Las Vegas NowGovernor Gibbons' Chief of Staff Quits
Josh Hicks, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons' chief of staff, says he's quitting after 2 1/2 years as a senior staffer to the Republican governor, who plans to seek re-election despite a tumultuous first term.
Hicks, an attorney who served as Gibbons' general counsel and deputy chief of staff prior to being named staff chief a year ago, says, "It's time to move on, spend more time with my family and seek out some new opportunities."
Hicks, who adds that it was "a tremendous honor" to have worked for Gibbons, will be replaced on an acting basis by Gibbons' deputy staff chief, Mendy Elliott. His last day in the office will be June 26.
Hicks moved into the chief of staff position as part of a mid-2008 shakeup by Gibbons, who was facing an abysmal approval rating of about 21-percent as a result of personal scandals, troubled appointments and gaffes since taking office. There has been only slight improvement in Gibbons' ratings, now at about 25-percent.
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