
Workforce Development Committee
The Workforce Development Committee provides legislators a forum to discuss policy strategies and workforces priorities unique to Western states. Areas of focus are wide ranging and include, but are not limited to, apprenticeships, occupational licensure, interstate compacts, reentry workforce training, and career-connected opportunities in STEM fields.
For more information on the committee, please contact Jonathan Lennartz, Policy Committee & Programs Coordinator.
Committee Leadership
Representative Gina Mosbrucker
Washington
Co-Chair
Gina is a fifth-generation resident of Klickitat County, and the first person elected to the state Legislature from…
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Alaska
- Representative David Nelson
Arizona
- Senator Tyler Pace
California
- Assemblymember Marc Berman
- Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes
- Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham
- Assemblymember Janet Nguyen
- Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
- Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
Colorado
- Representative Shannon Bird
- Representative Cathy Kipp
- Representative Naquetta Ricks
- Representative Marc A. Snyder
- Representative Tonya Van Beber
- Representative Mary Young
Hawaii
- Senator Brian T. Taniguchi
- Representative Stacelynn K.M. Eli
- Representative Richard H.K. Onishi
- Representative Sean Quinlan
- Representative Jackson Sayama
Idaho
- Senator Dave Lent
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Representative Dustin Whitney Manwaring
- Representative Rick Youngblood
New Mexico
- Senator Gregory Baca
- Senator Craig Brandt
- Senator Carrie Hamblen
- Senator Leo Jaramillo
- Senator Benny Shendo, Jr.
- Representative Joshua Nathaniel Hernandez
Nevada
- Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui
- Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
- Assemblywoman Jill Tolles
- Assemblyman Cameron “C.H.” Miller
Utah
- Senator Karen Mayne
- Senator Ann Millner
- Representative Jeff Stenquist
- Representative Doug Welton
- Representative Mike Winder
Washington
- Senator Bob Hasegawa
- Senator Karen Keiser
- Representative Andrew Barkis
- Representative Gina Mosbrucker
Wyoming
- Senator James Lee Anderson
- Representative Shelly Duncan
- Representative Trey Sherwood
Past Committee Rosters
2019-2020 Economic Development Committee
Chair
Representative Bradley Last
Utah
Vice Chair
Senator Ben Allen
California
Alaska
- Senator Chris Birch
- Representative Sharon Jackson
- Representative Steve Thompson
- Representative Chris Tuck
Arizona
n/a
California
- Senator Ben Allen
- Assemblymember Ed Chau
- Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham
- Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
Colorado
- Senator Jack Tate
- Senator Angela Williams
- Representative Shannon Bird
- Representative Dominique Jackson
- Representative Cathy Kipp
- Representative Colin Larson
- Representative Marc Snyder
- Representative Tom Sillivan
Hawaii
- Senator Donovan Dela Cruz
- Representative Staceylynn Eli
- Representative Lisa Kitagawa
- Representative Angus McKelvey
- Representative Sean Quinlan
Idaho
- Representative Sage Dixon
- Representative Laurie Lickley
- Representative Britt Raybould
- Representative Rick Youngblood
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankney
- Senator Mark Blasdel
- Senator Keneth Bogner
- Senator Cydnie Boland
- Senator Bruce Gillespie
- Senator Tom Jacobson
- Senator Sue Malek
- Senator Edie McClafferty
- Senator Frank Smith
- Senator Susan Webber
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
- Representative Ross Fitzgerald
- Representative Moffie Funk
- Representative Frank Garner
- Representative Bruce Grubbs
- Representative Joshua Kassmier
- Representative Emma Kerr-Carpenter
- Representative Ryan Lynch
- Representative Forrest Mandeville
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Patricia Rae Peppers
- Representative Marilyn Ryan
- Representative Katie Sullivan
- Representative Sue Vinton
- Representative Tom Welch
Nevada
- Senator Yvanna Cancela
- Assemblyman Alexander Assefa
- Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy
- Assemblyman Glen Leavitt
- Assemblywoman Dina Neal
New Mexico
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator George Munoz
- Senator Clemente Sanchez
- Senator John Sapien
- Senator John Arthur Smith
- Senator Bill Tallman
- Senator James White
- Representative Anthony Allison
- Representative Natalie Figueroa
- Representative Joy Garratt
- Representative Rudy Martinez
Oregon
n/a
Utah
- Senator Stuart Adams
- Senator Jacobb Anderegg
- Senator David Buxton
- Senator Kirk Cullimore
- Senator Wayne Harper
- Senator Daniel Hemmert
- Senator Deidre Henderson
- Senator Lyle Hillyard
- Senator Derek Kitchen
- Senator Karen Mayne
- Senator Daniel McCay
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Jerry Stevenson
- Senaotr Evan Vickers
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Representative Bradley Last
Washington
- Senator Sharon Brown
- Senator Bob Hasegawa
- Senator Lisa Wellman
- Representative Andrew Barkis
- Representative Chris Gildon
- Representative My-Linh Thai
Wyoming
- Senator Tom James
- Representative Bob Nicholas
2017-2018 Finance & Economic Development Committee
Chair
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Oregon
Vice Chair
Senator Lyle W. Hillyard
Utah
Alaska
- Representative Paul Seaton
Arizona
- Representative Vince Leach
- Representative David Livingston
- Representative Michelle Ugenti-Rita
California
- Senator Ricardo Lara
- Senator Holly Mitchell
- Assemblymember Ed Chau
- Assemblymember Phillip Chen
Colorado
- Senator Lois Court
- Senator Rhonda Fields
- Senator Owen Hill
- Senator Daniel Kagan
- Senator Andy Kerr
- Senator Tim Neville
- Senator Jack Tate
Hawaii
- Representative Romy Cachola
- Representative Isaac Choy
- Representative Ty Cullen
- Representative Beth Fukumoto
- Representative Linda Ichiyama
- Representative Jarrett Keohokalole
- Representative Sylvia Luke
- Representative Mark Nakashima
- Representative Takashi Ohno
- Representative Richard Onishi
- Representative Roy Takumi
- Representative James KunaneTokioka
- Representative Gene Ward
Idaho
- Senator Jeff Agenbroad
- Senator Carl Crabtree
- Senator Fred Martin
- Representative Maxine Bell
- Representative Sage Dixon
- Representative Rick Youngblood
Montana
- Senator Mark Blasdel
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Dan Salomon
- Senator Jon Sesso
- Senator Fred Thomas
- Senator Roger Webb
- Representative Kimberly Dudik
- Representative Moffie Funk
- Representative Mike Hopkins
- Representative Tom Jacobson
- Representative Jim Keane
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Marilyn Ryan
- Representative Brad Tschida
- Representative Barry Usher
Nevada
- Senator Kelvin Atkinson
- Senator Moises Denis
- Senator Aaron Ford
- Senator Ben Kieckhefer
- Senator Michael Roberson
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse
- Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams
- Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton
- Assemblyman Jason Frierson
- Assemblyman James Oscarson
New Mexico
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator Carlos Cisneros
- Senator George Munoz
- Senator Clemente Sanchez
- Senator John Arthur Smith
- Senator Bill Tallman
- Senator James White
- Representative Rebecca Dow
- Representative Harry Garcia
- Representative Patricia A. Lundstrom
- Representative Rodolfo S. Martinez
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
- Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Utah
- Senator Wayne Harper
- Senator Dan Hemmert
- Senator Deidre Henderson
- Senator Lyle W. Hillyard
- Representative John Westwood
Washington
- Senator Jan Angel
- Representative Mike Steele
Wyoming
- Senator Drew Perkins
- Representative Bob Nicholas
2015-2016 Finance Committee
Chair
Representative Brad Dee
Utah
Vice Chair
Senator Ricardo Lara
California
Alaska
- Senator Anna MacKinnon
- Representative Dan Saddler
- Representative Scott Kawasaki
Arizona
- Representative Darin Mitchell
- Representative Justin Olson
California
- Senator Mark Leno
- Senator Ricardo Lara
- Assembly Member Ling Ling Chang
- Assembly Member Ed Chau
- Assembly Member Mike Gipson
Colorado
- Senator Tim Neville
- Senator Owen Hill
- Senator Chris Holbert
- Senator Mike Johnston
- Senator Andy Kerr
- Senator Kent Lambert
- Senator Kevin Grantham
- Senator Pat Steadman
- Representative KC Becker
- Representative Kathleen Conti
- Representative Lois Court
- Representative Mike Foote
- Representative Alec Garnett
- Representative Daniel Kagan
- Representative Dan Pabon
- Representative Kevin Priola
- Representative Catherine “Kit” Roupe
- Representative Kevin Van Winkle
- Representative James Wilson
Hawaii
- Senate President Ronald Kouchi
- Senator Jill Tokuda
- Representative Sylvia Luke
- Representative Scott Nishimoto
- Representative Ty Cullen
- Representative Kyle Yamashita
- Representative Gene Ward
Idaho
- Representative Maxine Bell
- Representative Rick Youngblood
- Representative Jason Monks
- Representative Rich Wills
- Representative Jeff Thompson
- Representative John Gannon
Montana
- Senator Llew Jones
- Senator Cynthia Wolken
- Representative Tom Jacobson
- Representative Kirk Wagoner
Nevada
- Senator Moises “Mo” Denis
- Senator Pete Goicoechea
- Senator Ben Kieckhefer
- Senator Mark Lipparelli
- Senator David Parks
- Senator Michael Roberson
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse
- Assemblyman Paul Anderson
- Assemblyman Derek Armstrong
- Assemblyman Chris Edwards
- Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams
- Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick
New Mexico
- Senator Sue Wilson Beffort
- Senator Pete Campos
- Senator Carlos Cisneros
- Senator George Munoz
- Senator Clemente Sanchez
- Senator John Arthur Smith
- Representative Jason Harper
- Representative Conrad James
- Representative Larry Larranaga
- Representative Patricia Lundstrom
- Representative Jim Trujillo
- Representative Luciano Varela
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
Utah
- Senator Wayne Harper
- Senator Lyle Hillyard
- Representative Steve Eliason
- Representative Brad Dee
Washington
- Representative Melanie Stambaugh
Wyoming
- Senator Bruce Burns
- Senator Bernadine Craft (Alt.)
- Representative Steve Harshman
- Representative Cathy Connolly (Alt.)