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