Morrisey Announces Initial Gov. Administration Positions

On Thursday, Attorney General and Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey announced 10 members of his incoming administration’s executive team and five cabinet heads.

Morrissey named the officials in a press release:

Executive Team

• Tom McCaffery, Chief of Staff
• Douglas P. Buffington II, Senior Advisor
• A. Todd Johnston, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chair of Energy, Infrastructure, and Competitiveness Council
• Sean M. Whelan, General Counsel
• Curtis R. A. Capehart, Director of Policy
• Marissa Findlay, Director of Operations
• John L. Findlay, Director of Intergovernmental and Political Affairs
• Mike McKown, Director of Budget
• Crescent Gallagher, Press Secretary
• Katie Franklin, Deputy General Counsel

Cabinet

• Sen. Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, Secretary of Revenue
• Del. Eric Householder, R-Berkeley, Secretary of Administration
• Alex Mayer, Secretary of Human Services
• Harold Ward, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection
• The Honorable Dianna Graves, Commissioner of Bureau of Senior Services

“Everyone here reflects an important goal of the administration,” Morrisey said at a press conference in the Attorney General’s library this morning.

Morrisey’s inauguration will be Jan. 13.