Making a Monday morning post on the social media "X" site, Gov. Jim Justice said incoming Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune called him with his committee assignments.
As the junior senator from West Virginia, Justice said he will serve on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Aging Committee.
The long time coal company operator said in the post that he has "tremendous experience in the energy field, and like President-Elect Donald Trump, believes energy is the solution to so many of the critical issues facing the nation."
Justice also said in the post that the early years of his work life centered around agriculture and he looks forward to helping farmers and those associated with the forestry industry.
He said he has "tried to be a champion for the elderly, and has unlimited experience on small businesses and job creation."