Joint Finance Committee, Delaware State Legislature
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The Joint Finance Committee is a joint committee of the Delaware General Assembly.
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Per the House and Senate Rules, joint committees of the Delaware General Assembly are assigned by the Speaker in the House and the President Pro Tempore in the Senate. The rules do not specify when joint committees are assigned.[1][2]
See rules: House Resolution 3
See rules: Senate Resolution 2
Function
“ | The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) is responsible for writing the annual appropriations and grant-in-aid acts.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Joint Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Joint Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
Joint Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Joint Finance Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | 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.
Joint Finance Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Melanie George Smith, Chair | • Catherine Cloutier | |||
• Harris McDowell, Co-chair | • David G. Lawson | |||
• Brian Bushweller | • Michael Ramone | |||
• Bruce Ennis | • Harvey Kenton | |||
• Nicole Poore | ||||
• James Johnson | ||||
• Debra Heffernan | ||||
• William Carson Jr. |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Joint Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Melanie George Smith, Chair | • Harvey R. Kenton | |||
• Harris McDowell, Vice chair | • Joseph Miro | |||
• William Carson, Jr. | • Catherine Cloutier | |||
• Debra Heffernan | • David G. Lawson | |||
• James Johnson | ||||
• Brian Bushweller | ||||
• Bruce Ennis | ||||
• Karen Peterson |
2013-2014
The following tables describe committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Joint Finance Senate Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Harris McDowell, Chair | • Catherine Cloutier | |||
• Brian Bushweller | • David Lawson | |||
• Bruce Ennis | ||||
• Karen Peterson |
Joint Finance House Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Melanie George Smith, Co-Chair | • Harvey Kenton | |||
• William Carson | • Joseph Miro | |||
• Debra Heffernan | ||||
• James Johnson |
2011-2012
Joint Finance Senate Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Harris McDowell, Co-Chair | • Catherine Cloutier | |||
• Brian Bushweller | • Dorinda Connor | |||
• Bruce Ennis | ||||
• David McBride |
Joint Finance House Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Dennis P. Williams, Chair | • Ruth Briggs King | |||
• Melanie George | • Joseph Miro | |||
• James Johnson | ||||
• John Mitchell, Jr. |
2009-2010
Joint Finance Senate Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Nancy Cook, Co-Chair | • Catherine Cloutier | |||
• Bruce Ennis | • Dorinda Connor | |||
• Margaret Rose Henry | ||||
• David McBride |
Joint Finance House Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Dennis E. Williams, Chair | • Joseph Booth | |||
• James Johnson | • Joseph Miro | |||
• John Mitchell, Jr. | ||||
• Melanie George |
Note: In 2010, Harris McDowell took the place of Henry, and Pamela Thornburg took the place of Booth.
External links
- Joint Finance Committee
- Internet Archive capture of the 2012 committee
- Internet Archive capture of the 2011 committee
- Internet Archive capture of the 2010 committee
- Internet Archive capture of the 2009 committee
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware State Senate, "Relating to the Rules of the Delaware State Senate," January 12, 2021
- ↑ House of Representatives, "Relating to the Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives of the 151st General Assembly," January 12, 2021
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "Joint Finance Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.