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Minnesota House of Representatives
CONTACT: Michael Howard 651-296-4169 michael.howard@house.mn November 16, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE House of Representatives Announce Committee Structure and Chairs Saint Paul, Minnesota Speaker of the House-designate Paul Thissen announced the Minnesota House of Representatives committee structure for the 2013-14 Legislative Session as well as new chairpersons today. I look forward to working with so many incredibly talented and knowledgeable representatives from across Minnesota, said Thissen. They are ready to roll up their sleeves, tackle tough challenges, and govern well. The 2013-14 House committee structure and chairpersons are as follows: Ways and Means Taxes Property Tax Division Higher Education Finance and Policy Education Finance Education Policy Health and Human Services Finance Health and Human Services Policy Capital Investment Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance State Representative Lyndon Carlson State Representative Ann Lenczewski State Representative Jim Davnie State Representative Gene Pelowski State Representative Paul Marquart State Representative Carlos Mariani State Representative Tom Huntley State Representative Tina Liebling State Representative Alice Hausman

State Representative Jean Wagenius

Environment and Natural Resources Policy Agriculture Policy Energy Policy Transportation Finance Transportation Policy Judiciary Finance and Policy Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs Legacy Housing Finance and Policy Government Operations Elections Public Safety Finance and Policy Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy Civil Law Rules and Legislative Administration Ethics ###

State Representative David Dill State Representative Jeanne Poppe State Representative Melissa Hortman State Representative Frank Hornstein State Representative Ron Erhardt State Representative Debra Hilstrom

State Representative Joe Atkins

State Representative Tim Mahoney

State Representative Sheldon Johnson

State Representative Mary Murphy State Representative Phyllis Kahn State Representative Karen Clark State Representative Michael Nelson State Representative Steve Simon State Representative Michael Paymar

State Representative Joe Mullery State Representative John Lesch State Representative Erin Murphy