Public Safety Committee
The Public Safety Committee provides a forum in which legislators can exchange 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 public safety concerns, and works toward collaborative solutions to strengthen the west.
For more information on the committee, please contact Shilpa Patel, Policy Committee & Programs Coordinator.
Committee Leadership
Senator Matt Claman
Alaska
Co-Chair
Senator David Brock Smith
Oregon
Co-Chair
Committee Roster
Alaska
- Senator Matt Claman
- Representative Andy Josephson
- Representative Laddie Shaw
Arizona
- Representative Kevin Payne
- Representative Stacey Travers
California
- Senator Steve Bradford
- Senator Aisha Wahab
- Assemblymember Isaac Bryan
- Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer
- Assemblymember Tom Lackey
- Assemblymember Alex Lee
- Assemblymember Tina McKinnor
- Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco
Colorado
- Senator Bob Gardner
- Senator Julie Gonzales
- Senator Dylan Roberts
- Senator Robert Rodriguez
- Representative Jennifer Bacon
- Representative Elisabeth Epps
- Representative Gabe Evans
- Representative Leslie Herod
- Representative Mike Lynch
- Representative Said Sharbini
Hawaii
- Senator Brandon J. C. Elefante
- Senator Glenn Wakai
- Representative Cory M. Chun
- Representative Mark J. Hashem
- Representative Kanani Souza
- Representative Gregg Takayama
- Representative David A. Tarnas
Idaho
- Senator Carl Bjerke
- Senator Melissa Wintrow
Montana
- Senator Katharin Kelker
- Senator Ryan Lynch
- Senator Forrest Mandeville
- Senator Theresa Manzella
- Representative Jodi Etchart
- Representative Laura Smith
- Representative Courtenay Sprunger
New Mexico
- Senator Gregory Baca
- Senator Craig Brandt
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto
- Senator Antonio Maestas
- Senator Peter Wirth
- Representative Christine Chandler
- Representative Gail Chasey
- Representative Andrea Reeb
Nevada
- Senator Dallas Harris
- Assemblywoman Brittney Miller
- Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill
- Assemblyman David Orentlicher
- Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong
Oregon
- Senator Sara Gelser Blouin
- Senator Chris Gorsek
- Senator Kate Lieber
- Senator Dennis Linthicum
- Senator James Manning
- Senator Floyd Prozanski
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner
- Senator Kim Thatcher
- Representative Paul Evans
- Representative Rick Lewis
Utah
- Senator Wayne A. Harper
- Senator Don L. Ipson
- Senator Stephanie Pitcher
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Representative Jefferson Burton
- Representative Matthew Gwynn
- Representative Ryan Wilcox
Washington
- Senator Manka Dhingra
- Senator John Lovick
- Representative Gina Mosbrucker
- Representative Tarra Simmons
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
- Representative Jeanette Ward
Past Committee Rosters
2021-2022
Co-Chair
Alaska
Senator Peter Micciche
Representative Matt Claman
Arizona
Senator Wendy Rogers
California
Senator Steven Bradford
Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
Senator Scott Wiener
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia
Assemblymember Bill Quirk
Colorado
Representative Monica Duran
Hawaii
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara
Representative Sonny Ganaden
Representative Takashi Ohno
Idaho
Representative Barbara Ehardt
Representative Brooke Green
Representative Lauren Necochea
Representative Jon O. Weber
Montana
Senator Jen Gross
Senator Diane Sands
Representative Marta Bertoglio
Representative Derek Harvey
Representative Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Representative Lola Sheldon-Galloway
Representative Rynalea Whiteman Pena
New Mexico
Senator Gregory Baca
Senator Craig Brandt
Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto
Senator Peter Wirth
Representative Kelly K. Fajardo
Representative Harry Garcia
Representative Joshua Nathaniel Hernandez
Representative Antonio Maestas
Representative William “Bill” R. Rehm
Nevada
Senator Dallas Harris
Senator Pat Spearman
Assemblywoman Rochelle T. Nguyen
Assemblyman Tom Roberts
Assemblyman Steve Yeager
Oregon
Senator Chris Gorsek
Senator James I. Manning, Jr.
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Representative Rick Lewis
Utah
Senator Wayne A. Harper
Senator Don L. Ipson
Senator Jani Iwamoto
Senator Karen Mayne
Senator Kathleen Riebe
Representative Matthew Gwynn
Representative Karianne Lisonbee
Representative A. Cory Maloy
Representative Mike Schultz
Representative Ryan D. Wilcox
Washington
Senator Manka Dhingra
Senator John Lovick
Representative Lauren Davis
Representative Gina Mosbrucker
Representative Tina L. Orwall
Wyoming
Senator Tim Salazar
Representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Representative Robert Wharff
2019-2020
Chair
Representative Sherry Appleton
Washington
Vice Chair
Representative Chuck Kopp
Alaska
Alaska
- Senator Peter Micciche
- Representative Matt Claman
- Representative Chuck Kopp
- Representative George Rauscher
Arizona
n/a
California
- Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
- Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager
- Assemblymember Bill Quirk
- Assemblymember Burry Wicks
Colorado
- Senator John Cooke
- Senator Pete Lee
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Tom Sullivan
- Representative Kerry Tipper
Hawaii
- Senator Clarence Nishihara
- Representative Cedric Gates
- Representative Troy Hashimoto
- Representative Bob McDermott
- Representative Gregg Takayama
Idaho
- Senator Don Cheatham
- Representative Greg Chaney
- Representative Barbara Ehardt
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankney
- Senator John Esp
- Senator Jen Gross
- Senator Margaret MacDonald
- Senator Frank Smith
- Representative Edward Buttrey
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Frank Garner
- Representative Derek Harvey
- Representative Ryan Lynch
Nevada
- Senator James Ohrenschall
- Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
- Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen
- Assemblyman Tom Roberts
- Assemblyman Steve Yeager
New Mexico
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator William Payne
- Senator Peter Wirth
- Representative Anthony Allison
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
- Representative Rick Lewis
- Representative Janeen Sollman
Utah
- Senator Wayne Harper
- Senator Lyle Hillyard
- Senator Don Ipson
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Karen Mayne
- Senator Dan Thatcher
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Senator Ron Winterton
- Representative Paul Ray
Washington
- Senator Keith Wagoner
- Representative Sherry Appleton
- Representative Lauren Davis
- Representative John Lovick
- Representative Gina Mosbrucker
- Representative Tina Orwall
Wyoming
- Representative Dan Kirkbride
2015-2016
Chair
Senator Wayne Niederhauser
Utah
Vice Chair
Representative Kimberly Dudik
Montana
Alaska
- Senator Bill Stoltze
Arizona
- Representative Sonny Borrelli
- Representative Noel Campbell
- Representative Anthony Kern
California
- Assembly Member Kansen Chu
- Assembly Member Jim Cooper
- Assembly Member Tom Lackey
- Assembly Member Melissa Melendez
- Senator Loni Hancock
Colorado
- Senator Ellen Roberts
- Senator Kevin Lundberg
- Senator John Cooke
- Senator Lucia Guzman
- Senator Mike Merrifield
- Senator Morgan Carroll
- Representative John Buckner
- Representative Terri Carver
- Representative Lois Court
- Representative Timothy Dore
- Representative Mike Foote
- Representative Daniel Kagan
- Representative Polly Lawrence
- Representative Pete Lee
- Representative Paul Lundeen
- Representative Brittany Pettersen
- Representative Joseph A. Salazar
- Representative Kevin Van Winkle
- Representative Yeulin Willett
Hawaii
- Representative Gregg Takayama
- Representative Andria Tupola
- Representative Kyle Yamashita
- Senator Will Espero
Idaho
- Representative Patrick McDonald
- Representative Mark Nye
- Representative Christy Perry
- Representative Rich Wills
Montana
- Representative Kimberly Dudik
- Representative Steve Lavin
- Representative Margaret “Margie” MacDonald
- Representative Carolyn Pease-Lopez
- Representative Tom Steenberg
- Representative Daniel Zolnikov
- Senator Kristin Hansen
- Senator Doug Kary
- Senator JP Pomnichowski
- Senator Scott Sales
- Senator Diane Sands
- Senator Fred Thomas
Nevada
- Speaker John Hambrick
- Assembly Member Erven Nelson
- Assembly Member James Ohrenschall
- Assembly Member Philip P.K. O’Neill
- Assembly Member Jim Wheeler
- Senator Patricia Farley
- Senator Scott Hammond
- Senator Becky Harris
- Senator Mark A. Manendo
- Senator David Parks
- Senator Richard “Tick” Segerblom
New Mexico
- Representative Eliseo Lee Alcon
- Representative Zachary Cook
- Representative William Rehm
- Representative Patricio Ruiloba
- Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator William Payne
- Senator Lisa Torraco
- Senator Peter Wirth
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
- Senator Jacki Winters
Utah
- Representative Angela Romero
- Representative Don Ipson
- Representative Lee Perry
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senate President Wayne Niederhauser
Washington
- Representative Sherry Appleton
- Representative Roger Goodman
- Representative Brad Klippert
- Representative Gina McCabe
- Representative Luis Moscoso
Wyoming
- Representative Bill Pownall
- Representative Andy Schwartz
- Senator Paul Barnard
- Senator Leland Christensen
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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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Enhancing Reforms in Public Safety: Juvenile Justice
Public Safety Committee Recap: Alaska Senator Matt Claman, co-chair of the CSG West Public Safety Committee, was…
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State Legislators and White House Officials Discuss Transition to 988 Crisis Line Services
White House officials recently convened a meeting with bipartisan state legislative leaders, discussing efforts to address what was…
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CSG Justice Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary
This year the CSG Justice Center celebrates its 20th anniversary, a significant milestone for an organization that has…
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Wyoming Invests in Community Supervision, Behavioral Health Supports
In 2019, more than half of all prison admissions in Wyoming were due to probation and parole revocations,…
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Public Safety Committee Session Recap
Areas of focus include drug trafficking and threat assessment, human and labor trafficking, and recent federal activity on…
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HHS Announces Grant Funding Opportunities to Support State and Tribal Opioid Response
With an estimated 105,000 overdose deaths during the 12 month period that ended in October 2021,…
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CSG West Chair-Elect Gipson Convenes “It Takes a Village” Gun & Gang Violence Conference
On April 8-9, in response to recent shootings in his district, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, CSG West chair-elect,…
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Western states enhance efforts to locate missing indigenous women and persons
The Washington State Legislature recently passed House Bill 1725, establishing a statewide alert system to locate and identify…
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