Oklahoma
State Senate
President Pro Tempore DESIGNATE
Senator Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City
State Capitol Room 422
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405) 521-5636
For Immediate Release: December 4, 2008
President Pro-Tem Coffee Names Senate Committee Vice-Chairs
Senate President Pro Tem Designate Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City,
named the Senate’s new committee Vice-Chairs on Wednesday.
Committee chairs were announced last week.
Under the new committee structure, which was reduced last week from
22 full committees and standing subcommittees to 20, fifteen Republican
Senators and five Democrats will assume leadership roles in their
respective committees in the 2009-10 legislative session.
“I’m very excited by the energy and expertise represented
in this bipartisan list of committee and subcommittee vice-chairs,”
said Coffee. “Our state will benefit greatly by the very capable
leadership these members of both parties will bring to their new
roles over the next two years.”
The State Senate’s committees and committee vice-chairs for
the 2009-10 session are:
Agriculture Committee: Sen. Mike
Schulz, R-Altus
Appropriations Committee: Sen. David
Myers, R-Ponca City
Business and Labor Committee: Sen. Dan
Newberry, R-Tulsa
Education Committee: Sen. Clark
Jolley, R-Edmond
Energy and Environment Committee: Sen. Randy
Brogdon, R-Owasso
Finance Committee: Sen. Gary
Stanislawski, R-Tulsa
General Government Committee: Sen. Roger
Ballenger, D-Okmulgee
Health and Human Resources Committee: Sen. Sean
Burrage, D-Claremore
Judiciary Committee: Sen. Susan
Paddack, D-Ada
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee: Sen. Steve
Russell, R-Oklahoma City
Retirement and Insurance Committee: Sen. Cliff
Aldridge, R-Midwest City
Rules Committee: Sen. Earl
Garrison, D-Muskogee
Tourism and Wildlife Committee: Sen. Jerry
Ellis, D-Valliant
Transportation Committee: Sen. Bryce
Marlatt, R-Woodward
Veterans and Military Affairs Committee: Sen. Don
Barrington, R-Lawton
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education: Sen. John
Ford, R-Bartlesville
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government: Sen. Brian
Bingman, R-Sapulpa
Appropriations Subcomm. on Health & Human Services: Sen. Patrick
Anderson, R-Enid
Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources: Sen. Ron
Justice, R-Chickasha
Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety: Sen. Jim
Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City
For the first time in the state’s history, Republicans have
the majority in the Oklahoma State Senate. Senate Republicans picked
up two seats on Election Day to win a 26 to 22 majority.
For more information contact:
Senator Coffee's Office: (405) 521-5654
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