Delayed Change
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
Mary Mendel left the staff of the State Senate today becoming the most recent of the Bob Garton loyalists to depart.
As Secretary of the Senate she held on longer than most after the 2006 defeat of the then-longtime Senate President Pro Tem. Her departure coincides with an effort by new Senate Leader David Long to create a more open administration.
Reporters fatigued by Mendel’s attempts to shut down the Senate information flow on occasion literally danced in the halls today.
Tags: Bob Garton, David Long, Mary Mendel
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
[...] By Doug Long time secretary of the Senate and Bob Garton loyalist, Mary Mendel apparently resigned. Jim Shella reports: Her departure coincides with an effort by new Senate Leader David Long to [...]