Last week Governor Schwarzenegger announced ten appointments. Again, here we list the appointments, grouped by partisan registration, using the basic guideline that voluntary association of an individual to a political party gives some indicator of their basic ideological and philosophical leanings.
Of special note among the Democrats is Joe Nunez, an appointee of recalled Governor Gray Davis to the State Board of Education. The Governor has re-nominated Nunez to this post. Hold on to your seat for this: Nunez is not only the chief political and legislative person for the California Teachers Assocation union, but is also the Chairman of the Alliance for a Better California, the union-umbrulla group that has and continues to pound Governor Schwarzenegger. I can’t figure out this appointment???
THE REPUBLICANS
- Cary Nosler, 61, of Carmichael, has been appointed to the Acupuncture Board. He has served as host of The Wide World of Health on KSTE-AM since 1994.
- H.P. "Sandy" Purdon, 63, of San Diego, has been appointed to the Boating and Waterways Commission. He has been a member of the commission since 2005. He has served as the president of H.P. Purdon & Company, a management firm handling San Diego tidelands marinas since 1977.
- Warren Rupf, 62, of Martinez, has been appointed to the Boating and Waterways Commission. He has been a member of the board since 1997. Rupf has served as the sheriff-coroner of Contra Costa County since his appointment in 1992.
- Gary Rynearson, 52, of Arcata, has been appointed to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. He has been a member of the board since 2000. Rynearson has served as the manager of forest policy and sustainability for Green Diamond Resources Company since 2005 and an instructor for the Forestry and Watershed Management Department at California State University, Humboldt since 2000.
- Dan Skopec, 34, of Folsom, has been appointed undersecretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. He has served as deputy cabinet secretary in the Office of the Governor since 2003.
THE DEMOCRATS
- Adam Burke, 51, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the Acupuncture Board. He currently serves as associate professor in health education and co-director of the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies at California State University, San Francisco.
- Stan Dixon, 67, of Ferndale, has been appointed to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. He has been a member of the board since 1999 and chairman since 2002. Dixon was previously a member of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 2001 and served as chairman in 1992, 1995 and 1999.
- James Kellogg, 62, of Discovery Bay, has been appointed to the Fish and Game Commission. He has been a member of the commission since 2002 and is currently president. Kellogg has been associated with the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry for over 40 years and currently serves as an international representative.
- Robert Nagata, 60, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Boating and Waterways Commission. He has served as a member of the commission since 1999. Nagata has been of counsel with the law firm of Lab and Kawakami since 1998.
- Joe Nuñez, 53, of Stockton, has been appointed to the State Board of Education. He has been a member of the board since 2001. Nuñez has served as associate executive director of governmental affairs for the California Teachers Association since 2004.
You can read more about these appointments here.