Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, announced that he is naming Sen. Andrew Brock and Sen. Brent Jackson as co-chairs of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Jackson, R-Sampson, currently holds the post, but Brock, R-Davie, is taking the seat of Sen. David Rouzer, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress rather than seeking re-election. Berger also announced that Sen. Rick Gunn, an Alamance County Republican, and Sen. Wesley Meredith, a Cumberland County Republican, will be co-chairmen of the Senate Commerce Committee. The committee has broad jurisdiction to create and oversee state policies to promote economic growth and encourage job creation.
(Dome, THE NEWS & OBSERVER)
12/17/12
