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Committee approves minutes, recommends confirmation of two gubernatorial appointments
Summary
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee approved the Jan. 13, 2025 minutes and voted to recommend confirmation of two gubernatorial appointments to the Commission of Pardons and Parole — Christine Starr and Mary Martin — forwarding both nominations to the full Senate.
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee approved its Jan. 13, 2025, meeting minutes and voted to recommend confirmation of two gubernatorial appointments to the Commission of Pardons and Parole.
The committee first approved the minutes after a motion by Senator Foreman, seconded by Senator Ricks; the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee then considered two nominations. Senator Wintrow moved that the committee recommend confirmation of Christine Starr as executive director of the Commission of Pardons and Parole; Senator Lent seconded the motion. The committee approved the recommendation by voice vote and assigned Senator Semarath to carry the nomination to the Senate floor.
For Mary Martin’s nomination to the same commission, Senator Wintrow moved to recommend confirmation and Senator Ricks seconded. The committee approved that recommendation by voice vote and assigned Senator Galloway to carry Mary Martin’s nomination to the floor.
Nut graf: The two gubernatorial appointments were advanced to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation; all were decided by voice votes and no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Ending: The committee moved these procedural items forward; the nominations will be considered by the full Senate.
