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Holly Lusk
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| Holly Lusk | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Role: | Former chief of staff |
| Location: | Augusta, Maine |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •University of Pennsylvania •University of Maine School of Law |
| Prior Experience | |
| Chief of staff, Paul LePage gubernatorial administration, 2018-2019 | |
Holly Lusk is a Republican political advisor in Maine. She is the former chief of staff to Maine Governor Paul LePage (R). Prior to being named chief of staff, Lusk served in LePage's administration as his deputy chief of staff and senior advisor for health policy.[1][2]
Career
Education and early career
Lusk earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001 and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 2005. After completing law school, she joined the Preti Flaherty law firm in Portland, Maine, as a trial attorney specializing in medical malpractice, licensing, and liability.[3]
In 2013, Lusk transitioned to the role of senior health policy advisor to Maine Governor Paul LePage (R). She returned to the Preti Flaherty law firm in 2015 as an attorney and lobbyist. She then rejoined LePage's administration as his deputy chief of staff in November 2017.[1][3]
Paul LePage chief of staff
In January 2018, LePage announced that Lusk would serve as chief of staff in his gubernatorial administration. She succeeded John McGough, who resigned in order to accept a position with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.[2][3]
Chief of staff
- See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff
In 2018, Ballotpedia identified Holly Lusk 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):[4]
- 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."[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maine.gov, "Governor LePage Names Holly Lusk Deputy Chief of Staff," November 28, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press Herald, "Longtime LePage chief of staff departs for federal job in Washington," January 8, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Holly Lusk," accessed January 19, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Governors Association, "The Many Roles of the Governor’s Chief of Staff," accessed April 20, 2021
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