Iowa Senate Democratic committee assignments set

CEDAR RAPIDS - Senate Minority Leader Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, has released the committee assignments for the Democratic members of the Iowa Senate for the 2017 session of the Iowa Legislature.

'A lot of groundwork is done during committee meetings, where there are opportunities for open discussion and bipartisan work,” Hogg said.

The two-year 87th General Assembly will begin on Jan. 9.

Standing Committees

l Agriculture - Kevin Kinney, Oxford

l Appropriations - Joe Bolkcom, Iowa City

l Commerce - Janet Petersen, Des Moines

l Education - Herman Quirmbach, Ames

l Ethics - Wally Horn, Cedar Rapids

l Government Oversight - Matt McCoy, Des Moines

l Human Resources - Liz Mathis, Cedar Rapids

l Judiciary - Rich Taylor, Mount Pleasant

l Labor and Business Relations - Nate Boulton, Des Moines

l Local Government - Chaz Allen, Newton

l Natural Resources - Bob Dvorsky, Coralville

l Rules and Administration - Rob Hogg, Cedar Rapids

l State Government - Tony Bisignano, Des Moines

l Transportation - Tod Bowman, Maquoketa

l Veterans - Wally Horn

l Ways and Means - Pam Jochum, Dubuque.

Appropriations Subcommittees

Administration and Regulation - Mathis; Agriculture and Natural Resources - Rita Hart, Wheatland; Economic Development - Bill Dotzler, Waterloo; Education - Jeff Danielson, Cedar Falls; Health and Human Services - Amanda Ragan, Mason City; Justice System - Dvorsky; Transportation and Infrastructure - McCoy; and Administrative Rules Review - Jochum.

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