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2010-2011 Policy Committees

 

 

Executive Committee of the Caucus

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

Secretary:

 

Treasurer:

 

Peace Keeper:

 

 

 

Rep. John McCoy, Washington

 

Del. Talmadge Branch, Maryland

 

Rep. Ray Begaye, New Mexico

 

Rep. Karen Awana, Hawaii

 

Rep. Ken Luttrell, Oklahoma

 

The Executive Committee is responsible for Caucus administrative functions, government relations, communications, technology, membership and appointments, as well as any other relevant duties.

 

 

Economic Development

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

Members:

 

Rep. Shannon Augare, Montana

 

Rep. Karen Awana, Hawaii

 

Rep. Tony Belcourt, Montana

 

Del. Talmadge Branch, Maryland

 

Rep. Mele Carroll, Hawaii

 

Rep. Pono Chong, Hawaii

 

Sen. Brickwood Galuteria, Hawaii

 

Rep. Faye Hanohano, Hawaii

 

Rep. Sandra Jeff, New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rep. Shane Jett, Oklahoma

 

Rep. Lisa J. Billy, Oklahoma

 

Rep. Ken Luttrell, Oklahoma

 

Rep. John McCoy, Washington

 

Rep. Roland Sagum, Hawaii

 

Sen. John Sparks, Oklahoma

 

Sen. Sharon Stewart-Peregoy, Montana

 

Sen. Suzanne Williams, Colorado

 

This committee will address all topics associated with economic development including financial partnerships, the proposed Board of Business Advisors and corporate investments in Native communities, among other things.

 

 

Education

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

Members:

 

Rep. Reginald Meeks, Kentucky

 

Rep. Frosty Calf Boss Ribs, Montana

 

Rep. Karen Awana, Hawaii

 

Rep. Ray Begaye, New Mexico

 

Sen. Jim Bradford, South Dakota

 

Del. Talmadge Branch, Maryland

 

Rep. Mele Carroll, Hawaii

 

Sen. Michelle Kidani, Hawaii

 

Rep. Patrick Goggles, Wyoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rep. Faye Hanohano, Hawaii

 

Rep. Kevin Killer, South Dakota

 

Rep. John McCoy, Washington

 

Rep. Anastasia Pittman, Oklahoma

 

Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, Oklahoma

 

Sen. Suzanne Williams, Colorado

 

The Education committee will cover issues such as early childhood education, the achievement gap, cultural competency and secondary education, among other related topics.

 

 

Energy and Natural Resources

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

Members:

 

Rep. Chris Deschene, Arizona

 

Rep. Ken Luttrell, Oklahoma

 

Rep. Karen Awana, Hawaii

 

Rep. Tony Belcourt, Montana

 

Del. Talmadge Branch, Maryland

 

Rep. Mele Carroll, Hawaii

 

Rep. Pono Chong, Hawaii

 

Sen. Brickwood Galuteria, Hawaii

 

Rep. Patrick Goggles, Wyoming

 

Rep. Faye Hanohano, Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rep. Reggie Joule, Alaska

 

Sen. Michelle Kidani, Hawaii

 

Sen. Lynda Lovejoy, New Mexico

 

Rep. John McCoy, Washington

 

Rep. Wayne Mitchell, Maine

 

Sen. John Sparks, Oklahoma

 

Sen. Sharon Stewart-Peregoy, Montana

 

The Energy and Natural Resources committee will be addressing issues such as energy (nuclear, renewable, etc.), water and climate change. This committee will also cover both transportation and environmental issues.

 

 

Health and Wellness

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

Members:

 

Rep. Mele Carroll, Hawaii

 

Sen. Claudia Kauffman, Washington

 

Rep. Shannon Augare, Montana

 

Rep. Karen Awana, Hawaii

 

Sen. Jim Bradford, South Dakota

 

Del. Talmadge Branch, Maryland

 

Rep. Doug Cox, Oklahoma

 

Rep. James Roger Madalena, New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rep. Faye Hanohano, Hawaii

 

Rep. Reggie Joule, Alaska

 

Rep. John McCoy, Washington

 

Rep. Carolyn Pease-Lopez, Montana

 

Rep. Anastasia Pittman, Oklahoma

 

Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, Montana

 

            Public Safety Sub-Committee

 

Chair:

 

Vice-Chair:

 

 

 

Rep. Faye Hanohano, Hawaii

 

Sen. Jim Bradford, South Dakota

 

In addition to health issues, the Health & Wellness committee will also cover topics such as human services and criminal justice.

 

 

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Membership information for this list is obtained through self-identification, legislative websites or media reports.  Legislators do not have to be enrolled members of their tribe to be included in the Caucus.  This list includes Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. 

Please notify Sia Davis at 303.364.7700 with any changes or to become a Caucus member.

Alaska

Honorable Bryce Edgmon

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 416

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-4451

Honorable Neal Foster

(Inupiat)

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 410

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-3789

 

Honorable Lyman Hoffman (Yupik)

State Senator

State Capitol, Room 518

Juneau, AK 99801

(907) 465-4453

Honorable Reggie Joule

(Inuit from Kotzebue Village)

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 502

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-4833

 

Honorable Albert Kookesh (Tlingit)

State Senator

State Capitol, Room 11

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-3473

 

Honorable Donald Olson (Inupiat)

State Senator

State Capitol, Room 506

Juneau, AK 99801

(907) 465-3707

Honorable Woodie Salmon

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 114

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-4527

 

Honorable Bill Thomas, Jr.

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 501

Juneau, AK  99801

(907) 465-3732

Arizona

Honorable Chris Deschene (Navajo)

State Representative

1700 W. Washington, Room 325

Phoenix, AZ  85007

(602) 926-5862

 

Honorable Albert Hale (Navajo)

State Senator

1700 W. Washington, Rm. 313

Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602) 926-4323

 

 

Colorado

Honorable Suzanne Williams (Comanche)

State Senator

200 E. Colfax

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 866-3432

 

 

Hawaii

Honorable Karen Awana (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 403
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-8465

 

Honorable Mele Carroll (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

415 South Beretania St., Rm. 405
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-6790

 

Honorable Pono Chong (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 404
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-9490

 

Honorable J. Kalani English (Native Hawaiian)

State Senator

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 205

415 S. Beretania Street

Honolulu, HI  96813

(808) 587-7225

 

Honorable Brickwood Galuteria

(Native Hawaiian)

State Senator

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 208
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-6740

 

Honorable Faye Hanohano (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 303
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-6530

 

Honorable Clayton Hee (Native Hawaiian)

State Senator

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 228
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-7330

 

Honorable Michelle Kidani (Native Hawaiian)

State Senator

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 203
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-7100

 

Honorable Hermina Morita (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 314
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-8435

 

Honorable Roland Sagum, III (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 426
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-6280

 

Honorable James Tokioka (Native Hawaiian)

State Representative

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 322
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-6270

 

Illinois

Honorable Donne E. Trotter

State Senator

629 Capitol Building

Springfield, IL  62706

(217) 782-3201

 

 

 

Kentucky

Honorable Reginald Meeks

State Representative

P.O. Box 757

Louisville, KY  40201

(502) 564-8100, x653

 

 

 

Maine

Honorable Wayne Mitchell

Penobscot Tribal Representative

State Representative

State House Station 2

Augusta, ME  04333

 

Honorable Donald Soctomah

Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative

State Representative

State House Station 2

Augusta, ME  04333-0002

 

 

Maryland

Honorable Talmadge Branch

State Delegate

House Office Building, Room 151

6 Bladen Street

Annapolis, MD  21401

(410) 841-3398

 

 

 

Montana

Honorable Shannon Augare

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Tony Belcourt (Chippewa Cree)

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Frosty Calf Boss Ribs

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Margarett Campbell (Fort Peck Assiniboine)

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Carol Juneau

(Hidatsa Mandan)

State Senator

Montana Senate

P.O. Box 200500

Helena, MT  59620-0500

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Carolyn Pease-Lopez

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable J. David Roundstone

State Representative

Montana House of Representatives

P.O. Box 200400

Helena, MT  59620-0400

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Sharon Stewart-Peregoy

(Crow)

State Senator

Montana Senate

P.O. Box 200500

Helena, MT  59620-0500

(406) 444-4800

 

Honorable Jonathan Windy Boy

(Chippewa Cree)

State Senator

Montana Senate

P.O. Box 200500

Helena, MT  59620-0500

(406) 444-4800

 

Nevada

Honorable John Oceguera (Walker River Paiute)

State Assemblyman

Nevada Assembly, Room 1102

401 S. Carson St.

Carson City, NV  89701

(775) 684-8595

 

Honorable Ray Begaye (Navajo)

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 413C

Santa Fe, NM  87501

(505) 986-4436

 

Honorable Sandra Jeff

State Representative

Box 631

Crownpoint, NM  87313

(505) 786-4994

 

Honorable Lynda Lovejoy (Navajo)

State Senator

Box 705

Crownpoint, NM  87313

(505) 352-0967

llovejoy@osogrande.com

 

Honorable James Roger Madalena (Jemez Pueblo)

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 314A

Santa Fe, NM  87503

(505) 986-4417

 

Honorable John Pinto (Navajo)

State Senator

State Capitol, Room 301B

Santa Fe, NM  87503

(505) 986-4835

 

Honorable Nick L. Salazar

State Representative

State Capitol, Room 413E

Santa Fe, NM  87503

(505) 986-4433

 

 

 

North Carolina

Honorable Ronnie Sutton (Lumbee)

State Representative

16 W. Jones Street, Room 1321

Raleigh, NC  27601-1096

(919) 715-0875

 

 

 

North Dakota

Honorable Richard Marcellais

(Band of Turtle Mountain Chippewa)

State Senator

600 E. Boulevard

Bismarck, ND  58505

(701) 477-8985

 

 

 

Oklahoma

Honorable Chris Benge (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 401

2300 North Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7340

 

Honorable Lisa J. Billy (Chickasaw-Choctaw)

State Representative

Room 302A

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7365

 

Honorable Brian Bingman (Creek)

State Senator

Room 424

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 521-5528

 

Honorable Sean Burrage (Choctaw)

State Senator

Room 529B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 521-5555

 

Honorable Doug Cox (Creek)

State Representative

Room 334

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7415

 

Honorable Mike Christian

State Representative

Room 537-C

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7371

 

Honorable Rex Duncan (Choctaw)

State Representative

Room 333

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7344

 

Honorable Larry Glenn (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 539

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7399

 

Honorable Chuck Hoskin (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 509

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7319

 

Honorable Shane Jett (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 437

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7349

 

Honorable Constance Johnson

State Senator

Room 534B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 521-5531

 

Honorable Fred Jordan

State Representative

Room 300-B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7331

 

Honorable Dan Kirby

State Representative

Room 329-B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7356

 

Honorable Richard Lerblance (Muscogee Creek)

State Senator

Room 528B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 521-5604

 

Honorable Ken Luttrell (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 317

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7355

 

Honorable Steve Martin

State Representative

Room 330

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7402

 

Honorable Al McAffrey (Choctaw)

State Representative

Room 510B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7396

 

Honorable Skye McNiel

State Representative

Room 300A

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7353

 

Honorable Jerry McPeak

State Representative

Room 501

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7302

 

Honorable Anastasia Pittman (Seminole)

State Representative

Room 500A

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7393

 

Honorable Seneca Scott

State Representative

Room 315

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7391

Honorable T.W. Shannon (Chickasaw)

State Representative

Room 328A

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7374

 

Honorable Jerry Shoemake (Cherokee)

State Representative

Room 506

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

(405) 557-7373

 

Honorable John Sparks (Cherokee)

State Senator

Room 513B

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 521-5553

 

Honorable Daniel Sullivan (Choctaw)

State Representative

Room 435

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7361

 

Honorable Paul Wesselhoft (Citizen Band Potawatomie)

State Representative

Room 332

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK  73105

(405) 557-7343

 

 

Pennsylvania

Honorable Barbara Mcilvaine Smith (Sac & Fox Tribe)

State Representative

121A East Wing, P.O. Box 202156

Harrisburg, PA  17120-2156

(717) 705-1922

 

 

 

South Dakota

Honorable Jim Bradford (Oglala Sioux)

State Senator

500 East Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD  57501

(605) 867-5766

 

Honorable Ed Iron Cloud III (Oglala Sioux)

State Representative

500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501

 

Honorable Kevin Killer (Oglala Sioux)

State Representative

500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501

 

Washington

Honorable Claudia Kauffman (Nez Perce)

State Senator

414 Legislative Bldg.

P.O. Box 40447

Olympia, WA  98504-0447

(360) 786-7692

 

Honorable John McCoy (Tulalip)

State Representative

132A Legislative Bldg.

P.O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7864

 

Honorable Jeff Morris (Tsimshian)

State Representative

430 Legislative Bldg.

P.O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7970

 

Wyoming

Honorable W. Patrick Goggles (Northern Arapaho)

State Representative

213 State Capitol

Cheyenne, WY  82002

(307) 332-5318

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