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Governor~t Walker Names Kerth Gilkes Chief of staff
Date: November 30, 2.:io~1IO.91:2ii8i1:35.iiAIMIliCiiS.i To:RandaIHopper<~ Subject: F\,V: Media Advisory: Governor-Elect
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From: werwie, Cullen J - GOT [mailto:Cul!en.Werv"ie@wisconsin.gov] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:29 AM To: Wer,l/ie, Cullen J - GOT Subject: f"iedia Advisory: Govemor-Elect walker Names Keith Gilkes Chief of Staff
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Madison-Today the transition as Walker's Chief of Staff.
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"Keith did an outstanding job building a team in every corner of Wisconsin," said Walker. "He is a trusted advisor and his background in state government will assist my administration in developing the policies needed to create an environment for 250,000 new jobs in our state" "I'm honored to serve in the administration as well as help Governor-elect Walker accomplish the goals laid out during the campaign," said GHkes. "Scott Wa!ksn"ii\l help set a new course forVVisconsin state government and I look forward to assisting him as he builds a team to get Wisconsin back to work."
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Keith Gilkes has served as Walker's campaign manager since April 2009, successfully in all 72 counties that resulted in an electoral victory on November z=.
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I Before joining
the ~alker campaign, Gilkes ran the statewide efforts of the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate which c~ordmates resources for all ?ta.. e S.ena~e Republican campaigns, and has previously worked t for the VVisconsln State Legislature as a policy advisor In the State Senate. He is a native of Prairie du Chien and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.