Simulation Roles 2009*

Obama Administration

• President Barak Obama, Alex Smith
• Vice President Joe Biden, Liana Presser
• Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Steve Shortall
• Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, Ben Harris

Environment and Public Works Committee

Committee Chair

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Irene Farnsworth

Ranking Member

James M. Inhofe (R-OK)

Democrats (8)

• Harry Reid** (D-V), Sam Brown
• Thomas Carper (D-DE), James Rodiquez
• Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Alvina Amo-Adjei
• Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Katie Olderman
• Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Colin Mickle
• Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Youngki Lee
• Tom Udall (D-NM), Elisha Whitman

*Added for simulation

Republicans (7)

• George Voinovich (R-OH)
• David Vitter (R-LA)
• Arlen Specter (R-PA)
• Mike Crapo (R-ID)
• Christopher Bond (R-MO)
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Finance Committee

Committee Chair

Max Baucus (D-MT)

Ranking Member

Charles E. Grassley (R-IA)

Democrats (10)

• John Rockefeller (D-WV)
• Kent Conrad (D-ND)
• Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
• John Kerry (D-MA)
• Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
• Ron Wyden (D-OR)
• Charles Schumer (D-NY)
• Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Caroline Matthes
• Maria Cantwell (D-WA), David Torres

Republicans (8)

• Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
• Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)**
• Pat Roberts (R-KS)
• John Ensign (R-NV)
• John Cornyn (R-TX)

*Italicized Senators and all Adminstration members are Pitzer roles.
**Added for simulation