Sloan to lead higher ed committee
Topeka ? State Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, on Tuesday was appointed chairman of the House Higher Education Committee.
âÂÂHe is a natural fit to chair this important committee,â said House Speaker-elect Doug Mays, R-Topeka.
What follows is a look at other House committee chairmen named by Mays. All are Republicans. An âÂÂxâ designates a holdover chairman from the 2001 and 2002 sessions:
⢠Agriculture: Dan Johnson, Hays (x).
⢠Appropriations: Melvin Neufeld, Ingalls.
⢠Commerce and Labor: Don Dahl, Hillsboro.
⢠Corrections and Juvenile Justice: Ward Loyd, Garden City.
⢠Economic Development: Kenny Wilk, Lansing.
⢠Education: Kathe Decker, Clay Center.
⢠Environment: Joann Freeborn, Concordia (x).
⢠Ethics and Elections: Don Myers, Derby.
⢠Federal and State Affairs: Bill Mason, El Dorado.
⢠Financial Institutions: Ray Cox, Bonner Springs (x).
⢠Health and Human Services: Jim Morrison, Colby.
⢠Insurance: Patricia Barbieri-Lightner, Overland Park.
⢠Judiciary: Mike OâÂÂNeal, Hutchinson (x).
⢠Local Government: Jene Vickrey, Louisburg.
⢠Parks and Tourism: Becky Hutchins, Holton.
⢠Rules and Journal: Tim Owens, Overland Park.
⢠Taxation: John Edmonds, Great Bend (x).
⢠Transportation: Gary Hayzlett, Lakin (x).
⢠Utilities: Carl Dean Holmes, Liberal (x).