Freshmen to chair Senate Ag subcommittees
February 14, 2013 | 05:29 PM
Three freshmen Democrats will chair Senate Agriculture subcommittees, according to a full list of subcommittee membership released today by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss.:
The two other subcommittees will be chaired by senators who have served on the committee previously:
Stabenow and Cochran serve ex officio on all subcommittees, which are listed with their members below.
- Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. — Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. — Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
- Sen. Mo Cowan, D-Mass. — Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
The two other subcommittees will be chaired by senators who have served on the committee previously:
- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. — Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agricultural Security
Stabenow and Cochran serve ex officio on all subcommittees, which are listed with their members below.
Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management
- Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. — Chairman
- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.
- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. — Ranking member
- Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.
- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
- Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb.
Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. — Chairman
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
- Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.
- Sen. Mo Cowan, D-Mass
- Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. — Ranking member
- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
- Sen. Mo Cowan, D-Mass. — Chairman
- Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt.
- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. — Ranking member
- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. — Chairman
- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
- Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt.
- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.
- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. — Ranking member
- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
- Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. — Chairman
- Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt.
- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
- Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.
- Sen. Mo Cowan, D-Mass.
- Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. — Ranking member
- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
- Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa