Executive Committee
2015-2016 Members
As of March 19, 2015
CHAIR
Senator Nancy Todd
Colorado
CHAIR-ELECT
Representative Jeff Thompson
Idaho
VICE CHAIR
Representative Sam Hunt
Washington
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Representative Craig Johnson
Alaska
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
President Kevin Meyer
President of the Senate
Senator Berta Gardner
Senate Minority Leader
Senator Lesil McGuire
CSG West Past Chair
Senator Gary Stevens
CSG Immediate Past Chair
CSG Co-Chair, International Committee
Speaker Mike Chenault
Speaker of the House
Representative Craig Johnson
CSG West Immediate Past Chair
Representative Chris Tuck
House Minority Leader
Representative Lance Pruitt
Chair, CSG West State and Federal Relations
Committee
President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon
Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator Bob Huff
Senate Minority Leader
Senator Bill Monning
Appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator Jean Fuller
Appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore
Speaker Toni Atkins
Speaker of the Assembly
Assembly Member Kristin Olsen
Assembly Minority Leader
ARIZONA
President Andy Biggs
President of the Senate
Senator Katie Hobbs
Senate Minority Leader
Senator Kelli Ward
Vice Chair, CSG West Health and Human
Services Committee
Speaker David Gowan
Speaker of the House
Representative Eric Meyer
House Minority Leader
COLORADO
President Bill Cadman
President of the Senate
Senator Morgan Carroll
Senate Minority Leader
Senator Mary Hodge
Chair, CSG West Agriculture and Water
Committee
Senator Nancy Todd
CSG West Chair
Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Speaker of the House
Representative Brian DelGrosso
House Minority Leader
Representative Su Ryden
Co-Chair, CSG West Canada Relations
Committee
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HAWAII
President Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Senator Sam Slom
Senate Minority Floor Leader
Senator Brian T. Taniguchi
CSG West Past Chair
Senator J. Kalani English
Appointed by President of the Senate
Speaker Joseph Souki
Speaker of the House
Representative Beth Fukumoto Chang
House Minority Leader
Representative Cindy Evans
Vice Chair, CSG West State and Federal
Relations Committee
Representative Marcus Oshiro
CSG West Past Chair
*Ms. Charlotte Carter-Yamauchi
Chair, CSG West Legislative Service Agency &
Research Directors
IDAHO
President Pro Tem Brent Hill
President Pro Tempore
Senator Bart M. Davis
CSG Past Chair and CSG West Past Chair
CSG Co-Chair, International Committee
Senator Michelle Stennett
Senate Minority Leader
Vice Chair, CSG West Energy and Environment
Committee
Speaker Scott Bedke
Speaker of the House
Representative John Rusche
House Minority Leader
Representative Maxine Bell
Co-Chair, CSG Finance Committee
Representative Wendy Horman
Chair, CSG West Education and Workforce
Development Committee
Representative Kelley Packer
2014 WLA Class President
Representative Jeff Thompson
CSG West Chair Elect
Representative Richard Wills
CSG West Past Chair
MONTANA
President Debby Barrett
President of the Senate
Senator Jon Sesso
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker Austin Knudsen
Speaker of the House
Representative Chuck Hunter
House Minority Leader
Representative Kimberly Dudik
Vice Chair, CSG West Public Safety
Committee
NEVADA
Majority Floor Leader Michael Roberson
Senate Majority Leader
Senator Aaron Ford
Senate Minority Leader
Senator Kelvin D. Atkinson
CSG Vice Chair & CSG Vice Chair, CSG’s 21st
Century Foundation
CSG West Past Chair
Senator Scott Hammond
Vice Chair, CSG West Transportation and
Economic Development Committee
Senator Ben Kieckhefer
Appointed by Majority Floor Leader
Senator Joe Hardy
Appointed by Majority Floor Leader
Senator Debbie Smith
Appointed by Majority Floor Leader
Speaker John Hambrick
Speaker of the Assembly
Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Assembly Minority Floor Leader
NEW MEXICO
President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen
Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator Stuart Ingle
Senate Minority Floor Leader
Senator Gay Kernan
Appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator Michael Sanchez
Appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator John Sapien
Appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator William Soules
Vice Chair, CSG West Education and Workforce
Development Committee
Speaker Don L. Tripp
Speaker of the House
Representative Brian F. Egolf
House Minority Floor Leader
OREGON
President Peter Courtney
President of the Senate
Senator Ted Ferrioli
Senate Republican Leader
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Senator Ginny Burdick
Chair, CSG West WESTRENDS Board
Committee
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Chair, CSG West Health and Human Services
Committee
Speaker Tina Kotek
Speakers of the House
Representative Mike McLane
House Republican Leader
Representative Brad Witt
CSG Co-Chair, Energy and Environmental
Public Policy
UTAH
President Wayne Niederhauser
President of the Senate
Chair, CSG West Public Safety Committee
Senator Gene Davis
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker Gregory Hughes
Speaker of the House
Representative Brian King
House Minority Leader
Representative Melvin R. Brown
CSG West Past Chair
WYOMING
President Phil Nicholas
President of the Senate
Senator Christopher Rothfuss
Senate Minority Floor Leader
Senator Michael Von Flatern
Chair, CSG West Energy and Environment
Committee
Speaker Kermit Brown
Speaker of the House
Vice Chair, CSG West WESTRENDS Board
Committee
Representative Mary Throne
House Minority Floor Leader
Representative Rosie Berger
CSG West Past Chair
ALBERTA, CANADA
Honorable Gene Zwozdesky
Speaker Legislative Assembly
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Honorable Linda Reid
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
WASHINGTON
Majority Leader Mark Schoesler
Senate Majority Leader
Senator Sharon Nelson
Senate Democratic Leader
Senator Randi Becker
Appointed by Senate Majority Leader
Senator Karen Fraser
Appointed by Senate Majority Leader
Senator Bob Hasegawa
Appointed by Senate Majority Leader
Senator Jim Honeyford
Vice Chair, CSG West Agriculture and Water
Committee
Speaker Frank Chopp
Speaker of the House
Representative Dan Kristiansen
House Minority Leader
Representative Judy Clibborn
Chair, CSG West Transportation and Economic
Development Committee
Representative Sam Hunt
CSG West Vice Chair
Representative Jeff Morris
CSG West Past Chair
Representative Bruce Chandler
Chair, CSG West Legislative Council River
Governance
AMERICAN SAMOA
Honorable Gaoteote Palaie Tofau
President of the Senate
Honorable Savali Talavou Ale
Speaker of the House
NORTHERN MARIANAS
Honorable Victor Hocog
President of the Senate
Honorable Joseph Deleon Guerrero
Speaker of the House
GUAM
Honorable Judith Won Pat
Speaker, 33rd Guam Legislature
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