Senate Democrats get committees

Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 | 9 a.m.

CARSON CITY -- Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, has released her party committee assignments for the 2005 Legislature.

Republicans control the Senate 12-9. Democrats will have three members on each of the seven-member committees.

The Democrat committee makeup:

Finance: Bob Coffin and Titus, both of Las Vegas, and Bernice Mathews of Reno, the only Democrat from Northern Nevada in the Senate.

Commerce and Labor: Mike Schneider, Maggie Carlton, both of Las Vegas, and John Lee of North Las Vegas.

Judiciary: Valerie Wiener, Terry Care and Steven Horsford, all of Las Vegas.

Government Affairs: Titus, Care and Lee.

Health Resources and Facilities: Wiener, Mathews and Horsford.

Natural Resources: Schneider, Coffin and Carlton.

Legislative Affairs & Operations: Mathews, Titus and Wiener.

Taxation: Lee, Care and Coffin.

Transportation: Carlton, Schneider and Horsford.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, R-Reno, released the Republican committee assignments on Thursday.

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