Madison – Assembly Speaker-elect Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) announced
the establishment
of 26 standing committees for the upcoming legislative session.
“With an upcoming session based on government reform and job creation,
our committee
structure is vital to the creation of good legislation,” Rep.
Fitzgerald said. “Our caucus has a
wide array of private sector experience as well as broad geographical
representation. The
committee chairs will work diligently to move Wisconsin in the right
direction.”

The 2011-2012 Committee Chairs are listed below alphabetically by
committee name:
 Aging & Long Term Care Rep. Dan Knodl
 Agriculture Rep. Lee Nerison
 Children and Families Rep. Don Pridemore
 Colleges & Universities Rep. Steve Nass
 Consumer Protection & Personal Privacy Rep. Keith Ripp
 Criminal Justice & Corrections Rep. Joel Kleefisch
 Education Rep. Steve Kestell
 Election & Campaign Reform Rep. Gary Tauchen
 Energy & Utilities Rep. Mark Honadel
 Financial Institutions Rep. Bill Kramer
 Forestry Rep. Jeff Mursau
 Health Rep. Jeff Stone
 Homeland Security & State Affairs Rep. Karl VanRoy
 Housing Rep. John Murtha
 Insurance Rep. Kevin Petersen
 Jobs, Economy and Small Business Rep. Mary Williams
 Judiciary & Ethics Rep. Jim Ott
 Labor & Workforce Development Rep. Joan Ballweg
 Natural Resources Rep. Scott Gunderson
 Public Health & Public Safety Rep. Garey Bies
 Rural Economic Development & Rural Affairs Rep. Al Ott
 Tourism, Recreation & State Properties Rep. Dean Kaufert
 Transportation Rep. Jerry Petrowski
 Urban & Local Affairs Rep. Ed Brooks
 Veterans & Military Affairs Rep. Richard Spanbauer
 Ways & Means Rep. Mike Huebsch