Laird appears headed back to Sacramento
Former Democratic state Assemblyman John Laird, who lost last summer’s special state to Republican Sam Blakeslee, is expected to play a pivotal role in the new Senate electionJerry Brown administration. [Mercury News]
Laird, 60, who also served as mayor of Santa Cruz, is expected to be appointed Monday to serve as head of the state Natural Resources Agency, giving the well-known activist major oversight on issues relating to logging, fishing, farming, parks, and water policies.
A Brown spokesperson refused to comment on any possible appointments, saying nothing official would be announced until after the governor-elect is sworn in on Monday. However, the advocacy group Environment California announced that they have been told to expect Laird’s appointment.
Laird, currently teaching at UC Santa Cruz, earned a score of 100 percent from the California League of Conservation Voters, which called him “hands-down one of the best legislators California has had this decade.”
The new position pays $175,000 annually.
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