January 14, 2010

NJAC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Christie taps Schundler to head Education, Martin to run DEP, Eristoff to be Treasurer

Senate Names Committee Chairs

Governor-elect Christopher Christie this week announced his nomination of three cabinet officials: Former Jersey City Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler as Education Commissioner; business consultant Robert Martin as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection; and Andrew Eristoff as Treasurer.  Eristoff is a former New York City councilman and finance commissioner under Mayor Rudy Guliani.  He is also a former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation under Gov. George Pataki.

The New Jersey State Senate today announced its list of committee chairs and vice chairs for the new legislative session. Below are the new assignments:

COMMITTEE	CHAIR	VICE CHAIR
Budget and Appropriations	Sen. Paul A. Sarlo	Sen. Sandra Bolden Cunningham
Commerce	Sen. Nia H. Gill	Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak
Community and Urban Affairs	Sen. Jeff Van Drew	Sen. Ronald Rice
Economic Growth	Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak	Sen. Sandra Bolden Cunningham
Education	Sen. Teresa Ruiz	Sen. Shirley K. Turner
Environment and Energy	Sen. Bob Smith	Sen. Bob Gordon
Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens	Sen. Loretta Weinberg	Sen. Joseph F. Vitale
Judiciary	Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari	Sen. John A. Girgenti
Labor	Sen. Fred H. Madden	Sen. Sandra Bolden Cunningham
Law & Public Safety	Sen. John Girgenti
State Govt., Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation	Sen Jim Whelan	Sen. Bob Gordon
Transportation	Sen. Nicholas Sacco
Military & Veterans Affairs	Sen. Jim Beach	Sen. Jeff Van Drew
Legislative Oversight	Sen. Barbara Buono

Save the dates now for the Annual NJAC Conference, June 15 through June 18. 

For more information on the New Jersey Association of Counties, visit the NJAC website at www.njac.org, or call the office at 609-394-3467.