Rep.-elect Andy Harris' staff features Ehrlich aides
Maryland's new congressman, Republican Andy Harris, has recycled aides to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to fill his top leadership positions. Harris, who defeated Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil to represent the Eastern Shore and parts of Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Harford counties, will be sworn in Jan. 5.
Harris, a former state senator and longtime ally of the state's only Republican governor in a generation, announced in a release today that he has selected Kevin Reigrut as his chief of staff, Dave Schwartz as his deputy chief/director of communications, Pat Daly as his district director and Ryan Nawrocki as his press secretary. All four worked with Ehrlich in previous years.
Harris' hiring decisions come as state-level Republicans appear to have turned the page on Ehrlich, selecting former state Sen. Alex Mooney over Ehrlich's 2010 running mate Mary Kane as the new state party leader.
Schwartz, a former Ehrlich fundraiser, was in the news this year in his role as lead Maryland tea partier, director of the state's Americans for Prosperity chapter. Nawrocki narrowly lost a Baltimore County Council seat this fall. Reigrut and Daly both served a turn as chief of staff for Harris when he was state senator.
Their bios, via Harris, are available after the jump.
Kevin Reigrut (Chief of Staff) - Reigrut previously served as Harris’ Chief of Staff in the Maryland State Senate and as Planning and Policy Development Manager in former Governor Bob Ehrlich’s Office of Homeland Security. Most recently, Reigrut served as an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton. A Maryland native residing in Pasadena with his wife and two daughters, Reigrut earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Maxwell School of Public Citizenship at Syracuse University.
Dave Schwartz (Deputy Chief of Staff/Director of Communications) – Schwartz, a former aide to Gov. Ehrlich, worked for the past 2 years as Maryland State Director of Americans for Prosperity - a grassroots, free-market organization. He is a lifelong Marylander and lives with his wife in Bel Air.
Pat Daly (District Director) – Daly, the most recent Chief of Staff to Harris in the Maryland State Senate, also served in the Ehrlich administration. He is a Maryland native and has a bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University.
Ryan Nawrocki (Press Secretary) – Nawrocki previously worked in the administration of former Gov. Ehrlich, and most recently served as a communications coordinator for Fortune 100 LifeBridge Health. Born and raised in Maryland, he received a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s (MD) College.
Comments
LOL Harris appoints the founder and administrator of Omalleywatch.com as his press secretary?? You couldn't write better comedy!
Posted by: George | December 29, 2010 12:44 PM
Harris hires someone with a DO NOT ABUSE order on his record.
Posted by: Anonymous | December 29, 2010 2:32 PM
Do they get health insurance? Do they get it right away?
Posted by: Frank Fletcher | December 29, 2010 2:37 PM
Andy Harris the anti-tea party candidate -just ought to enrich himself and all these patheric Ehrlichites.
Posted by: Anonymous | December 29, 2010 2:56 PM
Whine, whine, whine - the Dems can't stand to lose. Look around - most of the O'Malley appointees are recycled.
Posted by: Fran McCall | December 29, 2010 3:26 PM
Joe Steffen had a good piece about these lame-o picks on his blog under "Physician Heal Thyself"
Posted by: George | December 29, 2010 5:35 PM
I seriously doubt Americans for Prosperity is a "grass-roots" organization. It's most likely an astroturf group financed by corporate interests while disingenuously presenting itself as somehow and ridiculously populist.
Posted by: Eddie | December 30, 2010 6:52 AM
Next time Harris' mouthpiece meets with the press ask him about his omalleywatch website and leaks from Nancy Jacobs office via Bryan Shuy.
Posted by: Anonymous | December 30, 2010 9:13 AM
I hope that O'Malley corrects the biggest screwup under Parris The Great. The redistricting that put the 200 yd wide finger across the bay and into the middle of the third congressional district to put Ehrilch's Timonium house into the first congressional district so he couldn't run against Dutch, who I think would have beaten Ehrlich anyway head to head. Unfortunately, Harris lives in the same sliver of land so he got the benefit of this piece of Democratic trickery. Redistrict that out of the new map, make Harris move onto the shore (if he can find it) and lets vow not to do this type of crap again this time around when we redistrict because any short term political gain is always overshadowed by the long run havoc these decisions create.
Posted by: baltomorean | December 30, 2010 9:45 AM
I am glad to see that Harris is staffing up with Maryland folks instead of hiring Washington system-lackeys. It looks like a very competent team.
It is funny to see people attacking some of Harris' staff. Next they will attack his kids anonymously.
Posted by: James | December 30, 2010 10:43 AM
Interesting crew. No doubt all the unemployed lackeys are gonna rant about some younguns getting fancy DC hill jobs.
Im happy with the staff and I look forward with working with Dr. Harris, MD (suck it all you uneducated losers) and his distinguished staff. Too bad none of you could get hired anywhere. I suggest Burger King.
Posted by: Shoranda | January 5, 2011 9:45 AM
Interesting that he hired only men. I'm sure he thinks women are only fit for fetching coffee.
Posted by: Harris constituent | January 5, 2011 1:36 PM