Raimondo loses top adviser, hires another
By: The Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is losing one of her closest advisers and hiring a new top aide from the Obama administration.
The Democratic governor’s office said Friday that Matt Bucci is stepping down at the end of January to take a job with Los Angeles-based global infrastructure firm AECOM.
Bucci has been a special adviser to Raimondo and directs the governor’s office.
He will remain in Rhode Island, working on the California company’s growth and strategy division.
AECOM has a Rhode Island presence and has done business with the state.
Raimondo also says she’s hiring a new senior adviser, Jon Romano, who begins next month.
Romano is currently a senior adviser to outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. His salary will be just over $155,000.
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