House and Senate Name Committee Chairs

On Friday, incoming Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL, Minneapolis) announced the Senate committee chairs for the 2023-2024 biennium. They are:

• Agriculture and Rural Development Committee | Chair: Sen. Aric Putnam | St. Cloud
• Capital Investment Committee | Chair: Sen. Sandy Pappas | St. Paul
• Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee | Chair: Sen. Matt Klein | Mendota Heights
• Education Finance Committee | Chair: Sen. Mary Kunesh | New Brighton
• Education Policy Committee | Chair: Sen. Steve Cwodzinski | Eden Prairie
• Elections Committee | Chair: Sen. Jim Carlson | Eagan
• Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee | Chair: Sen. Nick Frentz | North Mankato
• Finance Committee | Chair: Sen. John Marty | Roseville
• Health and Human Services Committee | Chair: Sen. Melissa Wiklund | Bloomington
• Higher Education | Chair: Sen. Omar Fateh | Minneapolis
• Housing Committee | Chair: Sen. Lindsey Port | Burnsville
• Human Services Committee | Chair: Sen. John Hoffman | Champlin
• Jobs and Economic Development Committee | Chair: Sen. Bobby Joe Champion  | Minneapolis
• Judiciary and Public Safety Committee | Chair: Sen. Ron Latz | St. Louis Park
• Labor Committee | Chair: Sen. Jennifer McEwen | Duluth
• Legacy and Natural Resources Committee | Chair: Sen. Foung Hawj | St. Paul
• Rules and Administration Committee | Chair: Sen. Kari Dziedzic | Minneapolis
• State and Local Government and Veterans Committee | Chair: Sen. Erin Murphy | St. Paul
• Taxes Committee; Chair: Sen. Ann Rest | New Hope
• Transportation Committee; Chair: Senator Scott Dibble | Minneapolis

While over in the House,  Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL, Brooklyn Park) and incoming House Majority Leader Jamie Long (DFL, Minneapolis) announced the House chairs. They are:

• Agriculture Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Samantha Vang | DFL-Brooklyn Center)
• Capital Investment | Chair: Rep. Fue Lee (DFL-Minneapolis)
• Climate and Energy Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Patty Acomb (DFL-Minnetonka)
• Commerce Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids)
• Children and Families Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL-St. Paul)
• Economic Development Finance | Chair: ep. Hodan Hassan (DFL-Minneapolis)
• Elections Finance & Policy | Chair: ep. Mike Freiberg (DFL-Golden Valley)
• Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul)
• Ethics | Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview)
• Health Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL-Rochester)
• Higher Education Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona)
• Housing Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield)
• Human Services Finance | Chair: Rep Mohamud Noor (DFL-Minneapolis)
• Human Services Policy | Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer (DFL-Maplewood)
• Judiciary Finance & Civil Law | Chair: Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL-Roseville)
• Education Finance | Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins)
• Education Policy | Chair: Rep. Laurie Pryor (DFL-Minnetonka)
• Labor and Industry Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Mike Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park)
• Legacy Finance | Chair: Rep. Leon Lillie (DFL-North St. Paul)
• Public Safety Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview)
• State and Local Government Finance & Policy: Rep. Ginny Klevorn (DFL-Plymouth)
• Sustainable Infrastructure Policy | Chair: Rep. Erin Koegel (DFL-Spring Lake Park)
• Taxes | Chair: Rep. Aisha Gomez (DFL-Minneapolis)
• Property Tax Division | Chair: Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora)
• Transportation Finance | Chair: Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis)
• Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy | Chair: Rep.-elect Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids)
• Ways & Means | Chair: Rep. Liz Olson (DFL-Duluth)
• Workforce Development Finance | Chair: Rep. Jay Xiong (DFL-St. Paul)

The 2023 legislative session begins on January 3.