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Education and Transportation Committee, Arizona State Senate
The Education and Transportation Committee (known as the Education Accountability and Reform Committee prior to 2011 and Education Committee until 2025) is a standing committee of the Arizona State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Arizona State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3] The President is appointed as an ex officio member of every committee but cannot vote except on the committees that he or she chairs. The President may also vote if he or she is an appointed member of the Rules Committee.[1]
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Education and Transportation Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Education and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Education and Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Education and Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • David Bradley | • Sylvia Allen, Chair | |||
| • Catherine Miranda | • Steve B. Montenegro, Vice chair | |||
| • Kate Brophy McGee | ||||
| • Steve Smith | ||||
| • Kimberly Yee | ||||
2016 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Carlyle Begay | • Sylvia Allen, Chair | |||
| • David Bradley | • Kimberly Yee, Vice chair | |||
| • Carlyle Begay | ||||
| • Jeff Dial | ||||
| • Steve Smith (Arizona) | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Carlyle Begay | • Kelli Ward, Chair | |||
| • David Bradley | • Kimberly Yee, Vice chair | |||
| • Sylvia Allen | ||||
| • Jeff Dial | ||||
| • Steve Smith (Arizona) | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • David Bradley | • Rich Crandall | |||
| • Jack Jackson | • Chester Crandell, Vice Chair | |||
| • Leah Landrum Taylor | • Rick Murphy | |||
| • Kelli Ward | ||||
| • Kimberly Yee, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
The following table shows committee membership in the 2011 session. In the 2012 session, Jerry Lewis replaced Sylvia Allen.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Linda Lopez | • Rich Crandall, Chair | |||
| • David Schapira | • Nancy Barto, Vice Chair | |||
| • Sylvia Allen | ||||
| • Linda Gray | ||||
| • Lori Klein | ||||
| • Steve Smith | ||||
2009-2010
The following table shows committee membership in the 2009 legislative session. In the 2010 session, David Braswell (R) joined the committee.
| Education Accountability and Reform Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Paula Aboud | • Sylvia Allen | |||
| • Leah Landrum Taylor | • Linda Gray, Vice Chair | |||
| • Linda Lopez | • John Huppenthal, Chair | |||
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- 2021 committee page
- 2016 committee page
- 2013 committee page
- 2011 committee page
- 2009 committee page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 2-I)
- ↑ Information submitted by Arizona Legislature's Webmaster via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 21, 2014.
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 7-B-7)
