01/26/2015

Ohio Senate Committee Chairs, Assignments Announced

Posted January 23, 2015 on Ohio Senate.gov

Ohio Senate President Keith Faber (R–Celina) today announced the committee structure, chairmanships, and assignments for the 131st General Assembly. The Senate President laid the framework for 16 standing committees and five subcommittees of the Finance Committee.

"We have a diverse group of members with a a broad background of life and career experience ranging from farmers and business owners to attorneys and teachers," said Faber. "My goal with our committees is to capitalize on their expertise so we can continue the Senate's tradition of successfully tackling the state's challenges and opportunities."

The full committee assignments are as follows:

Agriculture
     Senator Hite (Chair)
     Senator Uecker (Vice Chair)
     Senator Gentile (Ranking Member)
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Burke
     Senator Cafaro
     Senator Gardner
     Senator Manning
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Skindell

Civil Justice
     Senator Bacon (Chair)
     Senator Oelslager (Vice Chair)
     Senator Skindell (Ranking Member)
     Senator Brown
     Senator Coley
     Senator Eklund
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Seitz
     Senator Thomas

Criminal Justice
     Senator Eklund (Chair)
     Senator Obhof (Vice Chair)
     Senator Thomas (Ranking Member)
     Senator Bacon
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Lehner
     Senator Seitz
     Senator Skindell
     Senator Uecker
     Senator Williams

Education
     Senator Lehner (Chair)
     Senator Hite (Vice Chair)
     Senator Sawyer (Ranking Member)
     Senator Balderson
     Senator Coley
     Senator Gardner
     Senator Jordan
     Senator Manning
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Thomas
     Senator Widener
     Senator Williams
     Senator Yuko

Energy & Natural Resources
     Senator Balderson (Chair)
     Senator Jones (Vice Chair)
     Senator Gentile (Ranking Member)
     Senator Cafaro
     Senator Gardner
     Senator Hite
     Senator Hottinger
     Senator Patton
     Senator Seitz
     Senator Uecker
     Senator Williams

Financial Institutions
     Senator Hughes (Chair)
     Senator Eklund (Vice Chair)
     Senator Yuko (Ranking Member)
     Senator Bacon
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Burke
     Senator Gentile
     Senator Hottinger
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Thomas

Finance
     Senator Oelslager (Chair)
     Senator Coley (Vice Chair)
     Senator Skindell (Ranking Member)
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Burke
     Senator Gardner
     Senator Gentile
     Senator Hughes
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Patton
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Sawyer
     Senator Tavares

Finance Subcommittee on Education
     Senator Hite (Chair)
     Senator Sawyer (Vice Chair)
     Senator Balderson
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Coley
     Senator Lehner
     Senator Thomas
     Senator Yuko
 
Finance Subcommittee on General Government
     Senator Jordan (Chair)
     Senator Gentile (Vice Chair)
     Senator Eklund
     Senator Jones
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Skindell

Finance Subcommittee on Corrections
     Senator Uecker (Chair)
     Senator Brown (Vice Chair)
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Patton
     Senator Seitz
     Senator Tavares
 
Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education
     Senator Gardner (Chair)
     Senator Cafaro (Vice Chair)
     Senator Bacon
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Manning
     Senator Thomas

Finance Subcommittee on Workforce
     Senator Beagle (Chair)
     Senator Williams (Vice Chair)
     Senator Hottinger
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Widener
     Senator Yuko
 
Government Oversight & Reform
     Senator Coley (Chair)
     Senator Seitz (Vice Chair)
     Senator Yuko (Ranking Member)
     Senator Balderson
     Senator Brown
     Senator Burke
     Senator Jordan
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Patton
     Senator Skindell
     Senator Widener

Health & Human Services
     Senator Jones (Chair)
     Senator Lehner (Vice Chair)
     Senator Tavares (Ranking Member)
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Cafaro
     Senator Gardner
     Senator Hite
     Senator Hottinger
     Senator Manning
     Senator Oelslager
     Senator Williams

Insurance
     Senator Hottinger (Chair)
     Senator Bacon (Vice Chair)
     Senator Brown (Ranking Member)
     Senator Balderson
     Senator Beagle
     Senator Gentile
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Jones
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Manning
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Thomas
     Senator Williams

Medicaid
     Senator Burke (Chair)
     Senator Manning (Vice Chair)
     Senator Cafaro (Ranking Member)
     Senator Brown
     Senator Coley
     Senator Jones
     Senator Jordan
     Senator Lehner
     Senator Tavares
     Senator Widener
 
Public Utilities
     Senator Seitz (Chair)
     Senator Balderson (Vice Chair)
     Senator Williams (Ranking Member)
     Senator Bacon
     Senator Eklund
     Senator Hite
     Senator Patton
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Sawyer
     Senator Tavares
     Senator Uecker
 
Rules & Reference
     President Faber (Chair)
     Senator Widener (Vice Chair)
     Senator Schiavoni (Ranking Member)
     Senator Brown
     Senator Burke
     Senator Coley
     Senator Gentile
     Senator Hite
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Manning
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Oelslager
     Senator Patton
     Senator Tavares

State & Local Government
     Senator LaRose (Chair)
     Senator Hottinger (Vice Chair)
     Senator Thomas (Ranking Member)
     Senator Brown
     Senator Hughes
     Senator Jones
     Senator Jordan
     Senator Peterson
     Senator Seitz
     Senator Uecker
     Senator Yuko

Transportation, Commerce & Labor
     Senator Manning (Chair)
     Senator Patton (Vice Chair)
     Senator Cafaro (Ranking Member)
     Senator Bacon
     Senator Brown
     Senator Eklund
     Senator Gentile
     Senator Hottinger
     Senator LaRose
     Senator Uecker
     Senator Yuko

Ways & Means
     Senator Peterson (Chair)
     Senator Beagle (Vice Chair)
     Senator Tavares (Ranking Member)
     Senator Cafaro
     Senator Eklund
     Senator Hite
     Senator Jordan
     Senator Obhof
     Senator Widener
     Senator Williams