Luzerne County and Northeast Pennsylvania will have some clout in Harrisburg this legislative session as several legislators have been named to chair committees. Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, of Lehman Twp., will once again serve as the majority chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her colleague, Sen. John Yudichak, I-14, of Swoyersville, will be the majority chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee. State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-121, of Wilkes-Barre, will continue as Democratic chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs. State Rep. Michael Carroll, D-118, of Avoca, will remain as Democratic chair of the House Transportation Committee.