DENVER— House Minority Leader Sal Pace today announced the Democratic committee assignments for the coming legislative session that opens on January 12, 2011. Democrats hold 32 seats in the House while Republicans hold 33. Included in the announcement were appointments for the Democrats’ nine newly-elected (and appointed) members, Representatives-elect Crisanta Duran (Denver), Rhonda Fields (Aurora), Deb Gardner (Boulder), Millie Hamner (Summit County), Matt Jones (Louisville), Pete Lee (Colorado Springs), Dan Pabon (Denver), Angela Williams (Denver), and Roger Wilson (Garfield County).
Pace praised the newest members of the House, calling them “extraordinarily promising lawmakers.” Rep.-elect Roger Wilson, who was appointed to the Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee, said “I’m excited to be on a committee that is a key economic component to the district I serve.”
Rep.-elect Angela Williams, a small-business owner, said she would use her assignment to the Economic and Business Development Committee, “to focus on creating jobs, fixing the economy and creating small business opportunities for entrepreneurs.”
Newly appointed Rep.-elect Millie Hamner was selected to be on the Education Committee and on the Transportation Committee, where she has vowed to, “work on behalf of our local economy by fighting for scarce transportation dollars and keeping the Western Slope a beautiful place that continues to attract visitors from all over the globe.”
Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources
Ranking Member: Rep. Randy Fischer, Fort Collins
Rep. Wes McKinley, Baca County
Rep. Su Ryden, Aurora
Rep. Ed Vigil, Alamosa
Rep.-elect Matt Jones, Louisville
Rep.-elect Roger Wilson, Glenwood Springs
Appropriations
Ranking Member: Rep. Mark Ferrandino, Denver
Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Gunbarrel
Rep. Andy Kerr, Lakewood
Rep. Jim Riesberg, Greeley
Rep. Judy Solano, Adams County
Rep.-elect Dan Pabon, Denver
Economic and Business Development
Ranking Member: Rep. John Soper, Adams County
Rep. Joe Miklosi, Denver
Rep. Max Tyler, Golden
Rep.-elect Deb Gardner, Boulder
Rep.-elect Angela Williams, Denver
Rep.-elect Roger Wilson, Glenwood Springs
Education Committee
Ranking Member: Rep. Judy Solano, Adams County
Rep. Andy Kerr, Lakewood
Rep. Cherylin Peniston, Westminster
Rep. Sue Schafer, Wheat Ridge
Rep. Nancy Todd, Aurora
Rep.-elect Millie Hamner, Summit County
Finance Committee
Ranking Member: Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Gunbarrel
Rep. Daniel Kagan, Arapahoe County
Rep. John Kefalas, Fort Collins
Rep. Jeanne Labuda, Denver
Rep.-elect Crisanta Duran, Denver
PLUS Rep.-elect Dan Pabon, Denver
Health and Environment
Ranking member: Rep. Jim Riesberg, Greeley
Rep. John Kefalas, Fort Collins
Rep-elect Rhonda Fields, Aurora
Rep. Beth McCann, Denver
Rep. Cherylin Peniston, Westminster
Rep. Sue Schafer, Wheat Ridge
Judiciary Committee
Ranking Member: Rep. Claire Levy, Boulder
Rep. Daniel Kagan, Arapahoe County
Rep. Su Ryden, Aurora
Rep.-elect Crisanta Duran, Denver
Rep.-elect Pete Lee, Colorado Springs
Local Government
Ranking Member: Rep. Ed Casso, Adams County
Rep. Beth McCann, Denver
Rep. John Soper, Adams County
Rep.-elect Rhonda Fields, Aurora
Rep.-elect Pete Lee, Colorado Springs
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs
Ranking Member: Rep. Nancy Todd, Aurora
Rep. Lois Court, Denver
Rep. Claire Levy, Boulder
Rep. Joe Miklosi, Denver
Transportation Committee
Ranking Member: Rep. Max Tyler, Golden
Rep. Randy Fischer, Fort Collins
Rep. Matt Jones, Louisville
Rep.-elect Deb Gardner, Boulder
Rep.-elect Millie Hamner, Summit County
Rep.-elect Angela Williams, Denver
Capitol Development Committee:
Rep. Ed Vigil, Alamosa
Audit Committee:
Rep. Joe Miklosi, Denver
Rep.-elect Deb Gardner, Boulder
