Governor-elect Rob Sand has named former Iowa Republican Party chairman Mike Mahaffey and state Representative Brian Lohse (LOH-see) as leaders of his transition team. Lohse recently switched his party registration from Republican to independent after losing his bid for re-election in the June Primary. Lohse and Mahaffey, both attorneys, join two Iowa Democrats on Sand’s transition team. Sand says he’s aiming for tri-partisanship.
Sand says he met Mahaffey during a trial years ago and he’s known Lohse for several years.
Sand says the transition team is working under a tight timeline for making staffing decisions as well as policy proposals to present legislators in January.
