Calif. Governor Picks Insurance Industry Lobbyist for Deputy Chief of Staff

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has chosen an insurance industry lobbyist to be his deputy chief of staff and senior advisor for policy development, a new position.Starting at the new year, Dan Dunmoyer will leave his post as president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California.

In his new position, Dunmoyer, a Republican, will serve under Susan Kennedy, a Democrat who Schwarzenegger recently named his new chief of staff. Before joining the insurance federation in 1989, Dunmoyer worked for the Assembly Republican Caucus, where he developed legislative and public policy strategies.