Senate in session UPDATE
The state Senate is organizing today. Committee assignments will come later. Sen. Joyce Elliott has been elected majority leader and Kim Hendren is the minority leader.
UPDATE: On the jump, membership and leadership of standing committees.
Class A Committees
Public Health, Welfare and Labor
Malone - chair
Steele - vice chair
Laverty
Pritchard
Crumbly
Bledsoe
Baker
Horn
Revenue and Taxation
Miller - chair
Glover - vice chair
Trusty
Smith
Capps
Teague
Faris
Altes
Education
Jeffress, Jimmy - chair
Bryles - vice chair
Hendren
Broadway
Jeffress, Gene
Salmon
Key
Elliott
Judiciary
Wilkinson - chair
Whitaker - vice chair
Johnson, David
Luker
Madison
Taylor
Thompson
Wilkins
Class B Committees
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
Luker - chair
Taylor - vice chair
Wyatt
Whitaker
Jeffress, Jimmy
Broadway
Jeffress, Gene
Salmon
Insurance and Commerce
Horn - chair
Wilkins - vice chair
Johnson, Bob
Altes
Bookout
Miller
Malone
Smith
City, County and Local Affairs
Madison - chair
Thompson - vice chair
Steele
Crumbly
Johnson, David
Bledsoe
Key
Elliott
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs
Faris - chair
Baker - vice chair
Wilkinson
Bryles
Hendren
Laverty
Glover
Pritchard
Class C Committee
Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs
Capps - chair
Trusty - vice chair
Johnson, Bob
Bookout
Wyatt
Teague
Two more members to be appointed by Pro Tem
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Senate Co-Chair of Joint Budget - Baker
Vice chair - Smith
Legislative Audit Senate co-chair - Glover
Vice chair - Pritchard
Legislative Council Senate co-chair - Wilkins
Vice chair Faris
Elliott - Majority Leader
Faris - Majority Whip
Hendren - Minority Leader
Pritchard - Minority Whip
Comments
In earnest I ask what influence does a majority leader have in either Ark House since at least a third of the majority party needs to be labeled Republican?
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Posted by: eLwood![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 02:40 PM
I wish Elliott was running for Senate against Lincoln. That way we could at least have one REAL Democrat in the Senate from Arkansas.
Posted by: calmwriter![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 02:45 PM
I'd love to see Joyce challenge Blank in 2010!
Posted by: 70%er![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 03:13 PM
Way to go Joyce!!!
Could not have made a better choice
.. yes I am a poet
Posted by: Orval Eugene![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 03:18 PM
Well, since we finally got rid of Huckabee the urge to raise taxes has lessened quite a bit, but I see the Revenue and Tax committee will be pretty anti-tax and a bit populist - good.
Not much left but defense for the pro-life community without a new Supreme Court that we could only get by accident under Obama, but Public Health probably has a reliable majority for life (much to Malone's consternation, I'm sure).
State Agencies should be an interesting mix when it comes time to decide on constitutional amendments... Three conservatives plus Baker who leans that way but wants to play ball with the Brotherhood (which is certainly not liberal, but must remain nominally Democratic). Three big government types, at least. May be fun to watch.
Posted by: Theodosius![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 04:28 PM
Wish I was looking for a bidness break this session. They'll be handing them out for free in Insurance and Commerce. With Barbara Horn as chair and nothing but bidness cronies as members, you won't even have to take 'em to dinner. But if anybody cares, this is where consumers are going to take it on the chin.
Posted by: PVNasby![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 05:58 PM
WHAT a leader Bob (asshole, arrogant) Johnson, DINO is - NO committee chairs or vice-chairs = whassup w/that?!!
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Posted by: Larry![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 06:18 PM
Larry, committee chairs go to the people who report to the people in charge...
Posted by: Theodosius![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 17, 2008 11:28 PM
Congrats, Sen. Jeffress, on the Education Chairmanship! Folks, he's going to be great!
Posted by: BlueDonkey![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 19, 2008 05:02 AM