
Energy & Environment Committee
The Energy & Environment 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 energy and environmental 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 Eric Barlow
Wyoming
Co-Chair

Representative Nicole Lowen
Hawaii
Co-Chair
Committee Roster
Alaska
- Senator Bill Wielechowski
- Representative Jennifer Armstrong
- Representative Genevieve Mina
- Representative Dan Saddler
- Representative Calvin Schrage
Arizona
- (Presently None)
California
- Senator Ben Allen
- Assemblymember Dawn Addis
- Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo
- Assemblymember Phillip Chen
- Assemblymember Laura Friedman
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
- Assemblymember Gregg Hart
- Assemblymember Luz Rivas
- Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
Colorado
- Senator Faith Winter
- Senator Kevin Priola
- Senator Lisa Cutter
- Senator Tony Exum
- Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis
- Senator Byron Pelton
- Senator Cleave Simpson
- Senator Chris Hansen
Hawaii
- Senator Lynn DeCoite
- Senator Carol Fukunaga
- Senator Mike Gabbard
- Senator Glenn Wakai
- Representative Elle Cochran
- Representative Luke A. Evslin
- Representative Nicole Lowen
- Representative Gene Ward
Idaho
- Senator Dave Lent
- Senator James “Rick” Just
- Senator Carrie Semmelroth
- Senator Ali Rabe
Montana
- (Presently None)
New Mexico
- Senator Mimi Stewart
- Senator Gregory Baca
- Senator William Burt
- Senator David Gallegos
- Senator Ron Griggs
- Senator Carrie Hamblen
- Senator Shannon Pinto
- Senator Harold Pope
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator William Sharer
- Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
- Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics
- Senator Jeff Steinborn
- Senator Peter Wirth
- Senator Pat Woods
Nevada
- Assemblywoman Tracy Brown-May
- Assemblyman Max Carter
- Assemblyman Rich DeLong
- Assemblyman Howard Watts
Oregon
- (Presently None)
Utah
- Senator Nate Blouin
- Senator Curtis S. Bramble
- Senator Wayne A. Harper
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Evan J. Vickers
- Senator Chris W. Wilson
- Senator Ronald Winterton
- Representative Carl Albrecht
- Representative Colin Jack
- Representative Christine Watkins
Washington
- Senator Matt Boehnke
- Senator Joe Nguyen
- Representative Jake Fey
- Representative Alicia Rule
Wyoming
- Senator Eric Barlow
- Senator James Lee Anderson
- Senator Bo Biteman
- Senator Dan Dockstader
- Representative Jon Conrad
- Representative Scott Heiner
Past Committee Rosters
2021-2022 Energy & Environment Committee
Co-Chair
Senator Chris Hansen
Colorado
Co-Chair
Representative Linda Hartgen
Idaho
Alaska
Senator Tom Begich
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Roger Holland
Senator Scott Kawasaki
Senator Peter Micciche
Representative Andy Josephson
Representative Calvin Schrage
Arizona
Senator Thomas R. Shope
California
Senator Ben Allen
Senator Bob Wieckowski
Assemblymember Richard Bloom
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo
Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham
Assemblymember Laura Friedman
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
Assemblymember Chris Holden
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
Assemblymember Luz M. Rivas
Colorado
Senator Chris Hansen
Representative Tracey Bernett
Representative Meg M. Froelich
Representative Matthew Gray
Representative Edie Hooton
Representative Marc A. Snyder
Representative Brianna Titone
Representative Tonya Van Beber
Hawaii
Senator Mike Gabbard
Senator Glenn Wakai
Representative Nicole E. Lowen
Representative Lisa Marten
Representative Lauren Matsumoto
Idaho
Senator Dave Lent
Senator David Nelson
Senator Michelle Stennett
Representative Linda Wright Hartgen
Montana
Senator Duane Ankney
Senator Jill Cohenour
Senator Janet Ellis
Senator Pat Joseph Flowers
Senator Terry Gauthier
Senator Douglas Kary
Senator Ryan Lynch
Senator Mary McNally
Senator Brad Molnar
Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
Senator Christopher Pope
Senator Mark Sweeney
Representative Michele Binkley
Representative Alice Buckley
Representative Geraldine Custer
Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
Representative Moffie Funk
Representative Steven Galloway
Representative Steve Gist
Representative Caleb Hinkle
Representative Llew Jones
Representative Joshua Kassmier
Representative Jim Keane
Representative Scot Kerns
Representative Rhonda Knudsen
Representative Kelly Kortum
Representative Brandon Ler
Representative Wendy McKamey
Representative Andrea Olsen
Representative Bob Phalen
Representative Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Representative Ed Stafman
Representative Katie Sullivan
Representative Tom Welch
Representative Rynalea Whiteman Pena
Representative Kathy Whitman
New Mexico
Senator Gregory Baca
Senator William F. Burt
Senator David Gallegos
Senator Ron Griggs
Senator Carrie Hamblen
Senator Shannon D. Pinto
Senator Harold James Pope, Jr.
Senator Nancy Rodriguez
Senator William E. Sharer
Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics
Senator Jeff Steinborn
Senator Mimi Stewart
Senator Peter Wirth
Senator Pat Woods
Representative Greg Nibert
Representative William “Bill” R. Rehm
Representative Debra M. Sariñana
Nevada
Senator Dallas Harris
Senator Melanie Scheible
Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Assemblyman Tom Roberts
Assemblyman Howard Watts, III
Utah
Senator Wayne A. Harper
Senator Karen Mayne
Senator Scott Sandall
Senator Ronald Winterton
Representative Carl R. Albrecht
Representative Stephen G. Handy
Representative Steve J. Lund
Washington
Senator Mona Das
Senator Liz Lovelett
Representative Matt Boehnke
Representative Jake Fey
Wyoming
Senator Larry Hicks
Representative John Bear
Representative Scott Heiner
2019-2020 Energy Committee
Chair
Representative Geraldine Custer
Montana
Vice Chair
Senator Chris Hansen
Colorado
Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Senator Chris Birch
- Senator Click Bishop
- Senator Peter Micciche
- Representative DeLena Johnson
- Representative Andrea Josephson
- Representative Chris Tuck
Arizona
n/a
California
- Assemblymember Laura Friedman
- Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
- Assemblymember Luz Rivas
Colorado
- Senator Chris Hansen
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Meg Froelich
- Representative Edie Hooton
- Representative Dominique Jackson
- Representative Cathy Kipp
- Representative Hugh McKean
- Representative Brianna Titone
Hawaii
- Senator Gelnn Wakai
- Representative Chris Lee
- Representative Nicole Lowen
- Representative Cynthia Thielen
- Representative Tina Wildberger
Idaho
- Senator Dan Johnson
- Senator Dave Lent
- Senator Michelle Stennett
- Senator Jim Woodward
- Representative Greg Chaney
- Representative Barbara Ehardt
- Representative Wendy Horman
- Representative John Vander Woude
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankey
- Senator Mark Blasdel
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Sue Malek
- Senator Mary McNally
- Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
- Senator Jon Sesso
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
- Representative Ross Fitzgerald
- Representative Rodney Garcia
- Representative Rhonda Knudsen
- Representative Jasmine Krotkov
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Christopher Pope
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Derek Skees
- Representative Mark Sweeney
Nevada
- Senator Chris Brooks
- Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
- Assemblyman Tom Roberts
- Assemblyman Howard Watts
New Mexico
- Senator Gregg Fulfer
- Senator Candace Gould
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto
- Senator Gay Kernan
- Senator Steven Neville
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator William Sharer
- Senator Benny Shendo Jr.
- Senator John Arthur Smith
- Senator Jeff Steinborn
- Senator Peter Wirth
- Representative Abbas Akhil
- Representative Anthony Allison
- Representative Debra Sariñana
Oregon
n/a
Utah
- Senator Stuart Adams
- Senator Curt Bramble
- Senator David Buxton
- Senator Wayne Harper
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Don Ipson
- Senator Derek Kitchen
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Representative Carl Albrecht
Washington
- Senator Reuven Carlyle
- Senator Doug Ericksen
- Senator Joe Nguyen
- Representative Matt Boehnke
- Representative Jake Fey
Wyoming
- Senator Jim Anderson
- Representative Lloyd Larsen
2017-2018 Energy & Environment Committee
Chair
Senator Bob Wieckowski
California
Vice Chair
Representative David Talerico
Alaska
Alaska
- Senator Cathy Giessel
- Senator Lyman Hoffman
- Representative Jason Grenn
- Representative Andy Josephson
- Representative David Talerico
Arizona
- Representative Russell Bowers
- Representative David Cook
- Representative Paul Mosley
California
- Senator Ben Hueso
- Senator Bob Wieckowski
- Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Assemblymember Marc Levine
- Assemblymember Bill Quirk
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
Colorado
- Senator Randy Baumgardner
- Senator John Cooke
- Senator Lucia Guzman
- Senator Andy Kerr
- Senator Matt Jones
- Senator Ray Scott
Hawaii
- Representative Cedric Asuega Gates
- Representative Kaniela Ing
- Representative Chris Lee
- Representative Nicole Lowen
Idaho
- Senator Marv Hagedorn
- Senator Dan Johnson
- Representative Greg Chaney
- Representative Jeff Thompson
- Representative John Vander Woude
Montana
- Senator Pat Connell
- Senator Brian Hoven
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Mary McNally
- Senator JP Pomnichowski
- Senator Jason Small
- Senator Jeffrey Welborn
- Representative Kimberly Dudik
- Representative Bradley Hamlett
- Representative Denise Hayman
- Representative Jim Keane
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Marilyn Ryan
- Representative Ray Shaw
- Representative Barry Usher
Nevada
- Senator Kelvin Atkinson
- Senator Nicole Cannizzaro
- Senator Heidi Gansert
- Senator Joseph Hardy
- Senator James Settelmeyer
- Senator Pat Spearman
- Assemblyman Chris Brooks
- Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton
- Assemblyman Steve Yeager
New Mexico
- Senator Candace Gould
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto
- Senator Carroll Leavell
- Senator Nancy Rodriguez
- Senator William Sharer
- Senator Benny Shendo Jr.
- Senator John Arthur Smith
- Senator Jeff Steinborn
- Senator Peter Wirth
- Representative Greg Nibert
- Representative Angelica Rubio
- Representative Debra M. Sarinana
- Representative Larry R. Scott
Oregon
n/a
Utah
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Kevin Van Tassell
- Representative Stephen Handy
Washington
- Representative Gina McCabe
Wyoming
- Senator Michael Von Flatern
- Representative David Miller