
|
Margaret “Peggy” Piety
Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Services Agency
Indiana
|
|
2015-16
|
Sen. Curt Bramble
Utah
|
W
|
R
|
Karl Aro
Director, Department of Legislative Services
Maryland
|
|
2016
2017
|
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
Iowa
Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue
North Carolina
|
M
E
|
D
D
|
Raúl Burciaga
Director, Legislative Council Service
New Mexico
|
|
2017-2018
|
Sen. Deb Peters
South Dakota
|
M
|
R
|
Chuck Truesdell
Legislative Research Commission
Kentucky
|
|
2018-2019
|
Sen. Toi Hutchinson
Illinois
|
M
|
D
|
Jon Heining
General Counsel, Texas Legislative Counsel
Texas
|
|
2019-2021
|
Speaker Robin Vos
Wisconsin
|
M
|
R
|
Martha Wigton
Director, House Budget and Research Office
Georgia
|
|
2021-2022
|
Speaker Scott Saiki
Hawaii
|
W
|
D
|
J.J. Gentry
Counsel, South Carolina Senate
South Carolina
|
|
2022-2023
|
Speaker Scott Bedke
Idaho
Speaker Robin Vos
Wisconsin
|
W
M
|
R
R
|
Anne Sappenfield
Director, Legislative Council
Wisconsin
|
|
2023-2024
|
Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy
Rhode Island
|
E
|
D
|
Sabrina Lewellen
Deputy Director and Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Arkansas
|
|
2024-2025
|
President Pro Tempore Wayne A. Harper
Utah
|
W
|
R
|
John Snyder
Transportation Committee Staff Administrator, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Kentucky
|