Assembly committee assignments released

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 | 9:09 a.m.

Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, D-Henderson, and Assembly Minority Leader Lynn Hettrick, R-Gardnerville, finalized appointments to all committees Tuesday.

Democrats have just a one-seat majority over Republicans in Education, Transportation and Ways and Means.

Committee assignments, with the chair listed first and vice chair listed second:

Commerce and Labor: David Goldwater, D-Las Vegas; Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas; Morse Arberry, D-Las Vegas; Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, David Brown, R-Henderson; Chris Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas; Dawn Gibbons, R-Reno; Josh Griffin, R-Henderson; Hettrick; Ron Knecht, R-Carson City; Sheila Leslie, D-Reno; John Oceguera, D-North Las Vegas; David Parks, D-Las Vegas; and Perkins. Eight Democrats to five Republicans.

Constitutional Amendments: Harry Mortensen, D-Las Vegas; Bob McCleary, D-North Las Vegas; Don Gustavson, R-Sun Valley; William Horne, D-Las Vegas; Rod Sherer, R-Pahrump. Three Democrats to two Republicans.

Education: Wendell Williams, D-North Las Vegas; William Horne, D-Las Vegas; Walter Andonov, R-Henderson; Sharron Angle, R-Reno; Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas; Vonne Chowning, D-North Las Vegas; Jason Geddes, R-Reno; Joe Hardy, R-Boulder City; Ellen Koivisto, D-Las Vegas, Garn Mabey, R-Las Vegas; McCleary and Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas. Seven Democrats to five Republicans.

Elections, Procedures and Ethics: Giunchigliani; Marcus Conklin, D-Las Vegas; Beers; Bernie Anderson, D-Sparks; Chad Christensen, R-Las Vegas; Tom Grady, R-Yerington; Kathy McClain, D-Las Vegas; McCleary; Peggy Pierce, D-Las Vegas; and Valerie Weber, R-Las Vegas. Six Democrats to four Republicans.

Government Affairs: Manendo; Williams; Atkinson; Christensen; Tom Collins, D-North Las Vegas; Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka; Grady; Hardy; Knecht; Koivisto; McCleary; Pierce and Weber. Seven Democrats to Six Republicans.

Health and Human Services: Koivisto; McClain; Angle; Hardy; Horne; Leslie; Mabey; Pierce; Sherer and Williams. Six Democrats to four Republicans.

Judiciary: Anderson; Oceguera; Angle; Brown; Buckley; Carpenter; Claborn; Conklin; Geddes; Gustavson; Horne; Mabey; Mortensen; Genie Ohrenschall, D-Las Vegas; and Sherer. Eight Democrats to Six Republicans.

Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining: Collins; Claborn; Atkinson; Carpenter; Christensen; Conklin; Geddes; Goicoechea; Horne; John Marvel, R-Battle Mountain; Mortenson and Ohrenschall. Seven Democrats to five Republicans.

Taxation: Parks; Goldwater; Anderson; Arberry; Gibbons; Grady; Griffin; Hettrick; Marvel; McClain; Mortenson and Pierce. Seven Democrats to five Republicans.

Transportation: Chowning; Ohrenschall; Atkinson; Carpenter; Christensen; Claborn; Collins; Geddes; Goicoechea; Manendo; Marvel; Oceguera and Sherer. Seven Democrats to six Republicans.

Ways and Means: Arberry; Giunchigliani; Andonov; Beers; Chowning; Gibbons; Goldwater; Griffin; Hettrick; Leslie; McClain; Parks; Marvel and Perkins. Seven Democrats to six Republicans.