The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies,reviews current legislation,and recommends new bills or amendments concerning U.S. military veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions,life insurance,education,vocational training,medical care,and home loan guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),veterans' hospitals,and veterans' cemeteries,except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior.
Richard Charles Ackerman is an American Republican politician,who was a California State Senator for the 33rd District,representing inland Orange County,from 2000 to 2008.
Van Thai Tran is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California,formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in U.S. history until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in December 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did,making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.
Denise Moreno Ducheny is an American lawyer and former politician from California. She is a former California State Senator who represented Senate District 40,which includes southern San Diego County,part of Riverside County,and all of Imperial County. Ducheny is a Democrat. She lives with her husband,Al,in San Diego,California. She is now a senior policy advisor at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California,San Diego.
Sharon Yvonne Runner was an American politician. She was a Republican California State Senator,who represented the 21st Senate District at the time of her death,and previously represented the 17th Senate District from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008,representing the 36th district. She was the wife of California State Board of Equalization Member George Runner. From 2004 to 2008,then-Senator George Runner and then-Assemblywoman Sharon Runner were the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.
Pam Jochum is an American politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 36th District and former President of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat,she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009,when she became a member of the Iowa Senate.
Joel Anderson is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A Republican,he is a former California state senator,assemblyperson,and board member of a municipal water district. During his time in the Legislature,Anderson served on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as California state chair.
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020,previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
George C. Runner Jr. is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization,the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican,he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.
James Franklin Battin is a former California State Senator for District 37,which includes much of Riverside County in the inland part of Southern California. Prior to serving in the State Senate,Battin served in the California State Assembly from 1994 until 2000. Battin was term limited from the Senate in 2008.
Jon C. Lundberg is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate for the 4th district. He was first elected to the 105th Tennessee General Assembly (2007–2008). He serves as deputy speaker of the Senate and first vice chairman of the Education Committee,a member of the Finance and Judiciary Committee. In the House,he was chairman of the Civil Justice Committee,the Commerce Subcommittee,a member of the Civil Justice Subcommittee,a member of the Insurance and Banking Committee,and a member of the Calendar and Rules Committee. He also served in leadership as the Republican floor leader.
Barry Dion Keene is an American politician.
Timothy P. Briggs is an American lawyer who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 149th District since 2009.
Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013,representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and the 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Takano became the first gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office.
Mark Alan Hutchison is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6,2012,to represent Senate District 6,which encompasses the Northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley,including portions of the communities of Summerlin,Desert Shores and Sun City. He is a member of the Republican Party. As a state senator,Hutchison served on the Senate Judiciary Committee,as well as the Commerce,Labor and Energy Committee.
Michael Regan is an American politician and former U.S. Marshal. A Republican,he is the Pennsylvania State Senator from the 31st district. Prior to that,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 92nd district from 2013 to 2016.
Whitney Henderson Westerfield is an American attorney,politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 2013. In 2015,Westerfield was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky,losing to Democrat Andy Beshear by a margin of 0.2 percent.
Thomas W. Lackey is an American teacher,law enforcement officer and politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 34th district,encompassing parts of Antelope Valley,Victor Valley,the San Bernardino Mountains,and the Mojave Desert including Barstow and Twentynine Palms to the Nevada state line. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he served on the Palmdale Elementary School Board and the Palmdale City Council.
William Harold Dodd is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the northern San Francisco Bay Area and Delta region.
Megan Elizabeth Dahle is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A Republican,she represents the 1st State Assembly district,which encompasses all or part of 9 counties in the northeastern corner of California,from Lake Tahoe to the Oregon border,including the northern Sierra Nevada region.
