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New York State

Senate Democratic Conference
PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: January 21, 2009

Contact: Austin Shafran | austinshafran@gmail.com 917-417-3711(m); 212-298-5585(w)

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MALCOLM A. SMITH ANNOUNCES

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith today officially announced the full roster of all
Democratic appointments to Senate committees for the current legislative session. Attached is a
list of assignments by member as well as by committee.

SENATE MAJORITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2009-2010 – By Member

SMITH ADAMS ADDABBO AUBERTINE BRESLIN DIAZ

Rules, Ch. Veterans, Ch. Elections, Ch. Agriculture, Ch. Insurance, Ch. Aging, Ch.
Ex officio all committees Racing, Gaming, Acting Ch. Aging Commerce Agriculture Banks
Banks Civil Service Crime & Corrections Banks Finance
KLEIN Consumer Protection Education Energy & Telecom Codes Housing
Ex officio all committees Energy & Telecom Labor Higher Education Education Insurance
Finance Racing, Gaming Transportation Finance Investigations
VALESKY Judiciary Transportation Veterans Judiciary Judiciary
Ex officio all committees Mental Health Veterans Labor Transportation
DILAN DUANE ESPADA FOLEY HASSELL-THOMPSON HUNTLEY
Transportation, Ch. Health, Ch. Housing, Ch. Banks, Ch. Crime & Corrections, Ch. Mental Health, Ch.
Civil Service Codes Rules, Vice Ch. Commerce Commerce Children & Families
Corporations Finance Commerce Crime & Corrections Consumer Protection Civil Service
Elections Mental Health Education Education Housing Codes
Finance Rules Finance Elections Judiciary Consumer Protection
Judiciary Social Services Insurance Environ. Conservation Rules Education
Labor Cultural Affairs Investigations Higher Education Transportation Higher Education
Rules Judiciary Transportation Social Services
JOHNSON KLEIN KRUEGER KRUGER MONSERRATE MONTGOMERY
Investigations, Ch. Banks Finance, Vice Ch. Finance, Ch. Consumer Protection, Ch. Children & Families, Ch.
Education Codes Banks Aging Cities Agriculture
Health Finance Higher Education Banks Civil Service Crime & Corrections
Insurance Health Housing Crime & Corrections Corporations Education
Local Gov’t, Investigations Rules Energy & Telecom Energy & Telecom Finance
Racing, Gaming Judiciary Social Services Health Insurance Health
Labor Insurance Mental Health Mental Health
Rules Veterans Rules Rules
ONORATO OPPENHEIMER PARKER PERKINS SAMPSON SAVINO
Labor, Ch. Education, Ch. Energy & Telecom., Ch. Corporations, Ch. Judiciary, Ch. Civil Service, Ch.
Banks Aging Codes Cities Ethics, Acting Ch. Aging
Energy & Telecom Cities Commerce Civil Service Ad. Reg. Rev. Comm., Ch. Banks
Ethics Environ. Conservation Environ. Conservation Codes Banks Codes Consumer Protection
Health Ethics Finance Environ. Conservation Crime & Corrections Cultural Affairs, Tourism
Higher Education Finance Higher Education Finance Finance Housing
Judiciary Higher Education Insurance Judiciary Health Labor
Racing, Gaming Rules Labor Insurance Judiciary
Transportation Veterans Transportation
SCHNEIDERMAN SERRANO SQUADRON STACHOWSKI STAVISKY STEWART-COUSINS
Banks Aging Codes Cities Ethics, Acting Ch. Aging
Energy & Telecom Cities Commerce Civil Service Ad. Reg. Rev. Comm., Ch. Banks
Ethics Environ. Conservation Environ. Conservation Codes Banks Codes Consumer Protection
Health Ethics Finance Environ. Conservation Crime & Corrections Cultural Affairs, Tourism
Higher Education Finance Higher Education Finance Finance Housing
Judiciary Higher Education Insurance Judiciary Health Labor
Racing, Gaming Rules Labor Insurance Judiciary
Transportation Veterans Transportation
SCHNEIDERMAN SERRANO SQUADRON STACHOWSKI STAVISKY STEWART-COUSINS
Codes, Ch. Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Ch. Cities, Ch. Commerce, Ch. Higher Education, Ch. Local Gov’t, Ch.
Children & Families Aging Codes Agriculture Aging Banks
Environ. Conservation Education Corporations Finance Education Commerce
Energy & Telecom Elections Cultural Affairs, Tourism Insurance Finance Environ. Conservation
Higher Education Environ. Conservation Education Investigations Cultural Affairs, Tourism Finance
Judiciary Higher Education Housing Labor Transportation Health
Cultural Affairs, Tourism Rules Transportation Racing, Gaming Labor
Veterans Rules Rules
Veterans
THOMPSON VALESKY
Environ. Conservation, Ch. Agriculture
Civil Service Energy & Telecom
Finance Finance
Health Health
Insurance Local Gov’t
Local Gov’t Rules
Cultural Affairs, Tourism Cultural Affairs, Tourism
Veterans Transportation

SENATE MAJORITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2009-2010 – by Committee

AGING AGRICULTURE BANKS CHILDREN& FAMILIES CITIES CIVIL SERVICE CODES
Diaz, Ch. Aubertine, Ch. Foley, Ch. Montgomery, Ch. Squadron, Ch. Savino, Ch. Schneiderman, Ch.
Oppenheimer Stachowski Onorato Kruger Schneiderman Oppenheimer Dilan Breslin Sampson
Kruger Montgomery Breslin Sampson Huntley Perkins Huntley Duane Klein
Stavisky Breslin Krueger Diaz Duane Monserrate Perkins Parker Perkins
Savino Valesky Klein Savino Addabbo Huntley Squadron
Serrano Vacancy Adams Monserrate
Addabbo Stewart-Cousins Thompson

COMMERCE CONSUMER CORPORATIONS CRIME VICTIMS & EDUCATION ELECTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL

Stachowski, Ch. PROTECTION Perkins, Ch. CORRECTIONS Oppenheimer, Ch. Addabbo, Ch. CONSERVATION
Hassell-Thompson Monserrate, Ch. Dilan Hassell-Thompson, Ch. Montgomery Dilan Thompson, Ch.
Parker Savino Monserrate Montgomery Breslin Stavisky Serrano Oppenheimer
Stewart-Cousins Hassell-Thompson Squadron Kruger Serrano Huntley Foley Schneiderman
Aubertine Adams Sampson Johnson Addabbo Parker
Espada Huntley Aubertine Espada Foley Serrano
Foley Vacancy Foley Squadron Perkins
Vacancy Stewart-Cousins
Foley
ENERGY & ETHICS FINANCE HEALTH HIGHER HOUSING INSURANCE
TELECOM Sampson, Acting Ch. Kruger, Ch. Duane, Ch. EDUCATION Espada, Ch. Breslin, Ch.
Parker, Ch. Onorato Krueger, Vice-Chair Onorato Stavisky, Ch. Hassell-Thompson Stachowski
Onorato Oppenheimer Stachowski Montgomery Montgomery Oppenheimer Krueger Kruger
Kruger Oppenheimer Breslin Kruger Schneiderman Diaz Diaz
Schneiderman Sampson Duane Sampson Krueger Onorato Squadron Parker
Valesky Stavisky Diaz Klein Parker Serrano Sampson
Adams Dilan Parker Valesky Huntley Aubertine Thompson
Aubertine Klein Valesky Stewart-Cousins Foley Vacancy Johnson
Monserrate Adams Perkins Thompson Espada
Stewart-Cousins Johnson Monserrate
Thompson Espada
INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY LABOR LOCAL GOV’T MENTAL HEALTH RACING, GAMING RULES
Johnson, Ch. Sampson, Ch. Onorato, Ch. Stewart-Cousins, Ch. Huntley, Ch. Adams, Acting Ch. Smith, Ch.
Stachowski Onorato Breslin Stachowski Valesky Montgomery Onorato Espada, Vice-Chair
Diaz Schneiderman Breslin Thompson Duane Stachowski Stachowski
Klein Hassell-Thompson Dilan Johnson Adams Johnson Montgomery
Espada Diaz Dilan Klein Vacancy Monserrate Addabbo Duane
Klein Savino Savino Vacancy Hassell-Thompson
Adams Perkins Stewart-Cousins Krueger Dilan
Espada Vacancy Perkins Parker Klein
Addabbo Serrano Valesky
Stewart-Cousins Monserrate
SOCIAL SERVICES CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION VETERANS AFFAIRS & ADMINISTRATIVE
________, Ch. TOURISM, PARKS & REC Dilan, Ch. HOMELAND REGULATIONS
Duane Serrano, Ch. Stavisky Diaz SECURITY REVIEW
Krueger Duane Hassell-Thompson Adams, Ch. COMMISSION
Huntley Schneiderman Savino Valesky Kruger Sampson Sampson, Ch.
Stavisky Perkins Aubertine Stewart-Cousins Vacancy
Valesky Addabbo Foley Thompson Aubertine
Thompson Squadron Addabbo Squadron
Squadron
Vacancy