Former state Rep. Bill Daughtridge of Rocky Mount has been named interim chief of staff during the transition period for the House Republicans by incoming Speaker Thom Tillis. Daughtridge, a three-term lawmaker, and was the Republican nominee for state treasurer in 2008 losing to Democrat Janet Cowell.“Bill has already hit the ground running by participating in meetings with Speaker (Joe) Hackney and House majority leaders,” Tillis said in an email to GOP lawmakers.
Daughtridge is president of the Daughtridge Corp. of Rocky Mount, a family owned company started by his grandfather that delivers propane and fuel oil in Eastern North Carolina.He has a BA and and MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar.
Dodie Renfer has also been hired as director of member services for the House transition team. Renfer had served as political director for the state Republican Party the past 15 months.The new spokesman for the transition is Jordan Shaw, who had been communications director for the state Republican Party. He will handle “talking points on key issues” for GOP lawmakers as well as handling press inquires.
Shaw had previously worked three years for the Virginia state legislature, before moving to North Carolina in 2008.
Submitted by robchristensen on 2010-12-02 13:34
