State House committee chair assignments
Here are the committee assignments released Thursday by House Speaker Kent Williams, R-Elizabethton. All committees are evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, except for the Government Operations and Calendar and Rules panels, where the GOP holds a one-vote advantage:
-Agriculture: Chairman Stratton Bone, D-Lebanon; 12 members.
-Calendar and Rules: Chairman Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville; 23 members.
-Children and Family Affairs: Chairman John Deberry, D-Memphis; 12 members.
-Commerce: Chairwoman Beth Harwell, R-Nashville; 30 members
-Conservation and Environment: Chairman Joe McCord, R-Maryville; 12 members.
-Consumer Employee Affairs: Chairman Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma; 12 members.
-Education: Chairman Henry Brooks, R-Knoxville; 22 members.
-Ethics: Chairman Ulysses Jones, D-Memphis; 12 members.
-Finance, Ways and Means: Chairman Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley; 30 members.
-Government Operations: Chairwoman Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet; 13 members.