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Legislative Oversight Working Group

The Legislative Oversight Working Group works to provide information on existing legislative oversight practices throughout the West, as well as offering suggestions to improve government accountability, transparency, and responsiveness through better utilization of oversight tools.

For more information on the working group, please contact Shilpa Patel, Policy Analyst.

Committee Leadership
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Senator Todd Weiler

Utah

Chair-Elect

Todd Weiler was born in Georgia and raised in the Chicago suburbs. He attended college at Brigham Young…

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Assemblymember David Alvarez

California

Co-Chair

Committee Roster

Alaska

  • Senator Gary Stevens
  • Representative Craig Johnson
  • Representative Calvin Schrage

Arizona

  • (Presently None)

California

  • Assemblymember David Alvarez
  • Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
  • Assemblymember Phil Ting

Colorado

  • Senator Bob Gardner
  • Senator Julie Gonzales
  • Representative Shannon Bird
  • Representative Lisa Frizell
  • Representative Bob Marshall
  • Representative Marc Snyder
  • Representative Mike Weissman

Hawaii

  • Senator Chris Lee
  • Senator Angus McKelvey
  • Representative Dee Morikawa
  • Representative Nadine K. Nakamura

Idaho

  • Senator Todd Lakey
  • Senator James Ruchti

Montana

  • Senator Kenneth Bogner
  • Senator Jason Ellsworth
  • Senator Steve Fitzpatrick
  • Senator Shannon O’Brien
  • Senator Susan Webber
  • Representative Neil Duram
  • Representative Scot Kerns
  • Representative Ka􀆟e Sullivan

New Mexico

  • Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
  • Representative Natalie Figueroa
  • Representative Greg Nibert

Nevada

  • Senator Fabian Doñate
  • Assemblywoman Erica Mosca

Oregon

  • Senator Dick Anderson
  • Senator Bill Hansell
  • Senator Kayse Jama
  • Senator Floyd Prozanski
  • Senator Elizabeth Steiner
  • Senator Kim Thatcher
  • Senator Suzanne Weber
  • Senator Aaron Woods

Utah

  • Senator Curtis S. Bramble
  • Senator Ann Millner
  • Senator Todd Weiler
  • Representative Jordan Teuscher
  • Representative Norm Thurston

Washington

  • Representative Brandy Donaghy
  • Representative Jake Fey
  • Representative Mia Gregerson

Wyoming

  • Senator Ogden Driskill
  • Senator Dan Dockstader
  • Representative Landon Brown
  • Representative Mike Yin
Past Committee Rosters

2023-2024

Co-Chair

Senator Todd Weiler
Utah

Co-Chair

Assemblymember David Alvarez
California


Alaska

Senator Gary Stevens
Representative Craig Johnson
Representative Calvin Schrage

Arizona

(Presently None)

California

Assemblymember David Alvarez
Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
Assemblymember Phil Ting

Colorado

Senator Bob Gardner
Senator Julie Gonzales
Representative Shannon Bird
Representative Lisa Frizell
Representative Bob Marshall
Representative Marc Snyder
Representative Mike Weissman

Hawaii

Senator Chris Lee
Senator Angus McKelvey
Representative Dee Morikawa
Representative Nadine K. Nakamura

Idaho

Senator Todd Lakey
Senator James Ruchti

Montana

Senator Kenneth Bogner
Senator Jason Ellsworth
Senator Steve Fitzpatrick
Senator Shannon O’Brien
Senator Susan Webber
Representative Neil Duram
Representative Scot Kerns
Representative Katie Sullivan

New Mexico

Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
Representative Natalie Figueroa
Representative Greg Nibert

Nevada

Senator Fabian Doñate
Assemblywoman Erica Mosca

Oregon

Senator Dick Anderson
Senator Bill Hansell
Senator Kayse Jama
Senator Floyd Prozanski
Senator Elizabeth Steiner
Senator Kim Thatcher
Senator Suzanne Weber
Senator Aaron Woods

Utah

Senator Curtis S. Bramble
Senator Ann Millner
Senator Todd Weiler
Representative Jordan Teuscher
Representative Norm Thurston

Washington

Representative Brandy Donaghy
Representative Jake Fey
Representative Mia Gregerson

Wyoming

Senator Ogden Driskill
Senator Dan Dockstader
Representative Landon Brown
Representative Mike Yin

2021-2022

Co-Chair

Senator Dan Johnson
Idaho


Alaska

Senator Gary Stevens

California

Assemblymember Ken Cooley

Colorado

Representative Shannon Bird

Hawaii

Representative Angus L.K. McKelvey

Idaho

Senator Dan G. Johnson

Montana

Representative Emma Kerr-Carpenter

New Mexico

Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
Representative Andrea D. Romero

Nevada

Senator Moises (Mo) Denis
Senator James Ohrenschall

Oregon

Senator Bill Hansell
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward

Utah

Senator Todd Weiler

Wyoming

Representative Shelly Duncan
Representative Mike Yin

2019-2020

Chair

Assemblymember Ken Cooley
California

Co-Chair

Senator Deidre Henderson
Utah


Alaska

  • Senator Cathy Giessel

Arizona

  • n/a

California

  • Assemblymember Ken Cooley

Colorado

  • Senator Nancy Todd

Hawaii

  • Representative Ty Cullen
  • Representative Joy San Buenaventura

Idaho

  • Senator Dan Johnson

Montana

  • n/a

Nevada

  • Assemblywoman Shea Backus

New Mexico

  • Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto

Oregon

  • Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward

Utah

  • Senator Deidre Henderson

Washington

  • Senator Bob Hasegawa
  • Representative Zack Hudgins

Wyoming

  • Senator Dan Dockstader
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76th CSG West Annual Meeting

This year marks an exciting one for CSG West. We are thrilled to invite you, on behalf of…

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74th CSG West Annual Meeting

Mark your calendar for the 74th CSG West Annual Meeting to be hosted September 28 – October 1,…

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2020 Virtual Annual Meeting

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSG West hosted a first of its kind virtual Annual…

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Legislative Oversight Working Group Recap 

The Legislative Oversight Working Group, co-chaired by Senator Todd Weiler (UT) and Assemblymember David Alvarez (CA), gathers to…

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The Nuts and Bolts of Legislative Oversight

Legislative Oversight Working Group Recap: The CSG West Legislative Oversight Working Group, co-chaired by Senator Todd…

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