FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 9, 2011
Speaker Silver Announces Leadership Positions and
Committee Chairs for 2011-2012 Legislative Session
| Speaker | Sheldon Silver |
| Majority Leader | Ron Canestrari |
| Chair, Ways & Means | Herman D. Farrell, Jr. |
| Deputy Speaker | Earlene Hooper |
| Assistant Speaker | Rhoda Jacobs |
| Speaker Pro Tem | Peter M. Rivera |
| Chair, Committee on Committees | Vivian E. Cook |
| Assistant Speaker Pro Tem | Harvey Weisenberg |
| Deputy Majority Leader | N. Nick Perry |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Dov Hikind |
| Majority Whip | Sam Hoyt |
| Deputy Majority Whip | Barbara M. Clark |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Annette Robinson |
| Chair, Majority Conference | William Colton |
| Vice Chair, Majority Conference | Michael Cusick |
| Secretary, Majority Conference | Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes |
| Chair, Majority Program | Margaret M. Markey |
| Chair, Majority Steering | Barbara Lifton |
| Vice Chair, Majority Steering | Naomi Rivera |
| Chair, House Operations | William Boyland, Jr. |
Standing Committees
| Chair, Aging | Jeffrey Dinowitz |
| Chair, Agriculture | William Magee |
| Chair, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse | Steven Cymbrowitz |
| Chair, Banks | Darryl C. Towns |
| Chair, Children & Families | Amy Paulin |
| Chair, Cities | Carl Heastie |
| Chair, Codes | Joseph Lentol |
| Chair, Consumer Affairs | Audrey Pheffer |
| Chair, Corporations, Authorities & Commissions | James Brennan |
| Chair, Correction | Jeffrion Aubry |
| Chair, Economic Development | Robin Schimminger |
| Chair, Education | Catherine Nolan |
| Chair, Election Law | Joan Millman |
| Chair, Energy | Kevin Cahill |
| Chair, Environmental Conservation | Robert Sweeney |
| Chair, Ethics & Guidance | Daniel O'Donnell |
| Chair, Governmental Employees | Peter Abbate |
| Chair, Governmental Operations | RoAnn Destito |
| Chair, Health | Richard Gottfried |
| Chair, Higher Education | Deborah J. Glick |
| Chair, Housing | Vito Lopez |
| Chair, Insurance | Joseph Morelle |
| Chair, Judiciary | Helene Weinstein |
| Chair, Labor | Keith Wright |
| Chair, Libraries & Education Technology | Bob Reilly |
| Chair, Local Governments | William Magnarelli |
| Chair, Mental Health | Felix Ortiz |
| Chair, Oversight, Analysis & Investigation | Jonathan Bing |
| Chair, Racing & Wagering | J. Gary Pretlow |
| Chair, Real Property Taxation | Sandra Galef |
| Chair, Small Business | William Scarborough |
| Chair, Social Services | Michele R. Titus |
| Chair, Tourism | Steven Englebright |
| Chair, Transportation | David Gantt |
| Chair, Veterans' Affairs | Phil Ramos |
Task Forces & Legislative Commissions
| Chair, Administrative Regulations Review | Charles D. Lavine |
| Chair, Farm, Food & Nutrition | Jose Rivera |
| Chair, Government Administration | George Latimer |
| Chair, Reapportionment | John J. McEneny |
| Chair, Rural Resources | Aileen Gunther |
| Chair, Science & Technology | Donna Lupardo |
| Chair, Skills Development & Career Education | Michael Benedetto |
| Chair, State-Federal Relations | Carmen E. Arroyo |