Brad White (Mississippi)
Brad White is a former chief of staff for the gubernatorial administration of Tate Reeves (R).[1] He left this position to become the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, effective July 1, 2021.[2][3]
Education
White received a B.S. in business management from Belhaven University.[4]
Career
Prior to joining Reeves' gubernatorial administration, White served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). He has also served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. White previously worked as the chief of staff for the Mississippi Department of Audit and served as chairman of the Republican Party of Mississippi from 2008 to 2011.[5]
Tate Reeves chief of staff
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Immediately following his election as governor of Mississippi in November 2019, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that White would lead his transition team.[5] Once Reeves assumed office in January 2020, White became his chief of staff.[1] He resigned to become the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation in 2021.[2]
Chief of staff
- See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff
In 2020, Ballotpedia identified Brad White (Mississippi) as a gubernatorial chief of staff. A chief of staff is the lead staff member of an administration and is responsible for implementing the governor's agenda.
The role is both a managerial and advisory position, although specific duties vary by each administration. The chief of staff typically has the following responsibilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA):[6]
- Control access to the governor and manage the governor's calendar;
- Monitor the flow of information to the governor on policy issues;
- Oversee gubernatorial Cabinet and staff; and
- Manage and communicate the governor's policy agenda to the state legislature and the public.
In terms of policymaking, the NGA notes that a chief of staff is responsible for bringing policy and communications together: "The chief is responsible for overseeing the development of the governor’s policy agenda. The policy director or advisor is typically responsible for shaping the general concepts and specific details of the agenda with input from the communications director, policy staff, and cabinet members. The chief often must take charge and bring the pieces together coherently."[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Governors Association, "Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves," accessed October 4, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AP News, "Mississippi governor’s chief of staff to lead MDOT," June 2, 2021
- ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation, "Brad White," accessed July 19, 2021
- ↑ MSTop50, "Brad White, Chief of Staff to Senator Cochran," accessed July 16, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Y'all Politics, "Governor-Elect Tate Reeves Announces Brad White to Lead Transition Team," November 7, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 National Governors Association, "The Many Roles of the Governor’s Chief of Staff," accessed April 20, 2021
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