Canada Relations Committee
Since 2013, the Canada Relations Committee strives to strengthen the understanding, ties, collaboration and cooperation among Western state and provincial legislators on issues of utmost importance to the binational relationship. Past topics include agriculture, border crossings and management, economic competitiveness, energy, health, market access, security, technology, trade, and transportation.
Participating legislators engage with key federal and private sector stakeholders from both countries to address issues of common concern and identify shared solutions to shared challenges.
For more information on the committee, please contact Martha Castañeda, Director of Policy & International Programs.
Committee Leadership
Senator Tom Begich
Alaska
Co-Chair
Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich represents Alaska’s largest downtown district and its surrounding areas in Anchorage. He has…
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MLA Nathan Neudorf
Alberta
Co-Chair
Nathan Neudorf was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-East on April 16,…
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Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
- Representative Chris Tuck
Arizona
- Senator J. D. Mesnard
California
- Assemblymember Ken Cooley
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra
Colorado
- Representative Andrew Boesenecker
- Representative Lindsey N. Daugherty
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Susan Lontine
- Representative Brianna Titone
Hawaii
- Senator Brian T. Taniguchi
- Representative Aaron Ling Johanson
- Representative Lauren Matsumoto
Idaho
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Michelle Stennett
- Representative Matthew “Matt” Bundy
- Representative Sue B. Chew
- Representative James Holtzclaw
- Representative Bruce D. Skaug
Montana
- Senator Cydnie Boland
- Senator Mike Fox
- Senator Tom Jacobson
- Senator Shane A. Morigeau
- Representative Kim Abbott
- Representative Marta Bertoglio
- Representative Michele Binkley
- Representative Derek Harvey
- Representative Caleb Hinkle
- Representative Scot Kerns
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Lola Sheldon-Galloway
- Representative Katie Sullivan
- Representative Kathy Whitman
New Mexico
- Senator Ron Griggs
- Senator Brenda Grace McKenna
- Representative Randal S. Crowder
Nevada
- Senator Roberta Lange
- Senator Pat Spearman
- Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola
- Assemblyman Gregory T. Hafen II
- Assemblyman Steve Yeager
Oregon
- Senator Chris Gorsek
- Senator Deb Patterson
Utah
- Senator Gene Davis
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Derek Llolyd Kitchen
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Senator Ronald Winterton
- Representative V. Lowry Snow
- Representative Robert Spendlove
- Representative Jordan Teuscher
Washington
- Senator Sam Hunt
- Representative Matt Boehnke
- Representative Tom Dent
- Representative Debra Lekanoff
- Representative Alicia Rule
Wyoming
- Senator Stephan Pappas
- Representative Ocean Andrew
- Representative Mark Baker
Alberta
- Miranda Rosin
Past Committee Rosters
2019-2020
Co-Chair
Senator Michelle Stennett
Idaho
Alaska
- Senator Shelley S. Hughes
- Senator Donny Olson
- Representative Andrea Story
Arizona
n/a
California
- Assemblymember Ken Cooley
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra
Colorado
- Senator Dennis Hisey
- Senator Brittney Pettersen
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Dominique Jackson
- Representative Susan Lontine
Hawaii
- Senator Brian Taniguchi
- Representative Tom Brower
- Representative Rida Cabanilla Arakawa
- Representative Scott Nishimoto
- Representative Richard Onishi
Idaho
- Senator Michelle Stennett
- Senator Steve Vick
- Representative Robert Anderst
- Representative Laurie Lickley
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankney
- Senator Bryce Bennett
- Senator Tom Jacobson
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Representative Bruce Grubbs
- Representative Joshua Kassmier
- Representative Jasmine Krotkov
- Representative Forest Mandeville
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Marilyn Ryan
- Representative Katie Sullivan
- Representative Jonathan Windy Boy
- Representative Thomas Winter
Nevada
- Senator Marcia Washington
- Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson
- Assembly William McCurdy
- Assemblywoman Jill Tolles
New Mexico
- Senator Steven Neville
- Representative Joy Garratt
Oregon
- Representative Barbara Smith Warner
Utah
- Senator Curtis Bramble
- Senator Allen Christensen
- Senator Gene Davis
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Lincoln Fillmore
- Senator Keith Grover
- Senator Deidre Henderson
- Senator Derek Kitchen
Washington
- Senator Sam Hunt
- Senator Marko Liias
- Senator Liz Lovelett
- Representative Sherry Appleton
- Representative Debra Lekanoff
Wyoming
- Senator Fred Baldwin
- Representative Tyler Lindholm
2017-2018
Co-Chair
Senator Sue Malek
Montana
Co-Chair
MLA Estefania Cortes-Vargas
Alberta
Alaska
- Senator Cathy Giessel
- Representative DeLena Johnson
- Representative Sam Kito, III
- Representative Louise Stutes
Arizona
- Representative Tony Rivero
- Representative T.J. Shope
California
- Senator Connie Leyva
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra
- Assemblymember Philip Ting
Colorado
- Senator Bob Gardner
- Senator Cheri Jahn
- Senator Kent Lambert
Hawaii
- Representative Ken Ito
- Representative James Kuane Tokioka
Idaho
- Senator Lee Heider
- Senator Dan Johnson
- Senator Mary Souza
- Representative Robert Anderst
- Representative Mat Erpelding
Montana
- Senator Mark Blasel
- Senator Dee Brown
- Senator Patt Connell
- Senator Brian Hoven
- Senator Sue Malek
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Senator Diane Sands
- Representative Brad Hamlett
- Representative Ellie Hill Smith
- Representative Tom Jacobson
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
Nevada
- Senator Scott Hammond
- Senator David Parks
- Senator Julia Ratti
- Senator Tick Segerblom
- Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel
New Mexico
- Senator Steven Neville
- Representative Angelica Rubio
Oregon
- Representative Susan McLain
Utah
- Senate President Wayne Niederhauser
- Senator Gene Davis
- Senator Lincoln Fillmore
Washington
- Senator Lisa Wellman
Wyoming
- Senator Fred Baldwin
- Representative Tyler Lindholm
Alberta, Canada
- MLA Estefania Cotres-Vargas
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76th CSG West Annual Meeting
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74th CSG West Annual Meeting
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2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
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Canada Relations Committee Recap
Committee members discuss binational relations, water and energy. Click here to download…
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