January 3, 2022 3:30 a.m.

Last week Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield announced committee assignments for the 2023 legislative session.

For House members who represent parts of Douglas County, assignment include:

*For District 1, David Brock Smith was selected as vice chair of the Climate, Energy and Environment Committee. He was also placed on the Agriculture, Land Use Natural Resources and Water Committee and on the Housing and Homelessness Committee. For Joint Committees, Brock Smith will be on the Ways and Means Committee and on it’s Natural Resources Subcommittee.

*For District 2, Virgil Osborne was selected for the Business and Labor Committee, the Climate, Energy and Environment Committee and the Economic Development and Small Business Committee.

*For District 4, Christine Goodwin will be the vice chair of the Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee. She will also serve on the Ways and Means – Human Services Subcommittee.

The 2023 session of the Oregon State Legislature will begin January 17th with Legislative Organizational Days starting on January 9th.