diff --git a/mysticeti.nim b/mysticeti.nim
index 3316787..f5f5711 100644
--- a/mysticeti.nim
+++ b/mysticeti.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import ./mysticeti/validator
 
 export validator.Validator
+export validator.Committee
 export validator.ProposalStatus
 export validator.new
 export validator.identifier
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ export blocks.signer
 
 import ./mysticeti/signing
 
+export signing.Identity
+export signing.init
+export signing.identifier
 export signing.`$`
 
 import ./mysticeti/hashing
diff --git a/mysticeti/validator.nim b/mysticeti/validator.nim
index 30ab071..c697030 100644
--- a/mysticeti/validator.nim
+++ b/mysticeti/validator.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import ./blocks
 type
   Validator*[Signing, Hashing] = ref object
     identity: Identity[Signing]
+    committee: Committee[Signing]
     round: Round[Signing, Hashing]
+  Committee*[Signing] = ref object
+    stakes: Table[Identifier[Signing], Stake]
+  Stake = float64
   Round[Signing, Hashing] = ref object
     number: uint64
     previous: ?Round[Signing, Hashing]
@@ -19,10 +23,12 @@ type
     toSkip
     toCommit
 
-proc new*(T: type Validator): T =
-  let identity = Identity[T.Signing].init()
+func new*(T: type Validator; identity: Identity, committee: Committee): T =
   let round = Round[T.Signing, T.Hashing](number: 0)
-  T(identity: identity, round: round)
+  T(identity: identity, committee: committee, round: round)
+
+func new*(_: type Committee, stakes: openArray[(Identifier, Stake)]): auto =
+  Committee[Identifier.Signing](stakes: stakes.toTable)
 
 func new*(_: type Round, number: uint64, previous: Round): auto =
   Round(number: number, previous: some previous)
diff --git a/tests/testValidator.nim b/tests/testValidator.nim
index fe3be78..e718d38 100644
--- a/tests/testValidator.nim
+++ b/tests/testValidator.nim
@@ -7,55 +7,64 @@ import ./mocks
 suite "Validator":
 
   type Validator = mysticeti.Validator[MockSigning, MockHashing]
+  type Identity = mysticeti.Identity[MockSigning]
 
-  var validator: Validator
-  var validator2, validator3: Validator
+  var validator1, validator2, validator3, validator4: Validator
 
   setup:
-    validator = Validator.new()
-    validator2 = Validator.new()
-    validator3 = Validator.new()
+    let identity1, identity2, identity3, identity4 = Identity.init()
+    let committee = Committee.new({
+      identity1.identifier: 1/4,
+      identity2.identifier: 1/4,
+      identity3.identifier: 1/4,
+      identity4.identifier: 1/4
+    })
+    validator1 = Validator.new(identity1, committee)
+    validator2 = Validator.new(identity2, committee)
+    validator3 = Validator.new(identity3, committee)
+    validator4 = Validator.new(identity4, committee)
 
-  test "has a unique identifier":
-    check Validator.new().identifier != Validator.new().identifier
 
   test "starts at round 0":
-    check validator.round == 0
+    check validator1.round == 0
 
   test "can move to next round":
-    validator.nextRound()
-    check validator.round == 1
-    validator.nextRound()
-    validator.nextRound()
-    check validator.round == 3
+    validator1.nextRound()
+    check validator1.round == 1
+    validator1.nextRound()
+    validator1.nextRound()
+    check validator1.round == 3
 
   test "validators sign their proposals":
-    let proposal = validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
-    check proposal.blck.author == validator.identifier
-    check proposal.signer == validator.identifier
+    let proposal = validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    check proposal.blck.author == validator1.identifier
+    check proposal.signer == validator1.identifier
 
   test "validator cannot propose more than once in a round":
-    discard validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    discard validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
     expect AssertionDefect:
-      discard validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+      discard validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
 
   test "by default our own proposals are undecided":
-    let proposal = validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
-    check validator.status(proposal) == some ProposalStatus.undecided
+    let proposal = validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    check validator1.status(proposal) == some ProposalStatus.undecided
 
   test "by default received proposals are undecided":
     let proposal = validator2.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
-    validator.receive(proposal)
-    check validator.status(proposal) == some ProposalStatus.undecided
+    validator1.receive(proposal)
+    check validator1.status(proposal) == some ProposalStatus.undecided
 
   test "validator includes blocks from previous round as parents":
-    let proposal1 = validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    let proposal1 = validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
     let proposal2 = validator2.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
     let proposal3 = validator3.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
-    validator.receive(proposal2)
-    validator.receive(proposal3)
-    validator.nextRound()
-    let proposal4 = validator.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
-    check proposal1.blck.blockHash in proposal4.blck.parents
-    check proposal2.blck.blockHash in proposal4.blck.parents
-    check proposal3.blck.blockHash in proposal4.blck.parents
+    let proposal4 = validator4.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    validator1.receive(proposal2)
+    validator1.receive(proposal3)
+    validator1.receive(proposal4)
+    validator1.nextRound()
+    let proposal5 = validator1.propose(seq[Transaction].example)
+    check proposal1.blck.blockHash in proposal5.blck.parents
+    check proposal2.blck.blockHash in proposal5.blck.parents
+    check proposal3.blck.blockHash in proposal5.blck.parents
+    check proposal4.blck.blockHash in proposal5.blck.parents