State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus

SEMA News - May 2010

2017 Update: For more information on the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus, visit the SEMA Action Network website.

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Workday Lawmakers, Weekend Enthusiasts

In its daily efforts to promote and protect the auto hobby, SEMA continues to partner with state lawmakers from across the country through the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus. Celebrating its five-year anniversary, the caucus is a bipartisan group of state lawmakers whose common thread is a love and appreciation for automobiles. Supported by SEMA’s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., the caucus serves to raise the motor-vehicle hobby’s profile in state legislatures and in the public’s eyes. Working in state capitals, these legislators are frequently called on to oppose restrictive legislation that seeks to prohibit vehicle modification. Many of these legislators have also proactively sought to preserve and protect the hobby by improving existing motor-vehicle statutes and creating new programs to safeguard and expand it. Approximately 400 state legislators from all 50 states are involved in the caucus. The following is a comprehensive list of current caucus members along with photographs of some with their treasured automobiles and trucks

State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus
		Montana State Senator John Brueggeman and his ’66 Pontiac LeMans.

Alabama Representative Mike Ball Representative Victor Gaston Representative H. Mac Gipson Representative Laura Hall Representative Johnny Morrow Representative William E. Thigpen Representative Randy Wood Alaska Senator Fred Dyson Representative David Guttenberg Arizona Senator Robert Burns Senator Ron Gould Senator Linda Lopez Representative Tom Boone Representative Jack Harper Representative David Bradley Representative Bill Konopnicki Representative Nancy McLain Representative Lynne Pancrazi Representative Jerry Weiers Arkansas Senator Denny Altes Senator Shane Broadway Senator Gene Jeffress Senator Johnny Key Representative Allen Kerr Representative Mark Martin Representative Barbara Nix		Montana Senator John Brueggeman Senator Jeff Essmann Representative Jill Cohenour Representative Gordon Hendrick Representative Bill Nooney Representative Wayne Stahl Nebraska Senator Colby Coash Senator Heath Mello Senator Jeremy Nordquist Nevada Senator Bob Coffin Senator David Parks Assemblymember Bernie Anderson Assemblymember Chad Christensen Assemblymember Moises (Mo) Denis Assemblymember Ellen Marie Koivisto Assemblymember Mark Manendo Assemblymember John Oceguera Assemblymember Lynn Stewart New Hampshire Representative Daniel Eaton Representative John Henson Representative Timothy Horrigan Representative Russell Ingram Representative Sherman Packard Representative Don Van Patten

Arkansas State Representative Allen Kerr beside a restored ‘39 FoRd Deluxe coupe.		New York Assemblymember and Caucus Chairperson Bill Reilich with his pair of Ford Thunderbirds.


California Assemblymember Kevin Jeffries (right), with his father Dean and his Mantaray car.		New York Assemblymember Ginny Fields is a regular at car shows with her ’54 Kaiser-Darrin.

California Senator Ron Calderon Senator Dave Cogdill Senator Jeff Denham Senator Dennis Hollingsworth Senator Bob Huff Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod Senator George Runner Assemblymember Joel Anderson Assemblymember Jim Beall Assemblymember Bill Emmerson Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes Assemblymember Ted Gaines Assemblymember Martin Garrick Assemblymember Kevin Jeffries Assemblymember Tony Mendoza Assemblymember Roger Niello Assemblymember Alberto Torrico Assemblymember Michael Villines Colorado Senator Ken Kester Representative Debbie Benefield Representative Larry Liston Representative Nancy Todd Representative Edward Vigil Connecticut Senator Scott Frantz Representative Penny Bacchiochi Representative Toni Walker Representative Zeke Zalaski Delaware Representative William Oberle Jr. Florida Representative Eddy Gonzalez Representative Bill Heller Representative Ed Hooper Representative Dave Murzin Representative Pat Patterson Georgia Senator Bill Heath Senator Chip Rogers Representative Bob Hanner Representative Calvin Hill Representative Mike Keown Representative Howard Mosby Representative Alan Powell Representative Nikki Randall Representative Bobby Reese Representative Tony Sellier Hawaii Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Representative Henry Aquino Representative Karen Awana Representative Jerry Chang Idaho Senator Jim Hammond Senator Mike Jorgenson Representative Marv Hagedorn Representative Bill Killen Representative Janice McGeachin Representative Rich Wills		New Jersey Assemblymember Gary Chiusano Assemblymember Upenda Chivukula Assemblymember Alison Littell McHose Assemblymember Charlotte Vandervalk New Mexico Senator Clinton Harden Representative Jose Campos Representative Nathan Cote Representative William “Bill” R. Rehm New York Senator Jeff Klein Senator Thomas Libous Assemblymember Jim Bacalles Assemblymember Greg Ball Assemblymember William Barclay Assemblymember Philip Boyle Assemblymember Daniel Burling Assemblymember Marc Butler Assemblymember Nancy Calhoun Assemblymember James Conte Assemblymember Clifford Crouch Assemblymember Janet Duprey Assemblymember Steve Englebright Assemblymember Joseph Errigo Assemblymember Ginny Fields Assemblymember Gary Finch Assemblymember Mike Fitzpatrick Assemblymember Dennis Gabryszak Assemblymember Joseph Giglio Assemblymember Steve Hawley Assemblymember Janele Hyer-Spencer Assemblymember Brian Kolb Assemblymember Peter Lopez Assemblymember Donna Lupardo Assemblymember David McDonough Assemblymember Marcus Molinaro Assemblymember Bob Oaks Assemblymember Thomas O’Mara Assemblymember Jack Quinn Assemblymember Andrew Raia Assemblymember Bill Reilich Assemblymember Joseph Saladino Assemblymember Teresa Sayward Assemblymember Mark Schroeder Assemblymember Dede Scozzafava Assemblymember James Tedisco Assemblymember David Townsend Jr. Assemblymember Rob Walker North Carolina Senator Julia Boseman Representative John Blust Representative Larry Brown Representative George Cleveland Representative Nelson Cole Representative Tricia Ann Cotham Representative William Current Representative Bill Faison Representative Phillip Frye Representative Bruce Goforth Representative Hugh Holliman Representative Julia Howard Representative Tim Moore Representative Wil Neumann Representative Mitchell Setzer Representative Fred Steen II Representative Laura Wiley Representative Arthur Williams

Kansas State Representative Bob Bethell with his ’66 Caprice.		Georgia State Representative Tony Sellier with his ’34 Ford V8 pickup.


Iowa State Representative Jim Lykam and his ’40 Ford sedan.		Ohio State Representative Kenny Yuko (right) with his brother John who restored their father's '31 Ford.

Illinois Representative Annazette Collins Representative Brandon Phelps Representative Robert Pritchard Representative Harry R. Ramey Representative Al Riley Representative Jim Sacia Indiana Senator Brandt Hershman Senator Travis Holdman Senator Dennis Kruse Senator Sue Landske Representative Bill Friend Representative Wes Culver Representative Tom Knollman Representative Nancy Michael Representative P. Eric Turner Iowa Senator Staci Appel Senator Jeff Danielson Senator Wally Horn Representative Dwayne Alons Representative Dave Deyoe Representative Cecil Dolecheck Representative Jim Lykam Representative Linda Upmeyer Kansas Senator Mike Petersen Senator Chris Steineger Representative Bob Bethell Representative Elaine Bowers Representative Doug Gatewood Representative Mario Goico Representative Carl Holmes Representative Deena Horst Representative Harold Lane Representative Judith Loganbill Representative Peggy Mast Representative Ray Merrick Representative Melvin Neufeld Representative Shirley Palmer Representative Michael Peterson Representative Don Schroeder Representative Joe Seiwert Representative Dale Swenson Representative Bill Wolf Kentucky Senator Tom Buford Senator Joey Pendleton Senator Dorsey Ridley Senator Robin Webb Representative Thomas Burch Representative Tim Couch Representative Ted Edmonds Representative Danny Ford Representative Keith Hall Representative Charlie Hoffman Representative Richard Henderson Representative Mary Lou Marzian Representative Reginald Meeks Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo Representative Don Pasley Representative Jody Richards Representative Tom Riner Representative Brent Yonts Louisiana Senator A.G. Crowe Senator Ben Nevers Senator Francis Thompson Senator Mike Walsworth Representative Jeffery Arnold Representative Damon Baldone Representative Girod Jackson III Representative John LaBruzzo Representative Anthony Ligi Representative Nickie Monica Representative M.J. Smiley Maine Senator Douglas Smith Representative Richard Cebra Representative Dale Crafts Representative Gary Knight Representative Everett McLeod Sr. Representative Ann Peoples Representative Michael Shaw Representative Linda Sanborn Representative Nancy Smith		North Dakota Senator Dick Dever Senator Tom Fischer Senator Judy Lee Representative Chuck Damschen Representative Jerry Kelsh Representative David Monson Representative Darrell Nottestad Representative Robin Weisz Representative Alon Wieland Ohio Representative Michael DeBose Representative Mark Schneider Representative Lynn Wachtmann Representative Kenny Yuko Oklahoma Senator Davie Myers Representative Wallace Collins Representative Scott Inman Representative Danny Morgan Oregon Representative Jeff Barker Representative Brian Clem Pennsylvania Senator Daylin Leach Senator J. Barry Stout Senator Michael Waugh Representative Scott Conklin Representative John Evans Representative Patrick Harkins Representative John Pallone Representative Tony Payton Jr. Representative Scott Perry Rhode Island Senator William Walaska Representative John J. Loughlin II South Carolina Senator Larry Martin Representative J. Gary Simrill South Dakota Senator Jim Hundstad Representative Thomas Brunner Representative Elaine M. Elliot Representative Richard Engels Representative Mark Kirkeby Tennessee Senator Tim Burchett Representative Vince Dean Representative JoAnne Favors Representative Craig Fitzhugh Representative Jim Hackworth Representative Sherry Jones Representative Gary Moore Representative John Tidwell Representative Joe Towns Representative Les Winningham Representative Eddie Yokley Texas Representative Garnet Coleman Representative Patricia Harless Representative Charlie Howard Representative Edmund Kuempel Representative Solomon Ortiz Jr. Representative Joe Pickett Representative Allen Vaught Utah Senator Gene Davis Senator Brent Goodfellow Senator Howard Stephenson Representative Ron Bigelow Representative Tim Cosgrove Representative Gage Froerer Representative Kevin Garn Representative Neal Hendrickson Representative Gregory Hughes Representative Fred Hunsaker Representative Curtis Oda Representative Patrick Painter Representative Stephen Sandstrom Representative Kenneth Sumsion Vermont Senator Kevin Mullin Representative Joseph Baker

Michigan State Representative Richard LeBlanc in his ’67 Amphicar.		Tennessee State Representative John Tidwell poses with a classic

Maryland Senator Barry Glassman Senator Katherine Klausmeier Delegate Don Dwyer Jr. Delegate Barbara Frush Delegate Cheryl Glenn Delegate Benjamin Kramer Delegate Warren Miller Delegate Wayne Norman Delegate Jay Walker Massachusetts Representative Fred Barrows Representative Robert Hargraves Michigan Senator Glenn Anderson Senator Nancy Cassis Senator Ron Jelinek Representative David Agema Representative Bill Caul Representative Douglas Geiss Representative Rick Jones Representative Richard LeBlanc Representative Chuck Moss Representative Tom Pearce Representative John Proos Representative Bettie Cook Scott Representative Joel Sheltrown Minnesota Senator Michael Jungbauer Senator David Tomassoni Representative Jim Abeler Representative Pat Garofalo Representative Steve Gottwalt Representative Rick Hansen Representative Melissa Hortman Representative Margaret Anderson Kelliher Representative Carol McFarlane Representative Ron Shimanski Mississippi Senator Hillman Frazier Representative Scott Delano Representative Ken Morgan Representative Dannie Reed Representative Walter Robinson Jr. Missouri Representative Joe Fallert Representative Gayle Kingery Representative Don Wells Representative Patricia Yaeger		Virginia Senator John Edwards Senator Emmett Hanger Senator L. Louise Lucas Delegate Morgan Griffith Delegate Daniel Marshall Delegate Mark L. Keam Delegate Sam Nixon Delegate Dave Nutter Delegate G. Glenn Oder Delegate Kenneth Plum Delegate Tom Rust Delegate Mark Sickles Delegate Ron A. Villanueva Delegate Onzlee Ware Washington Senator Mike Carrell Senator Jerome Delvin Senator Jim Honeyford Representative Mike Armstrong Representative Jan Angel Representative Tom Campbell Representative Cary Condotta Representative Bob Hasegawa Representative Ed Orcutt Representative Deb Wallace Representative Marcie Maxwell West Virginia Senator Dave Sypolt Delegate Robert Beach Delegate Ron Fragale Delegate Virginia Mahan Delegate Cliff Moore Delegate Thomas Mike Porter Delegate Harry Keith White Wisconsin Senator Mary Lazich Representative Steve Kestell Representative Phil Montgomery Representative John Nygren Wyoming Representative Stan Blake Representative Pat Childers Representative Mike Gilmore Representative Sue Wallis

Washington State Representative Marcie Maxwell with husband Steve and their '70 Dodge Challenger convertible.		Wyoming State Representative Mike Gilmore outside of his street-rod shop in Casper with a '34 coupe.