Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives have received their committee assignments for the upcoming 2009 legislative session. Although there are no big surprises, there does seem to be some indication that previous disagreements have not been completely forgiven and forgotten.

Ako Abdul-Samad Polk Co.

HD 66

 Administration and Rules

Education

Human Resources

Labor

Transportation
McKinley Bailey Hamilton Co.

HD 9

 Agriculture

Appropriations

Commerce

Economic Growth (vice chair)

Veterans Affairs

Transportation & Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee (vice
chair)
John Beard Winneshiek Co.

HD 16

 Agriculture

Natural Resources (vice chair)

State Government (vice chair)

Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Paul Bell Jasper Co.

HD 41

 Agriculture

Natural Resources (chair)

Public Safety

Transportation

Ways and Means
Deborah Berry Black Hawk Co.

HD 22

 Government Oversight

Human Resources (vice chair)

Public Safety

Rebuild Iowa & Disaster Recovery (vice chair)
Polly Bukta Clinton Co.

HD 26

 Agriculture

Education

Public Safety

Veterans Affairs

Ways and Means
Kerry Burt Black Hawk Co.

HD 21

 Labor

Local Government

Public Safety (vice chair)

Rebuild Iowa

Transportation, Infrastructure & Capitals Appropriations
Subcommittee
Dennis Cohoon Des Moines Co.

HD 88

 Appropriations

Education

Local Government

State Government

Transportation

Transportation & Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Gene Ficken Buchanan Co.

HD 23

 Education (vice chair)

Natural Resources

Veterans Affairs

Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Wayne Ford Polk Co.

HD 65

 Economic Growth

Education

Government Oversight (vice chair)

Judiciary

Local Government
Marcie Frevert Palo Alto Co.

HD 7

 Agriculture

Environmental Protection

State Government

Ways and Means

Administrative Rules Review (chair)

Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Mary Gaskill Wapello Co.

HD 93

 Environmental Protection

Local Government (chair)

Public Safety

Rebuild Iowa

Transportation

Administration & Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee
Elesha Gayman Scott Co.

HD 84

 Administration and Rules (vice chair)

Agriculture

Appropriations

Environmental Protection

Veterans Affairs
Lisa Heddens Story Co.

HD 46

 Appropriations

Education

Human Resources

Public Safety

Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Bruce Hunter Polk Co.

HD 62

 Appropriations

Human Resources

Labor

Administration & Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Geri Huser Polk Co.

HD 42

 Judiciary

Local Government

Rebuild Iowa
Chuck Isenhart Dubuque Co.

HD 27

 Labor

Local Government

State Government

Ways and Means

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee (vice chair)
David Jacoby Johnson Co.

HD 30

 Appropriations

Commerce

Economic Growth

Rebuild Iowa

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Jerry Kearns Lee Co.

HD 92

 Environmental Protection (vice chair)

Labor

Veterans Affairs

Administration & Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Doris Kelley Black Hawk Co.

HD 20

 Commerce

Economic Growth

Education

Transportation (vice chair)

Ways and Means

Administration & Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Bob Kressig Black Hawk Co.

HD 19

 Commerce (vice chair)

Environmental Protection

Local Government (vice chair)

Public Safety

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
Mark Kuhn Floyd Co.

HD 14

 Appropriations

Public Safety

Rebuild Iowa

Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (vice
chair)
Vicki Lensing Johnson Co.

HD 78

 Environmental Protection

Government Oversight (chair)

Judiciary

State Government
Jim Lykam Scott Co.

HD 85

 Natural Resources

Public Safety (chair)

Transportation

Transportation & Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
Larry Marek Washington Co.

HD 89

 Agriculture (vice chair)

Economic Growth

Natural Resources

Transportation

Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (vice
chair)
Mary Mascher Johnson Co.

HD 77

 Education

Human Resources

Labor

State Government (chair)

Veterans Affairs
Kevin McCarthy Polk Co.

HD 67

 Administration and Rules
Dolorez Mertz Kossuth Co.

HD 8

 Agriculture (chair)

Judiciary

Natural Resources

Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Helen Miller Webster Co.

HD 49

 Administration and Rules

Agriculture

Economic Growth

Environmental Protection

Ethics (chair)
Pat Murphy Dubuque Co.

HD 28

 Administration and Rules
Jo Oldson Polk Co.

HD 61

 Appropriations (chair)

Commerce

Judiciary
Donovan Olson Boone Co.

HD 48

 Commerce

Environmental Protection (chair)

Local Government

Transportation

Ways and Means

Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Rick Olson Polk Co.

HD 68

 Judiciary

Labor (chair)

Public Safety

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee
Tyler Olson Linn Co.

HD 35

 Commerce

Ethics (vice chair)

Human Resources

Judiciary

Rebuild Iowa

Ways and Means (vice chair)

Administrative Rules Review
Eric Palmer Mahaska Co.

HD 75

 Education

Ethics

Judiciary (vice chair)

Natural Resources

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee (vice chair)
Janet Petersen Polk Co.

HD 64

 Commerce (chair)

Human Resources

Ways and Means
Brian Quirk Chickasaw Co.

HD 15

 Commerce

State Government

Transportation (chair)
Mike Reasoner Union Co.

HD 95

 Administration and Rules

Agriculture

Commerce

Ways and Means
Nathan Reichert Muscatine Co.

HD 80

 Appropriations

Commerce

Environmental Protection

Public Safety

Administrative Rules Review

Transportation & Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
Tom Schueller Jackson Co.

HD 25

 Economic Growth

Local Government

Rebuild Iowa (chair)

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
Paul Shomshor Pottawattamie Co.

HD 100

 Commerce

State Government

Ways and Means (chair)

Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee
Sharon Steckman Cerro Gordo Co.

HD 13

 Economic Growth

Education

Human Resources

Natural Resources

Ways and Means

Education Appropriation Subcommittee (vice chair)
Kurt Swaim Davis Co.

HD 94

 Appropriations

Economic Growth

Government Oversight

Judiciary (chair)
Dick Taylor Linn Co.

HD 33

 Commerce

Local Government

Rebuild Iowa

Veterans Affairs

Administration & Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (vice chair)
Todd Taylor Linn Co.

HD 34

 Appropriations

Labor

Rebuild Iowa

State Government

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Phyllis Thede Scott Co.

HD 81

 Economic Growth

Education

Human Resources

Natural Resources

Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee (vice chair)
Roger Thomas Clayton Co.

HD 24

 Economic Growth (chair)

Rebuild Iowa

Veterans Affairs

Ways and Means

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
Roger Wendt Woodbury Co.

HD 2

 Education (chair)

Human Resources

State Government

Transportation

Ways and Means
Andrew Wenthe Fayette Co.

HD 18

 Agriculture

Appropriations (vice chair)

Economic Growth

Transportation

Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Story Co.

HD 45

 Administration and Rules (chair)

Human Resources

Judiciary

Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee
John Whitaker Van Buren Co.

HD 90

 Administration and Rules

Environmental Protection

Natural Resources

Public Safety

Transportation
Wes Whitead Woodbury Co.

HD 1

 Environmental Protection

Government Oversight

Local Government

Natural Resources

State Government

Veterans Affairs (vice chair)
Nate Willems Linn Co.

HD 29

 Education

Judiciary

Labor (vice chair)

State Government

Ways and Means

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee
Cindy Winckler Scott Co.

HD 86

 Appropriations

Labor

Local Government

Education Appropriations Subcommittee (chair)
Ray Zirkelbach Jones Co.

HD 31

 Agriculture

Appropriations

Natural Resources

Veterans Affairs (chair)

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee