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2019 Committee Appointments

2019 Committee Appointments

Earlier today I was informed of my committee appointments, which are organized every other year along with caucus and Senate leadership. As we head toward the 2019 Regular Session, my committee obligations have not changed. I’ve enjoyed serving on each committee below and look forward to continuing that service in January.

  • Agriculture (S), Member

  • Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice (S), Liaison Member

  • Capital Planning Advisory Board, Member

  • Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee, Member

  • Judiciary (S), Chair

  • NR & Energy (S), Member

  • Program Review, Member

  • Tobacco Settlement, Member

  • Veterans, Military Affairs & Public Protection (S), Member

As always, if you have any questions or if I can be of service to you or your family, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Veterans

Today there are 342,000+ veterans in Kentucky alone, and each one features in our American story of freedom. Our nation is as strong and free as it is today because they stood - and continue to stand - between us and the threats against us.

Fighting Drug Abuse

Our partners in law enforcement continue to discover new synthetics and dangerous, experimental chemical compounds being created and abused, threatening Kentucky families. However, we remain vigilant for necessary changes to the law to protect against these substances.

The Interim

For a little over a decade the General Assembly has been meeting every year, with alternating terms. The odd years see the legislature gavel into session on 30 legislative days, and short of something remarkable, the biennial budget is left untouched until the following even-numbered year. Those even years see a 60 day legislative session. But the legislator’s work is not confined to those short 30 and 60 day sessions.