Posted on 12/13/2006 2:49:09 PM PST by NormsRevenge
As Governor Schwarzenegger prepares for a second term in office, he's bringing in a few new faces and shuffling some of the current folks to new positions.
Dan Dunmoyer becomes the governor's new Cabinet Secretary, the main liaison between Schwarzenegger's inner circle and the myriad of state agencies. Dunmoyer, who has been on the governor's staff for the past year, is best known in Capitol circles as the former head of the Personal Insurance Federation of California-- the lobbying association of the "property-casualty" insurance industry. Dunmoyer becomes Governor Schwarzenegger's fourth Cabinet secretary in the past three years.
Meantime, the governor's new #1 liaison with the Legislature is Chris Kahn. Kahn moves into the job of Legislative Secretary after spending the last seven years as a Capitol lobbyist. The bio for Kahn on the website of his now former employer touts his focus on lobbying for local government issues. His (ex) lobbying firm's clients include PG&E, Verizon, and the CSU system. Some will also notice that Kahn's former firm represents Blue Cross of California, a player with a vested interest in the governor's 2007 focus on health care reform. Kahn also served on the legislative affairs team of former Governor Pete Wilson.
Other staffing changes reflect more of a shuffling, with former chief deputy legislative Cynthia Bryant moving to director of the governor's Office of Planning & Research, and current OPR director Sean Walsh moving back into the Capitol as a senior advisor to Schwarzenegger.
Also of note is an additional job title for Daniel Zingale, the chief of staff to First Lady Maria Shriver.
Zingale is a former Cabinet Secretary to Governor Gray Davis and also once led Davis' Department of Managed Health Care. He now will also be a "senior advisor" to Schwarzenegger, probably reflecting the large amount of work he's doing on the governor's health care reform agenda.
Meanwhile, Zingale is getting another Democratic co-worker inside the inner circle, as the governor has tapped Ross LaJeunesse to be his deputy chief of staff.
LaJeunesse's most recent gig had been as chief of staff to Controller Steve Westly, but he also used to lead the staff of Schwarzenegger's chief of staff Susan Kennedy, when Kennedy served on the Public Utilities Commission.
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LaJeunesse's most recent gig had been as chief of staff to Controller Steve Westly, but he also used to lead the staff of Schwarzenegger's chief of staff Susan Kennedy, when Kennedy served on the Public Utilities Commission.
Ross LaJeunesse.... another openly gay Democrat... and a former top aide to Uncle Teddy (Senator Edward Kennedy).
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