Education Committee
The Education Committee provides a forum in which legislators share emerging strategies for a wide range of education topics. A key area of discussion this year is P-20 education and its relationship to cultivating a strong workforce. Focus areas include STEM, technical education, lifelong learning models, course credit for military service, declining enrollment, social-emotional learning, and research-based outcomes, among others.
For more information on the committee, please contact Jonathan Lennartz, Policy Committee & Programs Coordinator.
Committee Leadership
Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
California
Co-Chair
Kevin McCarty was elected to the California State Assembly in 2014 to represent the 7th Assembly District, which…
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Senator Ann Millner
Utah
Co-Chair
Dr F. Ann Millner serves as the State Senator for District 18. She serves in Senate leadership as…
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Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Senator Roger Holland
- Senator Gary Stevens
- Representative Harriet Drummond
- Representative Andrea Story
- Senator Paul Boyer
California
- Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
- Assemblymember Steve Bennett
- Assemblymember Jim Frazier
- Assemblymember Alex Lee
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
- Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell
- Assemblymember Thurston “Smitty” Smith
Colorado
- Representative Cathy Kipp
- Representative Barbara McLachlan
- Representative Tonya Van Beber
- Representative Mary Young
Hawaii
- Senator Michelle N. Kidani
- Representative Sonny Ganaden
- Representative Cedric Asuega Gates
- Representative Sharon E. Har
- Representative Troy Hashimoto
- Representative Jeanne Kapela
- Representative Bertrand Kobayashi
- Representative Sam Kong
- Representative Gregg Takayama
- Representative Justin Woodson
Idaho
- Senator Dave Lent
- Senator Janie Marcel Ward-Engelking
- Representative Matthew “Matt” Bundy
- Representative Lance W. Clow
- Representative Gayann DeMordaunt
- Representative Codi Galloway
- Representative Wendy Horman
- Representative Ryan Kerby
- Representative Gary Marshall
- Representative Chris Mathias
- Representative Tony Wisniewski
Montana
- Senator Edie L. McClafferty
- Senator Shannon O’Brien
- Senator Daniel Salomon
- Senator Mark Sweeney
- Senator Susan A. Webber
- Representative Fred Anderson
- Representative Marta Bertoglio
- Representative Michele Binkley
- Representative Moffie Funk
- Representative Donavon Hawk
- Representative Connie Keogh
- Representative Scot Kerns
- Representative Brandon Ler
- Representative Wendy McKamey
New Mexico
- Senator Craig Brandt
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator David Gallegos
- Senator Brenda Grace McKenna
- Senator Michael Padilla
- Senator Harold James Pope, Jr.
- Senator Bill Soules
- Senator Mimi Stewart
- Representative Debra M. Sariñana
Nevada
- Senator Moises (Mo) Denis
- Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop
- Assemblywoman Natha C. Anderson
- Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod
- Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy
- Assemblywoman Brittney Miller
Utah
- Senator Ann Millner
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Representative Melissa Garff Ballard
- Representative Dan Johnson
- Representative Kelly B. Miles
- Representative Jefferson Moss
- Representative Susan Pulsipher
- Representative Christine F. Watkins
Washington
- Senator Lisa Wellman
- Representative Lisa Callan
- Representative Paul Harris
- Representative Mari Leavitt
- Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Senator RJ Kost
- Representative Christopher Knapp
- Representative Chip Neiman
Past Committee Rosters
2019-2020
Chair
Representative David Northrup
Wyoming
Vice Chair
Senator Mo Denis
Nevada
Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Senator Gary Stevens
- Representative Sara Rasmussen
- Representative Andrea Story
Arizona
n/a
California
- Assemblymember William Brough
- Assemblymember Sabrian Cervantes
- Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell
- Assemblymember Christy Smith
Colorado
- Senator Paul Lundeen
- Senator Tammy Story
- Representative Shannon Bird
- Representative Cathy Kipp
- Representative Colin Larson
- Representative Barbara McLachlan
- Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Hawaii
- Senator Donna Mercado Kim
- Representative Henry Aquino
- Representative Mark Hashem
- Representative Dale Kobayashi
- Representative Takashi Ohno
- Representative Val Okimoto
- Representative Amy Perruso
- Representative David Tarnas
- Representative Justin Woodson
Idaho
- Senator Steven Thayn
- Senator Dave Lent
- Senator Dean Mortimer
- Senator Janie Ward-Engelking
- Representative Lance Clow
- Representative Bill Goesling
- Representative Ryan Kerby
- Representative Jerald Raymond
- Representative Ilana Rubel
Montana
- Senator Edie McClafferty
- Senator Daniel Salomon
- Representative Fred Anderson
- Representative Jade Bahr
- Representative Barbara Bessette
- Representative Tom Burnett
- Representative Moffie Funk
- Representative Bruce Grubbs
- Representative Connie Keogh
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Sue Vinton
- Representative Jonathan Windy Boy
Nevada
- Senator Mo Denis
- Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop
- Assemblywoman Brittney Miller
- Assemblywoman Connie Munk
- Assemblywoman Jill Tolles
- Assemblywoman Selena Torres
New Mexico
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator Gay Kernan
- Senator Mark Moores
- Senator Michael Padilla
- Senator Sander Rue
- Senator Bill Soules
- Senator Mimi Stewart
- Representative Natalie Figueroa
- Representative Joy Garratt
- Representative Debra Sariñana
- Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton
- Representative Elizabeth Thomson
Oregon
- Senator Rob Wagner
- Representative Janeen Sollman
Utah
- Senator Jacob Anderegg
- Senator Lincoln Fillmore
- Senator Keith Grover
- Senator Lyle Hillyard
- Senator Dan McCay
- Senator Ann Millner
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Senator Jerry Stevenson
- Senator Dan Thatcher
- Senator Evan Vickers
- Senator Ron Winterton
- Representative Jeff Moss
Washington
- Representative Lisa Callan
- Representative Mari Leavitt
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Senator Henry Coe
- Representative David Northrup
- Representative Jerry Paxton
2017-2018
Chair
Senator Bill Soules
New Mexico
Vice Chair
Representative Bradley Last
Utah
Alaska
- Senator Berta Gardner
- Senator Gary Stevens
- Senator Bill Wielechowski
- Representative Harriet Drummond
Arizona
- Representative Rusty Bowers
- Representative Paul Boyer
- Representative Jill Norgaard
- Representative Michelle Udall
California
- Senator Ben Allen
- Assemblymember William Brough
- Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
- Assemblymember Evan Low
- Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell
Colorado
- Senator Bob Gardner
- Senator Owen Hill
- Senator Vicki Marble
- Senator Michael Merrifield
- Senator Tim Neville
- Senator Kevin Priola
- Senator Jack Tate
- Senator Nancy Todd
- Senator Angela Williams
- Senator Rachel Zenzinger
- Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Hawaii
- Representative Sharon Har
- Representative Mark Hashem
- Representative Daniel Holt
- Representative Aaron Ling Johanson
- Representative Angus McKelvey
- Representative Mark Nakashima
- Representative Calvin Say
- Representative Justin Woodson
Idaho
- Senator Dean Mortimer
- Senator Bob Nonini
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Representative Lance Clow
- Representative Ryan Kerby
- Representative Ilana Rubel
- Representative Julie VanOrden
Montana
- Senator Dee Brown
- Senator Ed Buttrey
- Senator Edie McClafferty
- Senator Dan Salomon
- Senator Jason Small
- Senator Gene Vuckovich
- Representative Kimberly Dudik
- Representative Moffie Funk
- Representative Denise Hayman
- Representative Mike Hopkins
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Brad Tschida
- Representative Jonathan Windy Boy
Nevada
- Senator Patricia Farley
- Senator Mo Denis
- Senator Scott Hammond
- Senator Pat Spearman
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse
- Assemblywoman Amber Joiner
- Assemblywoman Brittney Miller
- Assemblywoman Dina Neal
- Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson
- Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury
New Mexico
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator Mark Moores
- Senator Howie Morales
- Senator John Pinto
- Senator Sander Rue
- Senator Clemente Sanchez
- Senator Bill Soules
- Senator Mimi Stewart
- Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
- Representative Debra M. Sarinana
- Representative Sheryl W. Stapleton
- Representative Elizabeth Thomson
Oregon
- Representative Teresa Alonso León
- Representative Janeen Sollman
Utah
- Senator Lincoln Fillmore
- Senator Ann Millner
- Senator Evan Vickers
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Representative Joel Briscoe
- Representative Bruce Cutler
- Representative Bradley Last
- Representative Derrin Owens
- Representative Jon Stanard
Washington
- Senator Guy Palumbo
- Representative Larry Haler
- Representative Norm Johnson
Wyoming
- Senator Affie Ellis
- Representative Albert Sommers
Upcoming Events
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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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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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News & Updates
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Education Committee Recap
Education Committee members discuss strategies to address a consequential teacher shortage.
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Western States Take Aim at Early Literacy During 2022 Legislative Sessions
The phrase “science of reading” denotes a large body of rigorously conducted research about how children learn to…
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