Wayne Struble

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Wayne Struble
Basic facts
Organization:	John Kasich gubernatorial administration
Role:	Chief of staff
Location:	Columbus, Ohio
Affiliation:	Republican
Education:	•University of Notre Dame •University of Missouri at St. Louis

Wayne Struble is a Republican political advisor in the state of Ohio.

Career

Struble's early career in politics was in the U.S. House, where he served as a policy advisor to Kasich when he was chair of the House Budget Committee. Struble was also the staff director of that committee during Kasich's time as chair.

After Kasich left the House, Struble worked as chief of staff for Reps. David Hobson (R-Ohio) and Steve Austria (R-Ohio).

John Kasich gubernatorial administration

Policy director

In 2011, after being elected as governor of Ohio, Kasich named Struble the policy director in his administration. During his time as policy director, Struble was involved in crafting what was called the Youngstown Plan, legislation that allowed for a chief executive to take over management of underperforming school districts in the state.

Chief of staff

In July 2015, Struble took over as Kasich's chief of staff when Beth Hansen left the position to become campaign manager for Kasich's presidential campaign.

Chief of staff

See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff

In 2017, Ballotpedia identified Wayne Struble 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 administration. The chief of staff typically has the following responsibilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA):

• 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."

See also

• John Kasich