WELCOME MESSAGE
Alaska Senator
Bert Stedman
2023 – 2024 Chairman
Energy Council
ABOUT THE ENERGY COUNCIL
The Energy Council is a non-partisan legislative organization founded in 1975. The original five member states (Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico) were located within the same region, and the group was initially known as the Southwest Regional Energy Council.
The organization was formed to provide a forum for state legislators interested in energy policy. Today the member states number fifteen, including West Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama to the East and Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska to the West. It allows legislative policymakers to maintain a dialogue and learn more about energy issues of importance to their states, citizens, environment and revenue base. In recognition of the continental nature of energy markets, the Council has welcomed the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well.
For energy producing states and provinces, a better understanding of energy markets, technology and policy, as well as related environmental concerns, benefits lawmakers and their constituents. The Energy Council is a proven resource for developing energy policy leadership.
PUBLICATIONS
THE ENERGY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ALABAMA
Senator Gerald Allen
Senator Andrew Jones
Representative Wes Kitchens
Representative Phillip Pettus
ALASKA
Senator Click Bishop
Senator Bert Stedman, Chairman
Representative Craig Johnson
Representative George Rauscher
ARKANSAS
Senator Ben Gilmore
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Representative Rick Beck
Representative Justin Gonzales
COLORADO
Senator Stephen Fenberg
Senator Chris Hansen
Representative Cathy Kipp
Representative Brianna Titone
KANSAS
Senator Michael Fagg
Senator Carolyn McGinn
Representative Kyle Hoffman
Representative Joe Seiwert
LOUISIANA
Senator Patrick McMath
Senator Michael Reese
Representative Ryan Joseph Bourriaque
Representative Jean-Paul Coussan
MISSISSIPPI
Senator Joel Carter, Chairman
Senator Briggs Hopson, III
Representative C. Scott Bounds
Representative Brent Powell
MONTANA
Senator Christopher Pope
Pending Appointment
Representative Steven Galloway
Representative Katie Zolnikov
NEW MEXICO
Senator Craig Brandt
Senator Steven Neville
Representative Micaela Cadena
Representative Greg Nibert
NORTH DAKOTA
Senator Dale Patten
Senator Donald Schaible
Representative Glenn Bosch
Representative Bob Martison
OKLAHOMA
Senator Julie Daniels
Pending Appointment
Representative Mark McBride
Representative Kevin McDugle
TEXAS
Senator Charles Schwertner
Pending Appointment
Representative Drew Darby, Vice Chairman
Representative Brooks Landgraf
UTAH
Senator Wayne Harper
Senator Ron Winterton
Representative Steve Lund
Representative Colin Jack
WEST VIRGINIA
Senator Randy Smith
Senator Rupie Phillips
Delegate Bill Anderson
Delegate Mark Zatezalo
WYOMING
Senator Ed Cooper
Senator Ogden Driskill
Representative Donald “Don” Burkhart
Representative Lloyd Larsen
INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES:
ALBERTA
Minister Brian Jean
Minister Nathan Neudorf
SASKATCHEWAN
Minister Jim Reiter
MLA Fred Bradshaw
MLA Doug Steele