SAN DIEGO REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
By Miriam Raftery
January 5, 2013 (San Diego)—Assembly Speaker John Perez has announced committee assignments for the new term. San Diego’s delegation will be well represented on several key committees. San Diego County members will control 3 of 7 votes on Housing and Community Development, with two or more members on several other key committees, notably education and the budget committee. Our region lacks representation on several committees however, such as transportation, revenue and taxation, and natural resources, where San Diego doesn’t have a single member. Below are the assignments of our region’s members.
Toni Atkins (D)
Agriculture
Health
Housing and Community Development
Joint Legislative Audit
Veterans Affairs
Rocky Chavez (D)
Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation
Education
Higher Education
Veterans Affairs
Water, Parks and Wildlife
Ben Hueso (D)
Housing and Community Development
Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy
Local Government
Water, Parks and Wildlife
Brian Jones (R)
Assembly Legislative Ethics
Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
Governmental Organization
Utilities and Commerce
Brian Maienschein (R)
Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
Health
Housing and Community Development
Human Services
Judiciary
Marie Waldron (R)
Governmental Organization
Local Government
Public Safety
Rules
Shirley Weber (D)
Appropriations
Banking and Finance
Education
Higher Education
Rules
To view all committees and assignments, see http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/01/assembly-speaker-pere...