Pelosi Announces Second Committee Assignments for Freshmen Members

January 9, 2007
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering Committee approved second committee assignments for freshmen Members.  'Our new Members will bring a spirit of renewal and hope for the American people that will energize and invigorate the Democratic Caucus as we take American in a New Direction,' Pelosi said. 'Their diversity and vast array of personal experience on which to draw on will ensure that all Americans, not just the privileged few, are given a voice in the halls of Congress.'

The new Committee members are:

  • Agriculture Committee:

    • Congresswoman Nancy Boyda ofKansas

    • Congressman Joe Donnelly ofIndiana

    • Congressman Brad Ellsworth ofIndiana

    • Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand ofNew York

    • Congressman Steve Kagen ofWisconsin

    • Congressman Tim Mahoney ofFlorida

    • Congressman Zack Space ofOhio

  • Armed Services Committee:

    • Congresswoman Kathy Castor ofFlorida

    • Congressman David Loebsack ofIowa

    • Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter  ofNew Hampshire

  • Budget Committee:

    • Congresswoman Betty Sutton ofOhio

  • Education and Labor Committee:

    • Congresswoman Yvette Clarke ofNew York

    • Congressman Joe Courtney ofConnecticut

    • Congresswoman Mazie Hirono ofHawaii

    • Congressman Joe Sestak ofPennsylvania

  • Financial Services Committee:

    • Congressman Paul Hodes ofNew Hampshire

    • Congressman Chris Murphy ofConnecticut

  • Foreign Affairs Committee:

    • Congressman Ron Klein ofFlorida

    • Congressman Albio Sires ofNew Jersey

  • Homeland Security Committee:

    • Congressman Chris Carney ofPennsylvania

    • Congressman Ed Perlmutter ofColorado

  • Intelligence Committee:

    • Congressman Patrick Murphy ofPennsylvania

  • Judiciary Committee:

    • Congressman Keith Ellison ofMinnesota

    • Congressman Hank Johnson ofGeorgia

  • Natural Resources Committee:

    • Congressman John Sarbanes ofMaryland

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee:

    • Congressman Bruce Braley ofIowa

    • Congressman Peter Welch ofVermont

    • Congressman John Yarmuth ofKentucky

  • Science Committee:

    • Congressman Michael Arcuri ofNew York

    • Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ofArizona

    • Congressman Nick Lampson ofTexas

    • Congressman Jerry McNerney ofCalifornia

    • Congressman Charles Wilson ofOhio

  • Small Business Committee:

    • Congressman Heath Shuler ofNorth Carolina

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee:

    • Congressman Jason Altmire ofPennsylvania

    • Congressman Steve Cohen ofTennessee

    • Congressman Tim Walz ofMinnesota

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee:

    • Congressman John Hall of New York

    • Congressman Phil Hare ofIllinois

    • Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona