December 11, 2024

By Lane Kimble

There will be many new faces in the state Legislature this coming session, but the leaders of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will remain familiar ones.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos named Rep. Mark Born as JFC co-chair Wednesday, marking Born’s third straight session in that role.  Born (R-Beaver Dam) has been on the JFC since 2017 and joins Sen. Howard Marklein in the committee’s leadership seats.

Vos turned to another JFC veteran to fill the role of Vice Chair. Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) will replace Rep. Terry Katsma, who decided to retire ahead of this fall’s election.

“(Tony’s) leadership skills, experience and commitment to fiscal conservatism make him a perfect choice for this position,” Vos said in his news release.  “I am confident that together, Reps Born and Kurtz will work with their colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee to always put taxpayers first.”

Vos has not yet named his other JFC representatives.