Kean Announces Updated Senate Republican Leadership & Committee Assignments for 2019
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean today announced updated leadership and committee assignments for members of the Senate Republican caucus for 2019.
Leadership:
- Deputy Minority Leader – Senator Bob Singer (R-30)
- Conference Leader – Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25)
- Deputy Conference Leader – Senator Chris Brown (R-2)
- Whip – Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26)
- Deputy Whip – Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (R-8)
- Budget Officer – Senator Steven Oroho (R-24)
Community & Urban Affairs: Connors and O’Scanlon
Education: Bateman, Doherty, and Thompson
Labor: Addiego and Bucco
Transportation: Holzapfel and Singer
Budget & Appropriations: Addiego, Oroho, O’Scanlon, and Thompson
Commerce: Cardinale and Kean
Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens: Bucco, Corrado, Holzapfel, and Singer
Economic Growth: Oroho and Pennacchio
Environment & Energy: Bateman and Corrado
Higher Education: Brown and Kean
Law & Public Safety: Doherty and O’Scanlon
Judiciary: Bateman, Cardinale, Corrado, and Doherty
Military & Veterans Affairs: Connors and Pennacchio
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation: Brown and Thompson
Senate Legislative Oversight: Kean and Singer
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