House Republicans announced Monday committee leads for the 2019-2020 biennium. Committee leads will serve as the top-ranking Republicans on each of the House committees during the upcoming session.
"Our committee leads bring a great deal of experience and expertise to the table, many having served previously as chairs or vice chairs of their respective committees," said House Republican leader Kurt Daudt, R-Crown. "House Republicans are ready to roll up our sleeves this session and work with the DFL majority to solve the problems facing Minnesota families. If Democrats are working to lower health care costs and protect Minnesotans from unnecessary tax increases, we will gladly join them. However, if they vote to raise the cost of health care or vote to increase taxes on Minnesotans, House Republicans and our committee leads will be there to hold them accountable and oppose those damaging policies."
Rep. Kurt Daudt - Rules and Legislative Administration
Rep. Rod Hamilton - Agriculture and Food Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Dean Urdahl - Capital Investment Division
Rep. Tim O’Driscoll - Commerce Committee
Rep. Ron Kresha - Education Finance Division
Rep. Sondra Erickson - Education Policy Committee
Rep. Chris Swedzinski - Energy and Climate Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Dan Fabian - Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Rep. Dale Lueck - Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Rep. Nick Zerwas - Government Operations Committee
Rep. Paul Anderson - Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division
Rep. Joe Schomacker - Health and Human Services Finance Division
Rep. Deb Kiel - Health and Human Services Policy Committee
Rep. Bud Nornes - Higher Education Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Tama Theis - Housing Finance and Policy Division
Rep. Bob Gunther - Jobs & Economic Development Finance Division
Rep. Peggy Scott - Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division
Rep. Jason Rarick - Labor Committee
Rep. Josh Heintzeman - Legacy Finance Division and the Subcommittee on Water
Rep. Jerry Hertaus - Property and Local Tax Division
Rep. Brian Johnson - Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Tony Albright - State Government Finance Division
Rep. Marion O’Neill - Subcommittee on Corrections
Rep. Mary Franson - Subcommittee on Early Childhood Finance & Policy
Rep. Jim Nash - Subcommittee on Elections
Rep. Linda Runbeck - Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Rep. Joe McDonald - Subcommittee on Local Government
Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen - Subcommittee on Long-term Care
Rep. Greg Davids - Taxes Committee
Rep. Paul Torkelson - Transportation Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Bob Dettmer - Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Division
Rep. Pat Garofalo - Ways and Means Committee
The 2019 legislative session begins on January 8, 2019.