After the Election: Bev Perdue
Governor-elect Bev Perdue isn’t wasting any time in setting up her new administration.
She appointed a transition team made up of three men with plentiful experience in state government: Zach Ambrose, Norris Tolson and Don Hobart. Ambrose was Perdue’s campaign manager in her run for governor and previously served as her chief of staff for her as lieutenant governor. Tolson has been secretary of the state departments of commerce, of transportation, and most recently, of revenue. Hobart is currently Perdue’s chief of staff and previously worked as legal counsel to Mike Easley when Easley was attorney general.
In addition to helping lead her transition efforts, Ambrose will also serve as Perdue’s chief of staff when Perdue becomes governor. That’s the first staff appointment Perdue has announced, but in coming weeks, she will likely begin to fill her cabinet. Under the Dome is doing some excellent job at the cabinet-guessing game here and here.
Perdue’s inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 10. She has also set up an “online suggestion box” here for citizens to submit comments and recommendations.
