Funke to Remain Chair of Senate Tourism Committee
January 10, 2017
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
