Insurance Commissioner. Updating our report from yesterday (scroll down three) of Gov.-elect Daniels' appointment of Harold Calloway as insurance commissioner is this expanded story today in the Indianapolis Star.
The Evansville Courier&Press headlines its story today "Daniels names Evansville businessman to head Indiana Insurance Department."
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story by Niki Kelly is headlined "Daniels appoints black insurance chief." Some quotes:
Republican Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels diversified his emerging administration Wednesday by appointing a black man as commissioner of the Department of Insurance – his first minority selection. * * *Excise Police. In addition, the Star reports today that:Except for Calloway, all Daniels’ announcements have involved white Hoosiers. Daniels had begun to take some heat on radio and in newspaper columns for the lack of diversity.
To be fair, though, Daniels’ white appointees so far have replaced only one black person currently working for Gov. Joe Kernan in a high-ranking position – the Indiana State Police superintendent.
On the other hand, five white women so far have lost their jobs to white men in the Daniels’ administration, including leaders of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Family and Social Services Administration and State Budget Agency.
Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels asked Indiana State Excise Police Superintendent Alex Huskey to continue serving in that role, and Huskey agreed.Posted by Marcia Oddi at December 30, 2004 09:01 AM"Alex was highly recommended to us from folks inside and outside state government," Daniels said. "He is committed to helping Hoosiers and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Indiana law enforcement."