Speaker-designee Eileen Filler-Corn Announces Committee Vice-Chair Selections
Richmond – Speaker-designee Eileen Filler-Corn today selected vice-chair positions for all of the standing House committees.
“Each committee will be led by talented and experienced Delegates who have a wealth of knowledge and a passion for finding solutions” said Speaker-designee Filler-Corn. “Democrats are ready to get to work and address the issues most important to Virginians, while finding smart solutions to some of our biggest challenges.”
Today’s announcement rounds out the leadership rollouts for the 14 standing committees in the House of Delegates. Additional announcements pertaining to the balance of committee membership will be released at a later date.
“The voters told us they want a House of Delegates that represents their values, understands them, and most importantly, will take action on issues that matter to them. We listened to those voters and will make significant changes in the People’s House,” said Filler-Corn. A full list is below:
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Committee | Chair | Vice chair |
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | Ken Plum | Wendy Gooditis |
Appropriations | Luke Torian | Mark Sickles |
Commerce and Labor | Jeion Ward | Rip Sullivan |
Counties, Cities and Towns | Kaye Kory | Steve Heretick |
Courts of Justice | Charniele Herring | Vivian Watts |
Education | Roslyn Tyler | Elizabeth Guzman |
Finance | Vivian Watts | Mark Keam |
General Laws | David Bulova | Betsy Carr |
Health, Welfare and Institutions | Mark Sickles | Sam Rasoul |
Militia, Police and Public Safety | Patrick Hope | Jeff Bourne |
Privileges and Elections | Joe Lindsey | Marcus Simon |
Rules | Eileen Filler-Corn | Mike Mullin |
Science and Technology | Cliff Hayes | Hala Ayala |
Transportation | Delores McQuinn | Kathleen Murphy |