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Senate President Pro Tempore-designate Schulz Announces GOP Committee Assignments

Sen. Mike Schulz Sen. Mike Schulz

Senate President Pro Tempore-designate Mike Schulz on Wednesday announced committee assignments for Republican members of the Oklahoma State Senate.

Republicans hold 42 seats in the 48-seat Senate, the largest majority held by either party since 1965, when the Senate went from 44 seats to 48.

“The Senate Republican Caucus has a wide variety of expertise, experience and talent to draw from its members, and we’ll be putting those skills to good work on the Senate committees. Our goal is to work toward long-term solutions and policies that build a more prosperous Oklahoma,” said Schulz, R-Altus.

The members of standing Senate committees and appropriation subcommittees are as follows:

Senate Appropriations Committee

Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, chair; Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona, vice chair
Each member of the Oklahoma State Senate serves as a member of the full Appropriations Committee.

Agriculture and Wildlife Committee

Sen. Larry Boggs, R-Wilburton, chair
Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, vice chair
Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona
Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan
Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Addington
Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington
Sen. Wayne Shaw, R-Grove
Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee
Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer


Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee

Sen. Dan Newberry, R-Tulsa, chair
Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, vice chair
Sen. Paul Scott
Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa
Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City
Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow
Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow
Sen. Chris Kidd
Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville
Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair

Education Committee

Sen. Gary Stanislawski, chair
Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, vice chair
Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud
Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah
Sen. Josh Brecheen
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton
Sen. Tom Dugger, R-Stillwater
Sen. Micheal Bergstrom
Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro
Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma City
Sen. Eddie Fields
Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore
Sen. Paul Scott

Energy Committee

Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward, chair
Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, vice chair
Sen. AJ Griffin, R-Guthrie
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton
Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa
Sen. Jason Smalley
Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore
Sen. Kim David
Sen. Eddie Fields
Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman
Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City
Sen. Ron Sharp
Sen. Kyle Loveless
Sen. Roland Pederson


General Government Committee

Sen. Nathan Dahm, chair
Sen. David Holt, vice chair
Sen. Jack Fry, R-Midwest City
Sen. Stephanie Bice
Sen. Joe Newhouse, R-Tulsa
Sen. Larry Boggs
Sen. Julie Daniels
Sen. Chris Kidd
Sen. Wayne Shaw

Health and Human Services Committee

Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, chair
Sen. Rob Standridge, vice chair
Sen. Kim David
Sen. AJ Griffin
Sen. Darcy Jech
Sen. Frank Simpson
Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada
Sen. Dave Rader
Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond
Sen. Joseph Silk

Judiciary Committee

Sen. Anthony Sykes, chair
Sen. Nathan Dahm, vice chair
Sen. David Holt
Sen. Julie Daniels
Sen. Joe Newhouse
Sen. Jason Smalley
Sen. Kim David
Sen. Rob Standridge
Sen. Ralph Shortey
Sen. Adam Pugh

Public Safety Committee

Sen. Jack Fry, chair
Sen. Wayne Shaw, vice chair
Sen. Roger Thompson
Sen. Tom Dugger
Sen. Greg McCortney
Sen. Josh Brecheen
Sen. Darcy Jech
Sen. Ervin Yen
Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle


Retirement and Insurance Committee

Sen. Bill Brown, R-Broken Arrow, chair
Sen. Marty Quinn, vice chair
Sen. Dan Newberry
Sen. James Leewright
Sen. Lonnie Paxton
Sen. Bryce Marlatt
Sen. Roland Pederson
Sen. Ralph Shortey

Rules Committee

Sen. Eddie Fields, chair
Sen. Bryce Marlatt, vice chair
Sen. Gary Stanislawski
Sen. Roger Thompson
Sen. Stephanie Bice
Sen. Mark Allen
Sen. Nathan Dahm
Sen. Frank Simpson
Sen. Rob Standridge
Sen. Kim David
Sen. AJ Griffin

Transportation Committee

Sen. Mark Allen, chair
Sen. Bryce Marlatt, vice chair
Sen. James Leewright
Sen. Greg McCortney
Sen. Marty Quinn
Sen. Bill Brown
Sen. Joseph Silk
Sen. Kyle Loveless
Sen. Jack Fry
Sen. Dave Rader
Sen. Ron Sharp

Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Sen. Frank Simpson, chair
Sen. Larry Boggs, vice chair
Sen. Adam Pugh
Sen. Bill Brown
Sen. Anthony Sykes
Sen. Joe Newhouse
Sen. Mark Allen


Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

Sen. Jason Smalley, chair
Sen. Gary Stanislawski, vice chair
Sen. Josh Brecheen
Sen. Ron Sharp
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton
Sen. Tom Dugger

Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance

Sen. Roger Thompson, chair
Sen. Josh Brecheen, vice chair
Sen. Tom Dugger
Sen. Gary Stanislawski
Sen. Micheal Bergstrom
Sen. Lonnie Paxton
Sen. Ervin Yen
Sen. Stephanie Bice
Sen. Dan Newberry
Sen. AJ Griffin

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation

Sen. Stephanie Bice, chair
Sen. Joseph Silk, vice chair
Sen. Bryce Marlatt
Sen. Dan Newberry
Sen. Adam Pugh
Sen. Bill Brown

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health

Sen. Rob Standridge, chair
Sen. Ervin Yen, vice chair
Sen. Lonnie Paxton
Sen. Greg McCortney
Sen. Paul Scott

Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services

Sen. AJ Griffin, chair
Sen. Frank Simpson, vice chair
Sen. Julie Daniels
Sen. Wayne Shaw
Sen. Micheal Bergstrom

Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services

Sen. Eddie Fields, chair
Sen. Darcy Jech, vice chair
Sen. James Leewright
Sen. Dave Rader
Sen. Chris Kidd
Sen. Marty Quinn

Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary

Sen. David Holt, chair
Sen. Anthony Sykes, vice chair
Sen. Jack Fry
Sen. Mark Allen
Sen. Larry Boggs
Sen. Roland Pederson

Appropriations Subcommittee on Select Agencies

Sen. Kyle Loveless, chair
Sen. Ralph Shortey, vice chair
Sen. Roger Thompson
Sen. Joe Newhouse
Sen. Nathan Dahm

Contact info
Sen. Schulz: 405-521-5612