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Legislative Research Agencies and Directors

Alabama

Jerry Bassett
Director
Legislative Reference Service
Alabama Legislature
613 State House
Montgomery, AL 36130
Email: jelbalrs@aol.com
phone: (334) 242-7560

Alaska

Pamela Varni
Executive Director
Legislative Affairs Agency
Alaska Legislature
State Capitol, Room 3
Juneau, AK  99801-1182
Email: pam_varni@legis.state.ak.us
phone: (907) 465-3800

Patricia Young
Research Manager
Legislative Research Services
Alaska Legislature
State Capitol, Room 3
Juneau, AK  99801-1182
Email: patricia_young@legis.state.ak.us
phone: (907) 465-3991

Arizona

Mike Braun
Director
Arizona Legislative Council
Arizona Legislature
1700 W. Washington, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Email: mbraun@azleg.gov
phone: (602) 926-4922

John Halikowski
Director of Research
House Research Office
Arizona Legislature
State Capitol Room 023
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85007 
Email: jhalikow@azleg.gov
phone: (602) 926-3147

Victoria Regens
Research Staff Director
Senate Research Office
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85007
Email: vregens@azleg.gov
phone: (602) 926-3171

Arkansas

Phillip Boudreaux
Administrator
Legal Research & Drafting
Bureau of Legislative Research
Arkansas General Assembly
State Capitol Room 315 500 Woodlane
Little Rock, AR  72201 
Email: phil@arkleg.state.ar.us
(501) 682-1937

Phil Price
Administrator
Committee Staff
Arkansas Legislative Council
Arkansas General Assembly
State Capitol Room 315 500 Woodlane
Little Rock, AR  72201 
Email: philp@arkleg.state.ar.us
phone: (501) 537-9196

Sabrina Lewellen
Research/Special Project Manager
Arkansas Senate
State Capitol, Room 320
Little Rock, AR  72201
phone  501-682-5608
email: lewellens@arkleg.state.ar.us

California

Diane Boyer-Vine
Legislative Counsel
Office of Legislative Counsel
California Legislature
925 L Street, Suite 900
Sacramento, CA  95814 
Email: diane.boyer@legislativecounsel.ca.gov
phone: (916)341-8200

Agnes Lee
Director
Senate Office of Research
California Legislature
1020 N Street, Room 200
Sacramento, CA 95814
phone: (916)651-1500

Colorado

Mike Mauer
Director
Colorado Legislative Council
Colorado Legislature
029 State Capitol Bldg
200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO  80203-1784
Email: mike.mauer@state.co.us
phone: (303) 866-4794

Connecticut

Mary Janicki
Director
Office of Legislative Research
Connecticut General Assembly
5300 Legislative Office Bldg
Hartford, CT 06106
Email: mary.janicki@cga.ct.gov
phone: (860) 240-8400

D'Ann Mazzocca
Executive Director
General Assembly
Connecticut General Assembly
Room 5100 Legislative Office
Building Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Email: dann.mazzocca@cga.ct.gov
Email: angela.rehm@cga.ct.gov
phone: (860) 240-0100

Delaware

Deborah Porter
Acting Director
Division of Research
Delaware Legislature
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE  19901 
Email: debby.porter@state.de.us

Florida

Faye Blanton
Secretary of the Senate
Florida Legislature
Suite 405 404 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1100

Marti Harkness
Staff Director, Criminal Justice
OPPAGA
Florida Legislature
Suite 312 111 W Madison Street
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1475
phone: (850) 487-9233

Georgia

Jill Fike
Director
Senate Research Office
Georgia General Assembly
204 LOB 18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA  30334 
Email: jill.fike@senate.ga.gov
phone: (404) 656-0015

Hawaii

Ken Takayama
Acting Director for Research
Legislative Reference Bureau
Hawaii Legislature
State Capitol Room 446
415 S Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813 
Email: takayama@capitol.hawaii.gov

Idaho

Michael Nugent
Division Manager, Research & Legislation Section
Legislative Services Office
Idaho Legislature
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0054
Email: mnugent@lso.idaho.gov
phone: (208) 334-2475

Illinois

Patrick O'Grady
Executive Director
Legislative Research Unit
Illinois General Assembly
222 S College St Ste 301
Springfield, IL 62704-1894
Email: lru@ilga.gov
phone: (217) 782-6851

Indiana

John Rowings
Director, Ofc of Bill Drafting & Research
Legislative Services Agency
Indiana General Assembly
200 W Washington, Room 301
Indianapolis, IN  46204-2789
Email: jrowings@iga.state.in.us
phone: (317) 232-9555

Iowa

John Pollak
Committee Services Administrator
Legislative Services Agency - Legal Services Div
Iowa Legislature
State Capitol
1015 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50319-0002
Email: john.pollak@legis.state.ia.us
phone: (515) 281-3818

Kansas

Alan Conroy
Director
Legislative Research Department
Kansas Legislature
300 SW 10th Ave, Room 545-N
Topeka, KS 66612-1504
Email: alanc@klrd.state.ks.us
phone: (785) 296-3181

Kentucky

Robert Jenkins
Assistant Director for Research Coordination
Legislative Research
Kentucky Legislature
State Capitol, Room 300
Frankfort, KY  40601 
Email: robert.jenkins@lrc.ky.gov
phone: (502)564-8100

Anita Muckelroy
Assistant Director
Legislative Research Commission
Kentucky Legislature
104 Capitol Annex
Frankfort, KY 40601
Email: anita.muckelroy@lrc.ky.gov
phone: (502)564-8100

Louisiana

Mary Quaid
Executive Director
House Legislative Services
Louisiana Legislature
PO Box 44486
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Email: quaidm@legis.state.la.us
phone: (225) 342-6125

Tom Wade
Director
Senate Legislative Services
Louisiana Legislature
PO Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9183
Email: wadet@legis.state.la.us
phone: (225) 342-9169

Maine

David Boulter
Executive Director
Legislative Council
Maine Legislature
115 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0115
Email: david.boulter@legislature.maine.gov
phone: (207) 287-1615

Patrick Norton
Director
Office of Policy & Legal Analysis
Maine Legislature
13 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0013
phone: (207) 287-1670

Maryland

Karl Aro
Executive Director
Department of Legislative Services
Maryland General Assembly
90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401-1911
Email: karl.aro@mlis.state.md.us
phone: (301) 970-5200

Massachusetts

Kevin Shea
Staff Director
Steering, Policy & Scheduling
Massachusetts Great and General Court
Room 185, State House
Boston, MA 02133-1054
Email: kevin.shea@hou.state.ma.us
phone: (617) 722-2960

Michigan

Leo Kennedy
Division Director
Legislative Service Bureau
Michigan Legislature
PO Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Email: lkennedy@legislature.mi.gov
phone: (517)373-5200

Elliott Smith
Director
Legislative Service Bureau
Michigan Legislature
4th Floor MI National Tower
Lansing, MI 48909
Email: esmith@legislature.mi.gov
phone: (517) 373-0170

Minnesota

Patrick McCormack
Director
House Research Department
Minnesota Legislature
100 Rev ML King Blvd
600 State Office Bldg
St. Paul, MN 55155-1201
Email: patrick.mccormack@house.mn
phone: (651) 296-5048

JoAnne Zoff Sellner
Director
Senate Counsel & Research
Minnesota Legislature
75 ML King Blvd Room G-17
St Paul, MN 55155
Email: joanne.sellner@senate.mn
phone: (651) 296-3803

Mississippi

Robert Davidson
Director
Senate Legislative Services
Mississippi Legislature
PO Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215-1018
Email: bdavidson@mail.senate.state.ms.us
phone: (601) 359-3217

Casey Pace
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
Mississippi Legislature
PO Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215-1018
Email: cpace@mail.ls.state.ms.us
phone: (601) 359-3135

Teresa Tiller
Director Legislative Services Office
House Of Representatives
Mississippi Legislature
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215-1018
Email: ttiller@mail.house.state.ms.us
phone: (601) 359-3310

Missouri

James Ertle
Senate Research Director
Missouri Senate Research Staff
Missouri General Assembly
State Capitol Room B-9
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO  65101 
Email: jertle@senate.state.mo.us
phone: (573) 751-4666

Russ Hembree
Director of Research
Joint Committee on Legislative Research
Missouri General Assembly
State Capitol Room 117A
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO  65101 
phone: (573) 751-4223

William Tucker
Director
House of Representatives
Missouri General Assembly
State Capitol Room B-38
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO  65101 
Email: bill.Tucker@house.mo.gov
phone: (573) 751-2979

Montana

Dave Bohyer
Director, Office of Research & Policy Analysis
Legislative Services Division
Montana Legislature
State Capitol 111-C
PO Box 201706
Helena, MT  59620-1706
Email: dbohyer@mt.gov
phone: (406)444-3592

Susan Byorth Fox
Executive Director
Legislative Services Division
Montana Legislature
PO Box 201706
Helena, MT  59620
Email: sfox@mt.gov
phone: (406)444-3066

Nebraska

Cynthia Johnson
Director of Research
Legislative Research Division
Nebraska Legislature
PO Box 94945
Lincoln, NE  68509-4945
Email: cjohnson@leg.ne.gov
phone: (402) 471-2221

Nevada

H. Pepper Sturm
Chief Deputy Research Director
Research Division Legislative Counsel Bureau
Nevada Legislature
401 South Carson St
Carson City, NV 89701-4747
Email: sturm@lcb.state.nv.us
phone: (775) 684-6825

Donald Williams
Nevada Research Director
Legislative Counsel Bureau
Nevada Legislature
401 S Carson St
Carson City, NV 89701-4747
Email: dwilliams@lcb.state.nv.us
phone: (775) 684-6825

New Hampshire

Ann FitzGerald
Director of House Committee Services
House Committee Research Office
New Hampshire General Court
LOB Room 407
33 N State Street
Concord, NH  03301 
Email: ann.fitzgerald@leg.state.nh.us
phone: (603) 271-3600

Carol Holahan
Director
Office of Legislative Services
New Hampshire General Court
107 North Main Street, Room 109
Concord, NH 03301-4951
Email: carol.holahan@leg.state.nh.us
phone: (603) 271-3435

Myla Padden
Director of Research
Office of Legislative Services
New Hampshire General Court
107 N Main St
Room 109 State House
Concord, NH  03301 
Email: myla.padden@leg.state.nh.us
phone: (603) 271-3435

New Jersey

Albert Porroni
Executive Director
Office of Legislative Services
New Jersey Legislature
Box 068, State House Annex 210
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Email: aporroni@njleg.org
phone: (609) 292-4625

New Mexico

D. Pauline Rindone
Director
Legislative Education Study Cmte
New Mexico Legislature
325 Don Gaspar Ste 200
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Email: pauline.rindone@nmlegis.gov
phone: (505) 986-4591

Paula Tackett
Director
Legislative Council Service
New Mexico Legislature
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Suite 411
Santa Fe, NM  87501
Email: paula.tackett@nmlegis.gov
phone: (505) 986-4600

New York

Edward Lurie
Director
Legislative Services
New York Legislature
Senate Post Office
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12224
phone: (518) 455-2550

North Carolina

Kory Goldsmith
Director of Research, Interim
North Carolina General Assembly
Suite 545, Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC  27603-5925
Email: Koryg@ncleg.net
phone: (919) 733-2578

North Dakota

Jim W. Smith
Director
Legislative Council
North Dakota Legislature
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND  58505-0360
phone: (701) 328-2916

Northern Mariana Islands

Walter Macaranas
Executive Director
Legislative Bureau
Northern Marianas Islands Legislature
PO Box 500586
Saipan, MP 96950
phone: (670) 664-8844

Ohio

Mark Flanders
Director
Legislative Service Commission
Ohio General Assembly
77 S High St 9th Floor
Columbus, OH  43215
phone: (614) 466-4304

Oklahoma

Caroline Dennis
Director
Senate Committee Staff Division
Oklahoma Legislature
2300 N Lincoln Blvd, Room 309
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4808
Email: dennisc@lsb.state.ok.us
phone: (405) 521-5685

Rick Farmer
Director of Committee Services
House of Representatives
Oklahoma Legislature
2300 N Lincoln Blvd Room 109
Oklahoma City, OK  73105 
Email: rickfarmer@okhouse.gov
phone: (405) 557-7460

Oregon

David Henderson
Legislative Administrator
Legislative Counsel
Oregon Legislature
900 Court St NE Rm 140-A
Salem, OR  97301 
Email: dave.a.henderson@state.or.us
phone: (503) 986-1847

Pennsylvania

Jennifer Brubaker
Director Legislative Research
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania General Assembly
G-09 Irvis Office Bldg
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2250
Email: jbrubake@pahouse.net
phone: (717) 787-9516

Scott Casper
Office of Demographic Analysis
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania General Assembly
620A Main Capitol Bldg PO Box 250
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Email: scasper@pahouse.net
phone: (717) 783-7323

David Hostetter
Executive Director
Joint State Government Commission
Pennsylvania General Assembly
108 Finance Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0018
Email: dhostett@legis.state.pa.us
phone: (717) 783-9376

Michael King
Executive Director
Legislative Office Research Liaison
Pennsylvania General Assembly
House Box 202218
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2218
Email: mking@legis.state.pa.us
phone: (717) 787-8733

Robert Zech
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
Pennsylvania General Assembly
641 Main Capitol Bldg
Harrisburg, PA 17120
phone: (717) 787-6060

Puerto Rico

Francisco Domenech
Director
Office of Legislative Services
Puerto Rico Legislature
P.O. Box 3986
San Juan, PR  00902-3986
Email: fjdomenech@hotmail.com
phone: (787) 615-3279

Juan Carlos Ortega
Director
Legislative Library
Puerto Rico Legislature
PO Box 9023986
San Juan, PR  00902-3986
Email: jcortega@oslpr.org
phone: (787) 721-5200

Ana Torra
Translation Division Director
Office of Legislative Services
Puerto Rico Legislature
PO Box 9023986
San Juan, PR 00902-3986
phone: (787) 721-5200

Rhode Island

Gary Ciminero
Executive Director Policy Office
House of Representatives
Rhode Island General Assembly
State House 82 Smith Street, Room 8A
Providence, RI 02901-4433
Email: gciminero@rilin.state.ri.us
phone: (401) 222-4433

John O'Connor
Director
Legislative Council
Rhode Island General Assembly
State House 82 Smith Street, Room 18
Providence, RI 02903
Email: joconnor@rilin.state.ri.us
phone: (401) 222-2653

Kenneth Payne
Policy Director
Senate Policy Office
Rhode Island General Assembly
State House 82 Smith Street Room 145
Providence, RI 02903
Email: kpayne@rilin.state.ri.us
phone: (401) 276-5552

South Carolina

Martha Craig
Research Director
Senate
South Carolina Legislature
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202
phone: (803)212-6658

Pierce McNair
Executive Director
House Research Office
South Carolina Legislature
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211
phone: (803) 734-3230

South Dakota

James Fry
Director
Legislative Research Council
South Dakota Legislature
State Capitol 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD  57501 
Email: jim.fry@state.sd.us
phone: (605) 773-3251

Tennessee

Denise Sims
Director
House Research Division
Tennessee General Assembly
Rachel Johnson Building, First Floor
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN  37243 
Email: denise.sims@legislature.state.tn.us
phone: (615) 741-3025

Ellen Tewes
Director
Office of Legal Services
Tennessee General Assembly
G-10 Memorial Bldg
Nashville, TN  37243-0059
Email: ellen.tewes@legislature.state.tn.us
phone: (615) 741-6281

Texas

Deborah Irvine
Director
Research Division, Legislative Council
Texas Legislature
PO Box 12128
Austin, TX 78711
Email: debbie.irvine@tlc.state.tx.us
phone: (512) 463-1143

Gina Martin
Director
Texas Senate Research Office
PO Box 12068
Austin, TX  78711 
Email: gina.martin@senate.state.tx.us
phone: (512) 475-3762

Tom Whatley
Director
House Research Organization
Texas Legislature
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910
Email: tom.whatley@house.state.tx.us
phone: (512) 463-0752

Utah

Michael Christensen
Director
Legislative Research
Utah Legislature
PO Box 145210
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5210
Email: mchristensen@utah.gov
phone: (801) 538-1032

Bryant Howe
Assistant Director
Legislative Research & General Counsel
Utah Legislature
W210 Hse Bldg State Capitol Complex
Salt Lake City, UT  84114 
Email: bhowe@utah.gov
phone: (801) 538-1032

Vermont

William Russell
Chief Legislative Counsel
Legislative Council
Vermont Legislature
Drawer 33 115 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05633-5301
Email: bill@leg.state.vt.us
phone: (802) 828-2231

Virginia

E. M. Miller
Director
Division of Legislative Services
Virginia General Assembly
910 Capitol St GAB
Richmond, VA 23219-3404
phone: (804) 786-3591

Washington

Ken Conte
Ofc of Program Research Staff Dir
House of Representatives
Washington Legislature
PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Email: conte_ke@leg.wa.gov
phone: (360) 786-7102

Richard Rodger
Director
Senate Committee Services
Washington Legislature
PO Box 40466
Olympia, WA  98504-0466
phone: (360) 756-7401

West Virginia

John Homburg
Director
Legislative Services
West Virginia Legislature
Bldg 1, Rm. E-140
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305-0610
Email: jhomburg@mail.wvnet.edu
phone: (304) 347-4808

John Sylvia
Director
Performance Evaluation & Research Division
West Virginia Legislature
Bldg.1, Room W314
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV  25305
Email: jsylvia@mail.wvnet.edu
phone: (304) 347-4890

Wisconsin

Terry Anderson
Director
Legislative Council
Wisconsin Legislature
PO Box 2536
Madison, WI 53701-2536
Email: terry.anderson@legis.wisconsin.gov
phone: (608) 266-1304

Larry Barish
Research Manager
Legislative Reference Bureau
Wisconsin Legislature
1 East Main St Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
Email: larry.barish@legis.wisconsin.gov
phone: (608) 266-0344

Steve Miller
Chief
Legislative Reference Bureau
Wisconsin Legislature
PO Box 2037
Madison, WI  53701-2037
Email: steve.miller@legis.wisconsin.gov
phone: (608) 267-2175

Wyoming

Dan Pauli
Director
Wyoming Legislature
213 Capitol Bldg
Cheyenne, WY 82002
phone: (307) 777-7881

Mark Quiner
Assistant Director
Wyoming Legislature
213 Capitol Bldg
Cheyenne, WY  82002
phone: (307) 777-7881

Denver Office: Tel: 303-364-7700 | Fax: 303-364-7800 | 7700 East First Place | Denver, CO 80230 | Map
Washington Office: Tel: 202-624-5400 | Fax: 202-737-1069 | 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 515 | Washington, D.C. 20001