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Steinberg selects committee chairs
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has chosen his committee chairs. They are:
Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego): Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello): Senate Banking & Finance Committee
Sen. Denise Ducheny (D-San Diego): Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Sen. Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-Chino): Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee
Sen. Gloria Romero (D-East Los Angeles): Senate Education Committee
Sen. Loni Hancock (D-Berkley): Senate Elections, Reapportionment & Constitutional Amendments Committee
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-San Fernando Valley): Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto): Senate Environmental Quality Committee
Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) Senate Governmental Organization Committee
Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara) Senate Health Committee
Sen. Carol Liu (D-Pasadena): Senate Human Services Committee
Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro): Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Martinez): Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa): Senate Local Government Committee
Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Augora Hills) Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
Sen. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) Senate Public Employees and Retirement Committee
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco): Senate Public Safety Committee
Sen. Lois Wolk (D-Davis): Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee