(Updated: Adds a committee member to reflect an increase in the committee size denoted by an asterisk)
House Republican and Democratic leaders released their assignments for the 2025 special interim committees. Here’s the Senate appointments released late Tuesday and how the House appointments break down. The membership of the special committee on the budget has not be finalized in both chambers and is not included in this list.
Special Committee on Campaign Contributions and Transparency
Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth (vice chair)
Rep. Paul Waggoner, R-Hutchinson
Rep. Bill Sutton, R-Gardner
Rep. Emil Bergquist, R-Park City
*Rep. Shawn Chauncey, R- Junction City
Rep. Kirk Haskins, D-Topeka
Rep. Alexis Simmons, D-Topeka
Special Committee on Commerce
Rep. Sean Tarwater, R-Stilwell (chair)
Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays
Rep. Adam Turk, R-Shawnee
Rep. Nick Hoheisel, R-Wichita
*Rep. Mike King, R-Hesston
Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton, D-Overland Park
Rep. Rui Xu, D-Westwood
Special Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Rep. Tom Kessler, R-Wichita (chair)
Rep. Rebecca Schmoe, R-Ottawa
Rep. Kyle McNorton, R-Topeka
Rep. Francis Awerkamp, R-St. Marys
*Rep. Sherri Brantley, R-Great Bend
Rep. Silas Miller, D-Wichita
Rep. Brooklynne, Mosley, D-Lawrence
Special Committee on Health and Social Services
Rep. Will Carpenter, R-El Dorado (chair)
Rep. Ron Bryce, R-Coffeyville
Rep. Dave Buehler, R-Lansing
Rep. Sandy Pickert, R-Wichita
*Rep. Allen Reavis, R-Atchison
Rep. Susan Ruiz, D-Shawnee
Rep. Melissa Oropeza, D-Kansas City
Special Committee on Taxation
Rep. Adam Smith, R-Weskan (vice chair)
Rep. Carl Turner, R-Leawood
Rep. Marty Long, R-Ulysses
Rep. Shannon Francis, R-Liberal
*Rep. Dawn Wolf, R-Bennnington
Rep. Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita
Rep. Jerry Stogsdill, D-Prairie Village
