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Impact of the Election on House
Committees
UPDATED AS OF 3:30 PM NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Key for Committee Changes:
(Strikethrough) – House Members retiring or defeated in the 2014 election.
House Appropriations Committee
• Chairman Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Lowey (D-NY) retain their leadership positions on the
Committee.
• 3 Republican and 3 Democratic vacancies
Republican Members
Harold Rogers (KY-5), Chairman
Frank R. Wolf (VA-10)
Jack Kingston (GA-1)
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)
Tom Latham (IA-3)
Robert B. Aderholt (AL-4)
Kay Granger (TX-12)
Michael K. Simpson (ID-2)
John Abney Culberson (TX-7)
Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)
John R. Carter (TX-31)
Ken Calvert (CA-42)
Tom Cole (OK-4)
Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
Charles W. Dent (PA-15)
Tom Graves (GA-14)
Kevin Yoder (KS-3)
Steve Womack (AR-3)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)
Thomas J. Rooney (FL-17)
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (TN-3)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3)
David P. Joyce (OH-14)
David G. Valadao (CA-21)
Andy Harris (MD-1)
Martha Roby (AL-2)
Mark E. Amodei (NV-2)
Chris Stewart (UT-2)
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Democratic Members
Nita M. Lowey (NY-17), Ranking Member
Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
Peter J. Visclosky (IN-1)
José E. Serrano (NY-15)
Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3)
James P. Moran (VA-8)
Ed Pastor (AZ-7)
David E. Price (NC-4)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40)
Sam Farr (CA-20)
Chaka Fattah (PA2)
Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-2)
Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Adam B. Schiff (CA-28)
Michael M. Honda (CA-17)
Betty McCollum (MN-4)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
Mike Quigley (IL-5)
William L. Owens (NY-21)
House Budget Committee
• Vice Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) is considered the top pick for Budget Chair with current Chairman
Ryan (R-WI) term-limited in the next Congress. Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD) would remain the Ranking
Member.
• 3 Republican and no Democratic vacancies
Republican Members
Paul Ryan (WI-1), Chairman
Scott Garrett (NJ-5)
John Campbell (CA-45)
Ken Calvert (CA-42)
Tom Cole (OK-4)
Tom Price (GA-6)
Tom McClintock (CA-4)
James Lankford (OK-5)
Diane Black (TN-6)
Reid J. Ribble (WI-8)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Todd Rokita (IN-4)
Rob Woodall (GA-7)
Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)
E. Scott Rigell (VA-2)
Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)
Jackie Walorski (IN-2)
Tom Rice (SC-7)
Roger Williams (TX-25)
Sean P. Duffy (WI-7)
Vacancy
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Democratic Members
Chris Van Hollen (MD-8), Ranking Member
John A. Yarmuth (KY-3)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-9)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Gwen Moore (WI-4)
Kathy Castor (FL-14)
Jim McDermott (WA-7)
Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Hakeem S. Jeffries (NY-8)
Mark Pocan (WI-2)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1)
Jared Huffman (CA-2)
Tony Cárdenas (CA-29)
Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
Daniel T. Kildee (MI-5)
House Energy & Commerce Committee
• Congressman Upton (R-MI) retains the Chairmanship while Rep. Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Eshoo (DCA) battle for the Ranking Democrat position.
• 6 Republican and 6 Democratic vacancies
Republican Members
Fred Upton (MI-6), Chairman
Ralph M. Hall (TX-4)
Joe Barton (TX-6)
Ed Whitfield (KY-1)
John Shimkus (IL-15)
Joseph R. Pitts (PA-16)
Greg Walden (OR-2)
Lee Terry (NE-2)
Mike Rogers (MI-8)
Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Michael C. Burgess (TX-26)
Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Steve Scalise (LA-1)
Robert E. Latta (OH-5)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
Gregg Harper (MS-3)
Leonard Lance (NJ-7)
Bill Cassidy (LA-6)
Brett Guthrie (KY-2)
Pete Olson (TX-22)
David B. McKinley (WV-1)
Cory Gardner (CO-4)
Mike Pompeo (KS-4)
Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
H. Morgan Griffith (VA-9)
Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12)
Bill Johnson (OH-6)
Billy Long (MO-7)
Renee L. Ellmers (NC-2)
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Democratic Members
Henry A. Waxman (CA-33), Ranking Member
John D. Dingell (MI-12)
Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6)
Bobby L. Rush (IL-1)
Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18)
Eliot L. Engel (NY-16)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Diana DeGette (CO-1)
Lois Capps (CA-24)
Michael F. Doyle (PA-14)
Janice D. Schakowsky (IL-9)
Jim Matheson (UT-4)
G. K. Butterfield (NC-1)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Doris O. Matsui (CA-6)
Donna M. Christensen (VI-At Large)
Kathy Castor (FL-14)
John P. Sarbanes (MD-3)
Jerry McNerney (CA-9)
Bruce L. Braley (IA-1)
Peter Welch (VT-At Large)
Ben Ray Luján (NM-3)
Paul Tonko (NY-20)
John A. Yarmuth (KY-3)
House Natural Resources Committee
• Rep. Bishop (R-UT) is considered the favorite for the Chairmanship because Rep. Young (R-AK) is
term-limited. Congressman DeFazio (R-OR) would remain the Ranking Member unless he decides to
pursue the Ranking Member slot for the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Rep. Napolitano
(D-CA) and Rep. Grijalva (D-AZ) would be next in line for the Ranking Member position.
• 6 Republican and 6 Democratic vacancies
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Republican Members
Democratic Members
Doc Hastings (WA-4), Chairman
Don Young (AK-At Large)
Louie Gohmert (TX-1)
Rob Bishop (UT-1)
Doug Lamborn (CO-5)
Robert J. Wittman (VA-1)
Paul C. Broun (GA-10)
John Fleming (LA-4)
Tom McClintock (CA-4)
Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
Cynthia M. Lummis (WY-At Large)
Dan Benishek (MI-1)
Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
Scott R. Tipton (CO-3)
Paul A. Gosar (AZ-4)
Raúl R. Labrador (ID-1)
Steve Southerland II (FL-2)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Jon Runyan (NJ-3)
Markwayne Mullin (OK-2)
Steve Daines (MT-At Large)
Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large)
Doug LaMalfa (CA-1)
Jason T. Smith (MO-8)
Vance M. McAllister (LA-5)
Bradley Byrne (AL-1)
Peter A. DeFazio (OR-4), Ranking Member
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (AS-At Large)
Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6)
Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32)
Rush Holt (NJ-12)
Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-3)
Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU-At Large)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP-At Large)
Niki Tsongas (MA-3)
Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR-At Large)
Colleen W. Hanabusa (HI-1)
Tony Cárdenas (CA-29)
Jared Huffman (CA-2)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)
Alan S. Lowenthal (CA-47)
Joe Garcia (FL-26)
Matt Cartwright (PA-17)
Katherine M. Clark (MA-5)
Vacancy
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• Chairman Shuster (R-PA) retains his leadership role. With Ranking Member Rahall (D-WV) losing his
reelection, Rep. DeFazio (D-OR) is next in line for the Ranking Member spot.
• 6 Republican and 3 Democratic vacancies
Republican Members
Bill Shuster (PA-9), Chairman
Don Young (AK-At Large)
Thomas E. Petri (WI-6)
Howard Coble (NC-6
John J. Duncan Jr. (TN-2)
John L. Mica (FL-7)
Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-2)
Gary G. Miller (CA-31)
Sam Graves (MO-6)
Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)
Candice S. Miller (MI-10)
Duncan Hunter (CA-50)
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (AR-1)
Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
Bob Gibbs (OH-7)
Patrick Meehan (PA-7)
Richard L. Hanna (NY-22)
Daniel Webster (FL-10)
Steve Southerland II (FL-2)
Jeff Denham (CA-10)
Reid J. Ribble (WI-8)
Thomas Massie (KY-4)
Steve Daines (MT-At Large)
Tom Rice (SC-7)
Markwayne Mullin (OK-2)
Roger Williams (TX-25)
Mark Meadows (NC-11)
Scott Perry (PA-4)
Rodney Davis (IL-13)
Mark Sanford (SC-1)
David W. Jolly (FL-13)
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Democratic Members
Nick J. Rahall II (WV-3), Ranking Member
Peter A. DeFazio (OR-4)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-10)
Corrine Brown (FL-5)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Elijah E. Cummings (MD-7)
Rick Larsen (WA-2)
Michael E. Capuano (MA-7)
Timothy H. Bishop (NY-1)
Michael H. Michaud (ME-2)
Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32)
Daniel Lipinski (IL-3)
Timothy J. Walz (MN-1)
Steve Cohen (TN-9)
Albio Sires (NJ-8)
Donna F. Edwards (MD-4)
John Garamendi (CA-3)
André Carson (IN-7)
Janice Hahn (CA-44)
Richard M. Nolan (MN-8)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1)
Dina Titus (NV-1)
Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
Elizabeth H. Esty (CT-5)
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
House Ways & Means Committee
• Rep. Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Ryan (R-WI) are vying for the Chairmanship while Rep. Levin (D-MI) will
remain the Ranking Member.
• 3 Republican and 1 Democratic vacancies
Republican Members
Dave Camp (MI-4), Chairman
Sam Johnson (TX-3)
Kevin Brady (TX-8)
Paul Ryan (WI-1)
Devin Nunes (CA-22)
Patrick J. Tiberi (OH-12)
David G. Reichert (WA-8)
Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA-3)
Peter J. Roskam (IL-6)
Jim Gerlach (PA-6)
Tom Price (GA-6)
Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Adrian Smith (NE-3)
Aaron Schock (IL-18)
Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)
Erik Paulsen (MN-3)
Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Diane Black (TN-6)
Tom Reed (NY-23)
Todd C. Young (IN-9)
Mike Kelly (PA-3)
Tim Griffin (AR-2)
James B. Renacci (OH-16)
Democratic Members
Sander M. Levin (MI-9), Ranking Member
Charles B. Rangel (NY-13)
Jim McDermott (WA-7)
John Lewis (GA-5)
Richard E. Neal (MA-1)
Xavier Becerra (CA-34)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
Mike Thompson (CA-5)
John B. Larson (CT-1)
Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
Ron Kind (WI-3)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-9)
Joseph Crowley (NY-14)
Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA-13)
Danny K. Davis (IL-7)
Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38)
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