Senator McDougle Selected as Member of Governor-Elect McDonnell’s Transition Public Safety Work Group

Richmond, Virginia (December 9, 2009) Governor-elect McDonnell announced Senator Ryan T. McDougle (R-Hanover) will serve as a leading member of the Transition Public Safety Work Group.  The Governor-elect assembled this and several other work groups to analyze agencies and policies the Secretary of Public Safety will be responsible for in the new Administration.  On the Public Safety Work Group, Senator McDougle and his team members will serve as a liaison to the incumbent secretariat on behalf of the Governor-elect, conduct a review of administrative practices and polices within the agencies and evaluate and review and significant issues in order to provide a smooth transition between Administrations.  The Work Group will also identify opportunities to reduce the size and cost of state government. 

“I’m excited to serve as the Co-Chair of the Transition Policy Public Safety Work Group and to assist Governor-elect McDonnell as he prepares for his upcoming Administration.  With my background as a prosecutor and service on the Courts of Justice committees in both the House of Delegates and Senate, I look forward to working with my team members.  We will continue our work to make Virginia safe and to ensure our law enforcement and first responders have the support needed to do their jobs through the Commonwealth,” said Senator McDougle.

Governor-elect McDonnell’s Public Safety Plan was unveiled during his campaign and can be viewed online at http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/issues/public_safety. Any suggestions or ideas may be submitted directly to the Governor-elect’s Transition Office or to Senator McDougle at sentor@ryanmcdougle.com