TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 • 14 New Speaker Shuffles The Deck In Assembly Appoints Local Committee Chairs by Robert Pozarycki Fresh off his election last Tuesday, Feb. 3, new Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced leadership positions and committee chairs for the current legislative session. Three local Assembly members, in particular, received high-ranking membership posts. Jeffrion Aubry of the 35th District based in Corona was named Speaker pro tempore, while Aravella Simotas of the 22nd Assemblywoman Catherine District based in Astoria will serve Nolan remains Assembly as vice chair of the Assembly Education Committee Majority Conference. chairperson. Assemblyman Mike Miller of the 38th District based in Woodhaven will chair the House Operations Committee, which oversees the chamber’s functions. Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan of the Sunnyside-based 37th District—who made a failed bid to become the Assembly’s first female speaker—will remain as chair of the Assembly Education Committee. Other local Assembly members named as committee and commission chairs are the following: • Andrew Hevesi of the 28th District based in Forest Hills, who will preside over the Assembly Social Services Committee; • Margaret Markey of the 30th District based in Maspeth, who will oversee the Assembly Tourism Committee; • Michael DenDekker of the 34th District based in Jackson Heights, who will lead the Assembly Veterans’ Affairs Committee; and • Francisco Moya of the 39th District based in Elmhurst, who will chair the Assembly Science and Technology Commission. ©Times Newsweekly - 2015 - ONEILLS
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