Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Napolitano's big staff shakeup a sign that her bags are packed for DC?

Several of the highest level officials in Governor Janet Napolitano's inner circle are leaving their jobs, it was announced today. Let the speculation begin now that they are finding other jobs before Napolitano goes to work in the Obama Administration, and Republican Jan Brewer becomes Arizona's new Governor.

Chief of Staff Dennis Burke will work on various political campaigns, Deputy Chief of Staff for Finance and Budget George Cunningham will retire after a long career in state government, and Legislative Liaison and Deputy Chief of Staff Mike Haener will also move on, though the reason is not given. Jan Lesher, Director of the Department of Commerce, will become Napolitano's new Chief of Staff, and she will be replaced at Commerce by Marco Lopez, who 8 years ago, at age 22, was elected Mayor of Nogales.

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