8.13.07Hoch's husband appointed to top board post
By Shane Goldmacher - Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed the husband of legal affairs secretary Andrea Hoch to a post on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board last Thursday.
Hoch's husband Stephen Egan, who has served as a deputy attorney general for the California Attorney General's Office since 1974, is a Republican. His position on the board, which meets monthly, pays $123,897.
The appeals board, which grants or denies unemployment insurance benefits on appeal, has long been a desired political appointment.
Earlier this year, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata appointed former colleague Sen. Liz Figueroa, and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez appointed former Assemblywoman Cindy Montañez to the board.
Other current members include Terri Carbaugh, former press secretary to Maria Shriver, and Fred Aguiar, Schwarzenegger's former cabinet secretary. There is one holdover appointment from Gov. Gray Davis, who gave Ann Richardson, his chief deputy legislative secretary, a seat on the board.
Last week, Schwarzenegger also named Richard Rice, formerly undersecretary at the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, as chair of the board.
By Shane Goldmacher - Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed the husband of legal affairs secretary Andrea Hoch to a post on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board last Thursday.
Hoch's husband Stephen Egan, who has served as a deputy attorney general for the California Attorney General's Office since 1974, is a Republican. His position on the board, which meets monthly, pays $123,897.
The appeals board, which grants or denies unemployment insurance benefits on appeal, has long been a desired political appointment.
Earlier this year, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata appointed former colleague Sen. Liz Figueroa, and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez appointed former Assemblywoman Cindy Montañez to the board.
Other current members include Terri Carbaugh, former press secretary to Maria Shriver, and Fred Aguiar, Schwarzenegger's former cabinet secretary. There is one holdover appointment from Gov. Gray Davis, who gave Ann Richardson, his chief deputy legislative secretary, a seat on the board.
Last week, Schwarzenegger also named Richard Rice, formerly undersecretary at the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, as chair of the board.
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