OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka) recently announced the leadership for the House of Representatives’ standing committees.
Those committees – which cover subject and policy areas ranging from Agriculture to Rural Development – examine legislative proposals before they are heard by the full House. While the Legislature doesn’t officially meet until February, some subcommittees of the chambers full Appropriation Committee are already meeting with agency officials.
The House Committee leadership appointments for the first session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature include:
Administrative Rules/JCAR
Rep. Gerrid Kendrix (R-Altus) chair
Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader (R-Piedmont) vice chair
Agriculture
Rep. Dell Kerbs (R-Shawnee) chair
Rep. Kenton Patzkowsky (R-Balko) vice chair
Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
Rep. TJ Marti (R-Broken Arrow) chair
Rep. Neil Hays (R-Muskogee) vice chair
Appropriations and Budget
Rep. Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) chair
Rep. Ryan Martinez (R-Edmond) vice chair
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Rep. Mark Lepak (R-Claremore) chair
Rep. John Kane (R-Bartlesville) vice chair
Business and Commerce
Rep. Kevin McDugle (R-Broken Arrow) chair
Rep. Chris Banning (R-Bixby) vice chair
Children, Youth and Family Services
Rep. John Talley (R-Stillwater) chair
Rep. Danny Williams (R-Seminole) vice chair
Common Education
Rep. Rhonda Baker (R-Yukon) chair
Rep. Mark Vancuren (R-Owasso) vice chair
County and Municipal Government
Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) chair
Rep. Josh Cantrell (R-Kingston) vice chair
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) chair
Rep. David Hardin (R-Stilwell) vice chair
Elections and Ethics
Rep. Jim Olsen (R-Roland) chair
Rep. Max Wolfley (R-Oklahoma City) vice chair
Energy and Natural Resources
Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow) chair
Rep. Dean Davis (R-Broken Arrow) vice chair
General Government
Rep. Kevin West (R-Moore) chair
Rep. Nick Archer (R-Elk City) vice chair
Government Modernization and Technology
Rep. Jeff Boatman (R-Tulsa) chair
Rep. Eric Roberts (R-Oklahoma City) vice chair
Health Services and Long-Term Care
Rep. Chad Caldwell (R-Enid) chair
Rep. Marilyn Stark (R-Bethany) vice chair
Higher Education and Career Tech
Rep. Anthony Moore (R-Clinton) chair
Rep. Sherrie Conley (R-Newcastle) vice chair
Insurance
Rep. Chris Sneed (R-Fort Gibson) chair
Rep. Mark Tedford (R-Tulsa) vice chair
Judiciary – Criminal
Rep. Rande Worthen (R-Lawton) chair
Rep. Collin Duel (R-Guthrie) vice chair
Judiciary – Civil
Rep. Chris Kannady (R-Oklahoma City) chair
Rep. Bob Ed Culver (R-Tahlequah) vice chair
Public Health
Rep. Cynthia Roe (R-Lindsay) chair
Rep. Toni Hasenbeck (R-Elgin) vice chair
Public Safety
Rep. Robert Manger (R-Oklahoma City) chair
Rep. John George (R-Newalla) vice chair
Rules
Rep. Mike Osburn (R-Edmond) chair
Rep. Brian Hill (R-Mustang) vice chair
Rural Development
Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton) chair
Rep. Rick West (R-Heavener) vice chair
State Powers
Rep. Jay Steagall (R-Yukon) chair
Rep. Cody Maynard (R-Durant) vice chair
Tourism
Rep. Tammy Townley (R-Ardmore) chair
Rep. Ajay Pittman (D-Oklahoma City) vice chair
Transportation
Rep. Ronny Johns (R-Ada) chair
Rep. Jim Grego (R-Wilburton) vice chair
Utilities
Rep. Trey Caldwell (R-Lawton, chair
Rep. Mike Dobrinski (R-Okeene) vice chair
Veterans and Military Affairs
Rep. Josh West (R-Grove) chair
Rep. Rusty Cornwell (R-Vinita) vice chair
Wildlife
Rep. Ty Burns (R-Pawnee) chair
Rep. Eddie Dempsey (R-Valliant) vice chair
Appropriations Subcommittees
Common Education
Rep. Mark McBride (R-Moore) chair
Rep. Dick Lowe (R-Amber) vice chair
Finance
Rep. Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) chair
Rep. Clay Staires (R-Skiatook) vice chair
General Government
Rep. Judd Strom (R-Copan) chair
Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton) vice chair
Health
Rep. Marcus McEntire (R-Duncan) chair
Rep. Tammy West (R-Oklahoma City) vice chair
Human Services
Rep. Mark Lawson (R-Sapulpa) chair
Rep. Randy Randleman (R-Eufaula) vice chair
Judiciary
Rep. Danny Sterling (R-Tecumseh) chair
Rep. Stan May (R-Broken Arrow) vice chair
Natural Resources
Rep. Carl Newton (R-Cherokee) chair
Rep. John Pfeiffer (R-Orlando) vice chair
Public Safety
Rep. Ross Ford (R-Broken Arrow) chair
Rep. Kevin West (R-Moore) vice chair
Select Agencies
Rep. Ken Luttrell (R-Ponca City) chair
Rep. David Smith (R-Arpelar,)vice chair
Transportation
Rep. Nicole Miller (R-Edmond) chair
Rep. Preston Stinson (R-Edmond) vice chair
Joint Standing Committees
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Rep. Gerrid Kendrix (R-Altus) chair
Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader (R-Piedmont) vice chair
Joint Committee on Appropriations & Budget
Rep. Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) chair
Rep. Ryan Martinez (R-Edmond) vice chair
Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief
Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle Hilbert (R-Bristow) chair
Rep. Jeff Boatman (R-Tulsa) vice chair
Joint Committee on Tribal Relations
Rep. Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) chair
Rep. Mike Osburn (R-Edmond) vice chair
Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT)
Rep. Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) chair
Rep. Ryan Martinez (R-Edmond) vice chair