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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Experience with natural gas will be a plus
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House Speaker Glenn Richardson has hired a veteran of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s shop to be his new chief of staff.
Chris Cummiskey, an Atlanta native who currently is Isakson’s state director, has been tapped to replace Jay Walker, who resigned recently to go into private business. Cummiskey also served as political director for Isakson’s Senate campaign.
It’s possible to read too much into these things, but this hire is being read by some as a signal Richardson and House Republicans – perhaps looking around at what happened in other states this year – could be looking for a way to take a more moderate, middle-of-the-road tack. We’ll know for sure if Richardson starts showing up in a tweedy sport coat like those Isakson used to wear when he was in the legislature.
“Chris is honest, direct and a hard worker, and I have no doubt he will be respected by both sides of the aisle,” Richarson said in a release.
For whatever else it may signal, Cummiskey put in about nine years in the energy bidness before going to work for Isakson. He was an energy trader for Mirant Corp., Mieco Inc., and R.W.E. Energy.
