Funke to Remain Chair of Senate Tourism Committee

Senator Rich Funke today announced his committee assignments for the 2017 Legislative Session, including his renewed Chairmanship of the Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks & Recreation Committee.

“I look forward to continuing to use my diverse committee assignments as tools to make Albany work better for us,” said Funke. “The Tourism Committee in particular connects to some of our region’s greatest assets, which positions us well to push for more local jobs and investment. I’m eager to get to work with my committee colleagues on both sides of the aisle right away.”

Funke’s 2016 committee assignments include:

Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks & Recreation, Chair

Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation, & Entrepreneurship, Vice-Chair

Committee on Aging

Committee on Agriculture

Committee on Cities

Committee on Commerce, Economic Development & Small Business

Committee on Consumer Protection

Committee on Environmental Conservation

Committee on Higher Education