The Oregon State Senate announced its committee chairs and members for the 2009 legislative session Tuesday, and many potential gubernatorial candidates will have some influential assignments.

State Sen. Mark Hass, who has been rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010, will head up the Education and General Government Committee. He’ll also be on the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, as well as the Finance and Revenue Committee.

Senate President Peter Courtney has also been rumored to be interested in the job. He’ll be Co-chair of the Capital Construction and Information Technology Cubcommittee. He’s also listed as serving a temporary position on Business & Transportation, as well as on the General Government Subcommittee. He will be replaced when the Clackamas County Commissioners name a replacement for outgoing State Sen. Kurt Schrader, who was elected to Congress in November.

Republicans will be a minority in the body this session, but keep an eye on State Sen. Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) and State Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro). Both names have been floated by Republican Party officials as potential gubernatorial candidates . Atkinson will be Vice Chair of the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, and will sit on the Rules Committee. Starr will be Vice Chair of the Business and Transportation Committee, as well as on the Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee.

Senate Committees

Business & Transportation
Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair
Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice Chair
Sen. Joanne Verger
Sen. Larry George
Sen. Peter Courtney *

Commerce & Workforce Development
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, Chair
Sen. Chris Telfer, Vice Chair
Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sen. Larry George

Consumer Protection & Public Affairs
Sen. Suzanne Bonamici, Chair
Sen. Larry George, Vice Chair
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum
Sen. Ginny Burdick
Sen. Fred Girod

Education & General Government
Sen. Mark Hass, Chair
Sen. Frank Morse, Vice Chair
Sen. Rick Metsger
Sen. Suzanne Bonamici
Sen. Jeff Kruse

Environment & Natural Resources
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder, Chair
Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice Chair
Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Sen. Mark Hass
Sen. Brian Boquist

Finance & Revenue
Sen. Ginny Burdick, Chair
Sen. Frank Morse, Vice Chair
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum
Sen. Mark Hass
Sen. Chris Telfer

Human Services & Rural Health Policy
Sen. Bill Morrisette, Chair
Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice Chair
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sen. Joanne Verger
Sen. Chris Telfer

Health Care& Veterans' Affairs
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Chair
Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice Chair
Sen. Alan Bates
Sen. Bill Morrisette
Sen. Frank Morse

Judiciary
Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Chair
Sen. Brian Boquist, Vice Chair
Sen. Suzanne Bonamici
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder
Sen. Doug Whitsett

Rules
Sen. Richard Devlin, Chair
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, Vice Chair
Sen. Ginny Burdick
Sen. Rick Metsger
Sen. Jason Atkinson

Joint Committees

Ways & Means
Sen. Margaret Carter, Co-Chair
Sen. Betsy Johnson, Vice Chair
Sen. Alan Bates
Sen. Vicki Walker
Sen. Joanne Verger
Sen. Rod Monroe
Sen. Jackie Winters
Sen. David Nelson
Sen. Doug Whitsett
Sen. Fred Girod

Human Services Subcommittee
Sen. Alan Bates, Co-Chair
Sen. Margaret Carter
Sen. Jackie Winters

Education Subcommittee
Sen. Rod Monroe, Co-Chair
Sen. Richard Devlin
Sen. Fred Girod

General Government Subcommittee
Sen. Jackie Winters, Co-Chair
Sen. Betsy Johnson
Sen. Peter Courtney *

Capital Construction & Information Technology Subcommittee
Sen. Peter Courtney, Co-Chair
Sen. Margaret Carter
Sen. David Nelson

Natural Resources Subcommittee
Sen. Vicki Walker, Co-Chair
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder
Sen. David Nelson

Public Safety Subcommittee
Sen. Joanne Verger, Co-Chair
Sen. Vicki Walker
Sen. Doug Whitsett

Transportation & Economic Development Subcommittee
Sen. Betsy Johnson, Co-Chair
Sen. Rod Monroe
Sen. Bruce Starr

*=positions temporarily filled by Senate President Peter Courtney until Schrader's replacement is named

A previous version of this article misspelled State Sen. Mark Hass' last name. We regret the error.