Agriculture & Water Committee
The Agriculture and Water Committee provides a forum in which legislators can engage in the exchange of information and ideas on relevant policy topics at all levels of government. It represents state government on key regional and national issues, promotes the importance of agriculture and water concerns, and works toward collaborative solutions to strengthen the west.
For more information on the committee, please contact Jackie Tinetti, Policy Analyst.
Committee Leadership
Senator Wendy McKamey
Montana
Co-Chair
Assemblymember Lori Wilson
California
Co-Chair
Committee Roster
Alaska
- Representative Dan Saddler
Arizona
- Representative Gail Griffin
- Representative Christopher Mathis
California
- Assemblylmember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
- Assemblymember Vince Fong
- Assemblymember Robert Rivas
- Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria
- Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua
- Assemblymember Lori Wilson
Colorado
- Senator Nick Hinrichsen
- Senator Janice Marchman
- Senator Byron Pelton
- Senator Rod Pelton
- Senator Kevin Priola
- Senator Dylan Roberts
- Senator Cleave Simpson
- Representative Marc Catlin
- Representative Richard Holtorf
- Representative Meghan Lukens
- Representative Matthew Martinez
- Representative Karen McCormick
- Representative Barbara McLachlan
Hawaii
- Senator Lynn DeCoite
- Senator Mike Gabbard
- Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
- Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
- Senator Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III
- Representative Cedric Asuega Gates
- Representative Linda Ichiyama
- Representative Kirstin Kahaloa
- Representative Darius Kila
- Representative Amy Perruso
- Representative Mahina Poepoe
- Representative Gene Ward
Idaho
- Senator Jim Guthrie
- Senator Carrie Semmelroth
- Senator Linda Wright Hartgen
Montana
- Senator Dan Bartel
- Senator Mike Cuffe
- Senator Willis Curdy
- Senator Pat Flowers
- Senator Steve Hinebauch
- Senator Mike Lang
- Senator Wendy McKamey
- Senator Susan Webber
- Representative James Bergstrom
- Representative Jennifer Carlson
- Representative Josh Kassmier
- Representative Melissa Romano
- Representative Kenneth Walsh
New Mexico
- President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Crystal Diamond
- Senator David Gallegos
- Senator Ron Griggs
- Senator Leo Jaramillo
- Senator Brenda McKenna
- Senator Steven Neville
- Senator Shannon Pinto
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senator Joshua Sanchez
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Anthony Allison
- Representative Gail Armstrong
- Representative Susan Herrera
- Representative Martin Zamora
Nevada
- Senator Julie Pazina
- Assemblywoman Natha Anderson
- Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen
- Assemblyman Howard Watts
Oregon
- Senator Michael Dembrow
- Senator Fred Girod
- Senator Jeff Golden
- Senator Floyd Prozanski
- Senator David Brock Smith
- Senator Kathleen Taylor
- Representative Court Boice
- Representative Annessa Hartman
Utah
- Senator Nate Blouin
- Senator Daniel McCay
- Senator Mike McKell
- Senator Derrin Owens
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Representative Bridger Bolinder
- Representative Walt Brooks
- Representative Casey Snider
Washington
- Representative Sam Low
Wyoming
- Senator Larry Hicks
- Senator Cheri Steinmetz
- Representative Dalton Banks
- Representative Allen Slagle
Alberta
- MLA Grant Hunter
Past Committee Rosters
2021 – 2022 – Agriculture & Water Committee
Co-Chair
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
California
Co-Chair
Senator Brian Boner
Wyoming
Alaska
Senator Scott Kawasaki
Representative George Rauscher
Representative Liz Snyder
Representative Sarah L. Vance
Arizona
Senator Sine Kerr
California
Assemblymember Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry
Assemblymember Megan Dahle
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
Assemblymember Robert Rivas
Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Jr.
Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua
Colorado
Representative Mike Lynch
Representative Donald E. Valdez
Hawaii
Senator Mike Gabbard
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
Representative Patrick Pihana Branco
Representative Mark J. Hashem
Representative Greggor Ilagan
Representative Lisa Marten
Representative Amy A. Perruso
Representative David A. Tarnas
Representative Chris Todd
Idaho
Senator Lee Heider
Senator Jim Patrick
Senator Michelle Stennett
Representative Kevin Andrus
Representative Sally Toone
Montana
Senator Ellie Boldman
Senator Jill Cohenour
Senator Janet Ellis
Senator Shane A. Morigeau
Senator Shannon O’Brien
Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
Senator Daniel Salomon
Senator Mark Sweeney
Senator Susan A. Webber
Representative Michele Binkley
Representative Willis Curdy
Representative Geraldine Custer
Representative Julie Dooling
Representative Robert Farris-Olsen
Representative Tom France
Representative Steven Galloway
Representative Joshua Kassmier
Representative Rhonda Knudsen
Representative Brandon Ler
Representative Marty Malone
Representative Marilyn Marler
Representative Wendy McKamey
Representative Joe Read
Representative Marvin Weatherwax, Jr.
New Mexico
Senator Joseph Cervantes
Senator Crystal R. Diamond
Senator David Gallegos
Senator Ron Griggs
Senator Leo Jaramillo
Senator Brenda Grace McKenna
Senator Steven P. Neville
Senator Shannon D. Pinto
Senator Cliff R. Pirtle
Senator Joshua A. Sanchez
Senator Mimi Stewart
Senator Pat Woods
Representative Marian Matthews
Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
Nevada
Senator Melanie Scheible
Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
Assemblyman Howard Watts, III
Oregon
Senator Bill Kennemer
Utah
Senator Jani Iwamoto
Senator Scott Sandall
Representative Timothy D. Hawkes
Representative Casey Snider
Washington
Representative Tom Dent
Representative Mary Dye
Representative Debra Lekanoff
Representative Sharon Shewmake
Wyoming
Senator Brian Boner
Representative Bill Fortner
Representative Jeremy Haroldson
2019-2020 – Water & Environment Committee
Chair
Representative Zach Brown
Montana
Vice Chair
Senator Bill Hansell
Oregon
Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Andy Josephson
Arizona
- n/a
California
- Senator Ben Allen
- Senator Bob Wieckowski
- Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Richard Bloom
- Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham
- Assemblymember Laura Friedman
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
Colorado
- Senator Don Coram
- Senator Kerry Donovan
- Representative Marc Catlin
- Representative Lisa Cutter
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Daneya Esgar
- Representative Meg Froelich
- Representative Edie Hooton
- Representative Dominique Jackson
- Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis
- Representative Hugh McKean
- Representative Dylan Roberts
- Representative Emily Sirota
- Representative Marc Snyder
- Representative Brianna Titone
Hawaii
- Senator Kaiali’i Kahele
- Representative Daniel Holt
- Representative Scot Matayoshi
- Representaitve Chris Todd
- Representative Ryan Yamane
Idaho
- Senator Mark Harris
- Senator Lee Harris
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Michelle Stennett
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankney
- Senator John Esp
- Senator Pat Flowers
- Senator Bruce Gillespie
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Mary McNally
- Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
- Senator Jon Sesso
- Senator Susan Webber
- Representative Zach Brown
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Ross Fitzgerald
- Representative Bradley Hamlett
- Representative Casey Knudsen
- Representative Forrest Mandeville
- Representative Marilyn Marler
- Representative Patricia Rae Peppers
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Marvin Weatherwax
- Representative Kerry White
Nevada
- Senator Melanie Scheible
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
New Mexico
- Senator William Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senator Gabriel Ramos
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
- Representative Marty Wilde
Utah
- Senator Stuart Adams
- Senator Jacob Anderegg
- Senator Curt Bramble
- Senator David Buxton
- Senator Kirk Cullimore
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Dan Hemmert
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Don Ipson
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Representative Keven Stratton
Washington
- Senator Mona Das
- Senator Liz Lovelett
- Senator Christine Rolfes
- Representative Debra Lekanoff
- Representative Sharon Shewmake
Wyoming
- Senator Larry Hicks
- Representative Stan Blake
2019-2020 – Agriculture Committee
Chair
Representative Lynn DeCoite
Hawaii
Vice Chair
Senator Lee Heider
Idaho
Alaska
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Benjamin Carpenter
- Representative Sharon Jackson
Arizona
- n/a
California
- Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Adam Gray
- Assemblymember Rudy Salas
- Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
Colorado
- Senator Jerry Danielson
- Senator Joann Ginal
- Senator Jesse Sonnenberg
- Representative Marc Catlin
- Representative Daneya Esgar
- Representative Dylan Roberts
Hawaii
- Senator Mike Gabbard
- Representative Richard Cregan
- Representative Lynn DeCoite
- Representative Lauren Matsumoto
- Representative Richard Onishi
Idaho
- Senator Mark Harris
- Senator Lee Heider
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Representative Judy Boyle
- Representative Clark Kauffman
- Representative Laurie Lickey
- Representative Britt Raybould
- Representative Jerald Raymond
- Representative Sally Toone
Montana
- Senator Bruce Gillespie
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Margaret MacDonald
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Senator Daniel Salomon
- Senator Frank Smith
- Representative Barbara Bessette
- Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
- Representative Dennis Lenz
- Representative Denley Loge
- Representative Marilyn Marler
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Patricia Rae Peppers
Nevada
- Senator Dallas Harris
- Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen
- Assemblywoman Robin Titus
- Assemvlyman Greg Smith
New Mexico
- Senator Gregory Baca
- Senator Bill Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senator Gabriel Ramos
- Senator Pat Woods
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
Utah
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Jerry Stevenson
- Representative Joel Ferry
Washington
- Senator Rebecca Saldana
- Senator Judy Warnick
Wyoming
- Senator Ogden Driskill
- Representative Hans Hunt
2017-2018 – Agriculture & Water Committee
Chair
Representative Clark Kauffman
Idaho
Vice Chair
Representative Jeni Arndt
Colorado
Alaska
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Benjamin Carpenter
- Representative Sharon Jackson
Arizona
- Representative Brenda Barton
- Representative Rusty Bowers
- Representative Becky Nutt
California
- Senator Cathleen Galgiani
- Senator Robert Hertzberg
- Assemblymember Anna Caballero
- Assemblymember Brian Dahle
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
- Assemblymember Adam Gray
- Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
Colorado
- Senator Randy Baumgardner
- Senator John Cooke
- Senator Don Coram
- Senator Larry Crowder
- Senator Kerry Donovan
- Senator Rhonda Fields
- Senator Leroy Garcia
- Senator Matt Jones
- Senator Vicki Marble
- Senator Ray Scott
- Senator Jerry Sonnenberg
- Representative Jeni Arndt
Hawaii
- Representative Richard Creagan
- Representative Lynn DeCoite
- Representative Sam Kong
- Representative Lauren Matsumoto
- Representative Ryan Yamane
Idaho
- Senator Steve Bair
- Senator Bert Brackett
- Senator Lori Den HArtog
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Jim Rice
- Representative Judy Boyle
- Representative Van Burtenshaw
- Representative Tom Dayley
- Representative Clark Kauffman
Montana
- Senator Pat Connell
- Senator Brian Hoven
- Senator Margie MacDonald
- Senator JP Pomnichowski
- Representative Brad Hamlett
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Ray Shaw
Nevada
- Senator Yvanna Cancela
- Senator Pete Goicoechea
- Senator Don Gustavson
- Senator David Parks
- Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen
- Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui
- Assemblywoman Heidi Swank
- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
New Mexico
- Senator Bill Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Paul Bandy
- Representative George Dodge
- Representative Harry Garcia
- Representative Rodolfo S. Martinez
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
- Representative Brad Witt
Utah
- Senator Jacob Anderegg
- Senator Margaret Dayton
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Representative Gage Froerer
- Representative Timothy Hawkes
- Representative Scott Sandall
Washington
- Senator Judy Warnick
Wyoming
- Senator Larry Hicks
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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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Agriculture and Water Committee Recap
The CSG West Agriculture and Water Committee, chaired by Senator Wendy McKamey (MT) and Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson…
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CSG West Adopts Resolution to Foster the Harmonization of State & Provincial Approaches to Invasive Species Management
During the recent 77th CSG West Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, the CSG West Executive Committee adopted a…
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding Opportunity Awards (FOA) for State & Local Governments to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a wide range of funding opportunities available to state and…
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Colorado River Basin States and Tribal Leaders Begin Historic Negotiations
For the first time, the four Upper Colorado River Basin states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico…
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Under the leadership of Oregon Senator Bill Hansell, chair of the Legislative Council on…
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Agriculture & Water Committee Recap
Committee members discuss climate risks and options for water, agriculture, and rangelands. Click here to…
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SLLC Files Supreme Court Brief in Waters of the United States Case
In Sackett v. EPA the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the proper test for determining when wetlands…
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Supreme Court Allows Clean Water Act Rule to Stay in Effect
In Louisiana v. American Rivers, the U.S. Supreme Court has prevented a California district court decision from…
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Bureau of Reclamation Announces Funding Opportunity for Drought Resiliency
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation recently announced a funding opportunity for WaterSMART Drought…
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Commissioner Mitchell Statement on Lake Powell Elevation 3525′
March 16, 2021 (Denver, CO) – As of March 15, Lake Powell, a major reservoir that feeds water to…
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Western Governors’ Association Offers Recommendations for 2023 Farm Bill
In a recent letter to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Jim Ogsbury, Executive…
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Proposed changes for agricultural water requirements in the Food Modernization and Safety Act (FSMA)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a proposed rule change to the Food Modernization and Safety…
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