JEFF Bingaman Senator Creating jobs through clean en. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) is chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over national energy policy and the public lands of the nation. He also serves on the Senate Finance Committee; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and is a senior member of the Joint Economic Committee. First elected to the Senate in 1982, Bingaman was reelected to a fifth term in 2006. In this exclusive interview with ACEC, he addresses clean energy initiatives, the impact of stimulus funding on energy policy and the critical need for engineering in developing infrastructure and new technology. S 8 ENGINEERING INC. SEptEmbER / oCtobER 2009 > Gary Landsman