Former Hawaii governor to be state’s COO
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Sun-Times…
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday announced that former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle will join his administration.
In remarks at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, Rauner said Lindle will come on board in what appears to be the newly created position of chief operating officer.
Before he was chief of staff, Jack Lavin was chief operating officer. So, this isn’t a new title, but we’ll see what Rauner’s job concept entails.
* In other appointment news…
Springfield Ward 6 Ald. Cory Jobe is transitioning into a new state job.
He was deputy chief of staff to late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka and has retained that position under new Comptroller Leslie Munger. But after the spring legislative session, he will be full time in a new job as the state’s director of tourism, said Lance Trover, spokesman for Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Trover said Wednesday that Jobe will split time between being director of tourism and working for the comptroller until the session ends. The target date for completion of the session is May 31.
“While transitioning, he will remain on the comptroller’s payroll,” Trover said, adding that he did not believe the tourism salary for Jobe has been set.
Jobe has focused on tourism in the city council and is well-versed on the topic.
- South of Sherman - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:02 pm:
I think her name is Linda Lingle.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:05 pm:
The mass migration has already been reversed. Rauner has people from Hawaii moving here!
- Norseman - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:06 pm:
You might question the judgment of someone who moves from Hawaii to Illinois. (s/)
- The Captain - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:16 pm:
Cory Jobe is well liked, hope he does well. Good luck.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:26 pm:
Good choice.
- Demoralized - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:28 pm:
Don’t you keep the title of Governor as an honorary title even after you leave office? Are people going to be calling her Governor Lingle?
That was mostly snark . . .
- A guy - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:48 pm:
Demo, you may call her “Ma’am” or Madam.
- Amalia - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 2:53 pm:
call her Linda.
- furlough - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:03 pm:
http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1982331,00.html She shook things up in Hawaii! Furlough Fridays for teachers and public employees.
- walker - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:05 pm:
Where or where are the business experts in restructuring and finance that Rauner promised? Only one on staff so far. This would have been an opportunity for a non-governmental perspective. Not that we should have only those, but a couple besides Rauner might be helpful
If he doesn’t go entirely that way for DCEO he’ll have really blown an opportunity. Maybe no one really that good in the private sector will take such a big cut in pay.
- Publius - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:07 pm:
The last Hawaian we got didn’t work out so well….no, wait he was a Kenyan, I guess.
- Former Hawaiian Resident - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:07 pm:
She was my governor for about a year in Hawaii before I moved back to Chicago. She’s very moderate, she ran the state perfectly fine, and by all accounts, she’s a nice person. I think she’ll do a decent job, even if I was never going to vote for her.
Also, Illinois has a lot of great things Hawaii doesn’t - including seasons!
- too obvious - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:25 pm:
So the guy who said career politicians were the problem is now importing a career politician from another state.
Just like now we find out his “blind trust” is neither blind, nor even a trust. Words mean nothing to this guy.
- Senator Clay Davis - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:30 pm:
The LGBT groups aren’t going to like Lingle’s appointment. She vetoed marriage equality and non-discrimination for transgender people:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/08/23/717041/better-know-an-anti-lgbt-senate-candidate-former-gov-linda-lingle-r-hi/
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 3:31 pm:
>Also, Illinois has a lot of great things Hawaii doesn’t - including seasons!
^^That’s right where you blew your credibility.
- Precinct Captain - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 4:25 pm:
Furlough Fridays for schools is something we are supposed to be proud of in a Rauner’s pick? This is irresponsible and ridiculous.
- foster brooks - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 9:17 pm:
hawaii over illinois? shes nuts
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 22, 15 @ 10:39 pm:
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/10759032/three-of-four-labor-unions-to-meet-with-lingle
- Wumpus - Friday, Jan 23, 15 @ 9:06 am:
Hawaii warns their visitors about crime (signs everywhere). Illinois doesn’t, maybe she was fooled.