The Executive Committee serves as the Board of Directors, reviewing the work and activities of the policy committees, adopting policy positions for the organization, and selecting participants for the Western Legislative Academy. The Executive Committee is composed of the four CSG West officers, the presiding legislative leaders and ranking minority leaders in each chamber of the 13 Western states, the chair and vice chair of each policy committee, and other legislators appointed tby the presiding legislative officers.
Alaska President Pete Kelly, President of the Senate Senator Berta Gardner, Senate Minority Leader Senator Gary Stevens, CSG Past Chair Speaker Bryce Edgmon, Speaker of the House Representative Charisse Millett, House Minority Leader Representative David Talerico, CSG West Vice Chair - Energy & Environment Committee Representative Chris Tuck, Appointed by Speaker of the House
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Arizona President Steven Yarbrough, President of the Senate Senator Katie Hobbs, Senate Minority Leader Speaker J.D. Mesnard, Speaker of the House Representative Rebecca Rios, House Minority Leader Representative David Livingston, Appointed by the Speaker of the House Representative Darin Mitchell, Appointed by the Speaker of the House Representative T.J. Shope, Appointed by the Speaker of the House |
California President Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins, Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Patricia Bates, Senate Minority Leader Senator Jean Fuller, Appointed by Senate President Senator Ricardo Lara, Appointed by Senate President Senator Bill Monning, Appointed by Senate President Senator Bob Wieckowski, CSG West Chair - Energy & Environment Committee Speaker Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the Assembly Assemblymember Brian Dahle, Assembly Minority Floor Leader Assemblymember Autumn Burke, Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Assemblymember Ken Cooley, CSG West Vice Chair - Westrends Board Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Assemblymember Adam Gray, Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly
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Colorado President Kevin Grantham, President of the Senate Senator Leroy M. Garcia, Senate Minority Leader Senator Nancy Todd, CSG West Past Chair Speaker Crisanta Duran, Speaker of the House Representative Patrick Neville, House Minority Leader Representative Jeni Arndt, CSG West Vice Chair - Agriculture & Water Committee Representative Polly Lawrence, CSG West Chair - Westrends Board
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Hawaii President Ronald Kouchi, President of the Senate Senator Brian Taniguchi, CSG Past Chair Speaker Scott Saiki, Speaker of the House Representative Andria Tupola, House Minority Leader Representative Della Belatti, Vice Speaker, Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Cindy Evans, CSG West Chair - State & Federal Relations Committee Representative Mark Nakashima, Appointed by Speaker of the House *Charlotte Carter-Yamauchi, CSG West LSA/RD Chair
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Idaho President Pro Tem Brent Hill, Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Michelle Stennett, Senate Minority Leader Speaker Scott Bedke, Speaker of the House Representative Mat Erpelding, House Minority Leader Representative Maxine Bell, CSG Co Chair - Finance Committee Representative Wendy Horman, Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Clark Kauffman, CSG West Chair - Agriculture & Water Committee Representative Kelley Packer, Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Jeff Thompson, CSG West Past Chair Representative Julie VanOrden, Appointed by Speaker of the House Representative Rick Youngblood, CSG West Chair - Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
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Montana President Scott Sales, President of the Senate Senator Jon Sesso, Senate Minority Leader Senator Sue Malek, CSG West Co Chair - Canada Relations Committee Speaker Austin Knudsen, Speaker of the House Representative Jenny Eck, House Minority Leader Representative Zach Brown, CSG West Chair - LCRG Representative Kimberly Dudik, CSG West Vice Chair
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Nevada Senator Aaron Ford, Senate Majority Leader Senator Michael Roberson, Senate Minority Leader Senator Kelvin Atkinson, CSG Chair & CSG West Past Chair Senator Moises Denis, CSG Co Chair - International Committee Senator Scott Hammond, Appointed by the Senate President Senator Pat Spearman, CSG Co Chair - Energy and Environment Public Policy Committee Speaker Jason Frierson, Speaker of the Assembly VACANT, Assembly Minority Floor Leader Assemblyman James Oscarson, CSG West Chair - Health & Human Services Committee Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, 2017 WLA Class President
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New Mexico President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Stuart Ingle, Senate Minority Leader Senator Gay Kernan, Appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Senator John Sapien, Appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Senator Bill Soules, CSG West Chair - Education & Workforce Development Committee Senator Peter Wirth, Appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Speaker Brian Egolf, Speaker of the House Representative Nate Gentry, House Minority Leader
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Oregon President Peter Courtney, President of the Senate Senator Jackie Winters, Senate Republican Leader Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, CSG West Chair - Finance & Economic Development Committee Speaker Tina Kotek, Speaker of the House Representative Michael McLane, House Republican Leader
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Utah President Wayne Niederhaser, President of the Senate Senator Gene Davis, Senate Minority Leader Senator Stuart Adams, CSG West Chair-Elect Senator Lyle Hillyard, CSG West Vice Chair - Finance & Economic Development Committee Senator Ralph Okerlund, Appointed by the Senate President Speaker Gregory Hughes, Speaker of the House Representative Brian King, House Minority Leader Representative Bradley Last, CSG West Vice Chair - Education & Workforce Development Committee
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Washington Senator Sharon Nelson, Senate Majority Leader Senator Mark Schoesler, Senate Republican Leader Senator Jan Angel, Appointed by Senate Republican Leader Senator Randi Becker, NCSL Executive Committee Designee Senator Sam Hunt, CSG West Immediate Past Chair Senator Patty Kuderer, CSG West Vice Chair - Health & Human Services Committee Speaker Frank Chopp, Speaker of the House Representative J.T. Wilcox, House Minority Leader Representative Sherry Appleton, Appointed by the Speaker of the House Representative Jake Fey, CSG West Vice Chair - Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Representative Jeff Morris, CSG West Past Chair Representative Tina Orwall, Appointed by the Speaker of the House Representative Gael Tarleton, Appointed by the Speaker of the House
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Wyoming President Eli Bebout, President of the Senate Senator Chris Rothfuss, Senate Minority Leader Senator John Hastert, Appointed by the Senate President Senator Michael Von Flatern, Appointed by the Senate President Speaker Steve Harshman, Speaker of the House Representative Cathy Connolly, House Minority Leader Representative Eric Barlow, CSG West Vice Chair - State & Federal Relations Committee |
American Samoa Honorable Gaoteote Tofau, President of the Senate Honorable Savali T. Ale, Speaker of the House
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Guam Honorable Benjamin Cruz, Speaker of the Legislature
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Northern Mariana Islands President Arnold Palacios, President of the Senate Speaker Rafael Demapan, Speaker of the House
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Alberta, Canada *MLA Estefania Cortes-Vargas
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British Columbia, Canada
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*Ex-Officio Member
For more information on the Executive Committee, please contact CSG West Executive Director Edgar Ruiz by phone 916-553-4423 or email: eruiz@csg.org