OLYMPIA…The Senate Republican Caucus today announced which Republican senators will serve on the various Senate policy committees for the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. They are:

• Agriculture & Rural Economic Development Committee
  • Sens. Mark Schoesler and Bob Morton
• Consumer Protection & Housing Committee
  • Sens. Bob McCaslin, Jerome Delvin and Jim Honeyford
• Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee
  • Sens. Janéa Holmquist, Mike Hewitt, Dale Brandland and Joseph Zarelli
• Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee
  • Sens. Linda Evans Parlette, Don Benton and Mark Schoesler
• Government Operations & Elections Committee
  • Sens. Don Benton, Pam Roach and Dan Swecker
• Health & Long-Term Care Committee
  • Sens. Mike Carrell, Cheryl Pflug and Linda Evans Parlette
• Higher Education Committee
  • Sens. Jerome Delvin and Mark Schoesler
• Human Services & Corrections Committee
  • Sens. Val Stevens, Mike Carrell and Dale Brandland
• Economic Development, Trade & Management Committee
  • Sen. Joe Zarelli
• Judiciary Committee
  • Sens. Pam Roach, Bob McCaslin and Mike Carrell
• Labor, Commerce, Research & Development Committee
  • Sens. Mike Hewitt and Janéa Holmquist
• Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation Committee
  • Sens. Bob Morton, Val Stevens and Dan Swecker
• Rules
  • Sens. Mike Hewitt, Val Stevens, Mark Schoesler, Joe Zarelli, Linda Evans Parlette and Cheryl Pflug
• Transportation Committee
  • Sens. Dan Swecker, Don Benton, Janéa Holmquist, Cheryl Pflug and Jerome Delvin
• Water, Energy & Environment Committee
  • Sens. Jim Honeyford, Bob Morton, Janéa Holmquist and Jerome Delvin
• Ways & Means Committee
  • Sens. Joseph Zarelli, Dale Brandland, Pam Roach, Mark Schoesler, Jim Honeyford, Mike Carrell, Linda Evans Parlette and Mike Hewitt

Senate Republicans will release a full list of their ranking members on each committee before the legislative session begins on Jan. 8. They will also add a new member from the 14th District to certain committees once that member is named, probably the first week in January.

Members of Senate Republican leadership, announced Nov. 30, are:

• Leader – Sen. Mike Hewitt, Walla Walla;
• Caucus Chair – Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Wenatchee;
• Floor Leader – Sen. Mark Schoesler, Ritzville;
• Whip – Sen. Dale Brandland, Whatcom County;
• Deputy Leader – Sen. Cheryl Pflug, Maple Valley;
• Caucus Vice Chair – Sen. Dan Swecker, Rochester;
• Deputy Floor Leader – Sen. Mike Carrell, Lakewood; and
• Deputy Whip – Sen. Jerome Delvin, Richland.

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Additional contact: Rebecca Japhet at (360) 786-7516 or Japhet.Rebecca@leg.wa.gov