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Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate (decommissioned)
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The Energy and Natural Resources Committee (formerly, the Energy and Public Utilities Committee) was a standing committee of the Ohio State Senate.
Function
The committee website described the function of this committee as outlined below.
| “ | The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reviews legislation impacting Ohio's energy production, mineral lands and mining, and oversees Ohio's wildlife, forests, and parks and recreation, as well as state conservation policies regarding soil, mineral, and water resources. The committee makes recommendations to the full Senate for the advice and consent of governor's appointments to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and other related boards and commissions.[1][2] | ” |
Membership
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Energy and Natural Resources Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Sean O'Brien | • Troy Balderson, Chair | |||
| • Michael Skindell | • Kris Jordan, Vice chair | |||
| • Sandra Williams | • Kevin Bacon | |||
| • Matt Dolan | ||||
| • Randy Gardner | ||||
| • Cliff Hite | ||||
| • Frank Hoagland | ||||
| • Jay Hottinger | ||||
| • Frank LaRose | ||||
2015 legislative session
| Energy and Natural Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Lou Gentile, Ranking Minority Member | • Troy Balderson, Chair | |||
| • Capri S. Cafaro | • Shannon Jones, Vice Chair | |||
| • Sandra Williams | • Randy Gardner | |||
| • Cliff Hite | ||||
| • Jay Hottinger | ||||
| • Tom Patton | ||||
| • Bill Seitz | ||||
| • Joe Uecker | ||||
2013-2014
| Energy and Natural Resources Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Joe Schiavoni, Ranking Minority Member | • Troy Balderson, Chair | |||
| • Lou Gentile | • Kris Jordan, Vice Chair | |||
| • Capri S. Cafaro | • Joe Uecker | |||
| • John Eklund | ||||
| • Cliff Hite | ||||
| • Tom Patton | ||||
| • Bob Peterson | ||||
| • Tim Schaffer | ||||
2011-2012
| Energy and Natural Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Joseph Schiavoni, Ranking Minority Member | • David T. Daniels, Chair | |||
| • Jason Wilson | • Thomas Patton | |||
| • Shirley Smith | • Jimmy Stewart | |||
| • Tom Sawyer | • Bill Seitz | |||
| • Tim Schaffer | ||||
| • Frank LaRose | ||||
| • Shannon Jones | ||||
| • Jim Hughes, Ohio Senator | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio State Senate, "About the Committee," accessed May 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
