Selected Chairmen and Ranking Democrats

Selected Chairmen and Ranking Democrats

-105th Congress-

This section provides photos, biographies, addresses and phone/fax numbers of the Chairmen and Ranking Democrats of the House and Senate Appropriations and Authorizations Committees.

Appropriations Committees

Senate Appropriations Committee

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) - Chairman (Full Committee)
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) - Ranking Democrat (Full Committee)
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) - Chairman (Transportation Subcommittee)
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) - Ranking Democrat (Transportation Subcommittee)

House Appropriations Committee

Representative Bob Livingston (R-LA) - Chairman (Full Committee)
Representative David Obey (D-WI) - Ranking Democrat (Full Committee)
Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) - Chairman (Transportation Subcommittee)
Representative Martin Sabo (D-MN) - Ranking Democrat (Transportation Subcommittee)

Authorizing Committees

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) - Chairman (Full Committee)
Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - Ranking Democrat (Full Committee)
Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) - Chairman (Aviation Subcommittee)
Senator Wendell Ford (D-KY) - Ranking Democrat (Aviation Subcommittee)

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Representative Bud Shuster (R-PA) - Chairman (Full Committee)
Representative James L. Oberstar (D-MN) - Ranking Democrat (Full Committee)
Representative John J. Duncan (R-TN) - Chairman (Aviation Subcommittee)
Representative William Lipinski (D-IL) - Ranking Democrat (Aviation Subcommittee)

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