• The State Legislative Leaders Foundation Board of Directors consists of up to 45 state legislative leaders, elected to serve 3-year terms.
  • The Board is nonpartisan and does not take positions on issues of public policy. Its principal duties and responsibilities are to oversee the fiscal integrity of the organization, and lend advice and counsel to the President.
  • The officers, elected by majority vote of the Directors, include a Chair and a Vice-Chair. In addition to presiding, the Chair is authorized to appoint special committees.
Board of Directors

2025 Board of Directors

Martin M. Looney

CHAIR
Hon. Martin M. Looney
Senate President Pro Tempore
Connecticut

Robin Vos

VICE CHAIR
Hon. Robin Vos
Speaker of the Assembly
Wisconsin

Directors

Raumesh Akbari

Hon. Raumesh Akbari
Senate Minority Leader
Tennessee

Scott Bedke

Hon. Scott Bedke
Lt. Governor / Senate President
Idaho

Philip Berger

Hon. Philip Berger
Senate President Pro Tempore
North Carolina

Hon. Jon Burns
Speaker of the House
Georgia

Karen Camper

Hon. Karen Camper
House Minority Leader
Tennessee

Hon. James Coleman
Senate President Pro Tempore
Colorado

Anthony Daniels

Hon. Anthony Daniels
House Minority Leader
Alabama

Bob Duff

Hon. Bob Duff
Senate Majority Leader
Connecticut

Hon. Brian Evans
Speaker of the House
Arkansas

Roger Hanshaw

Hon. Roger Hanshaw
Speaker of the House
West Virginia

Hon. Carl Heastie
Speaker of the Assembly
New York

Hon. Kyle Hilbert
Speaker of the House
Oklahoma

Laurie Jinkins

Hon. Laurie Jinkins
Speaker of the House
Washington

Gordon Johnson

Hon. Gordon Johnson
Assistant Senate Majority Leader
New Jersey

Adrienne Jones

Hon. Adrienne Jones
Speaker of the House
Maryland

Jan Jones

Hon. Jan Jones
House Speaker Pro Tempore
Georgia

Hon. Dru Kanuha
Senate Majority Leader
Hawaii

Nathaniel Ledbetter

Hon. Nathaniel Ledbetter
Speaker of the House
Alabama

Kimberly Lightford

Hon. Kimberly Lightford
Senate Majority Leader
Illinois

James Manning Jr.

Hon. James Manning Jr.
Senate President Pro Tempore
Oregon

Shane Massey

Hon. Shane Massey
Senate Majority Leader
South Carolina

Joanna McClinton

Hon. Joanna McClinton
Speaker of the House
Pennsylvania

Sherman Packard

Hon. Sherman Packard
Speaker of the House
New Hampshire

Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Hon. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Assembly Majority Leader
New York

Hon. Carmelo Rios-Santiago
Senate President Pro Tempore
Puerto Rico

Matthew Ritter

Hon. Matthew Ritter
Speaker of the House
Connecticut

K. Joseph Shekarchi

Hon. K. Joseph Shekarchi
Speaker of the House
Rhode Island

Hon. Murrell Smith, Jr.
Speaker of the House
South Carolina

David Sokola

Hon. David Sokola
Senate President Pro Tempore
Delaware

Gary Stevens

Hon. Gary Stevens
President of the Senate
Alaska

John Wills

Hon. John Wills
House Speaker Pro Tempore
Iowa

Steve Yeager

Hon. Steve Yeager
Speaker of the Assembly
Nevada