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Ark Gov-Elect Sanders Makes First Cabinet Post Announcement

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GOV SANDERS 1St CABINET PICK-  Governor-elect Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas has announced her first cabinet member. During a media event Monday – she said her intention is to nominate Mike Hagar to serve as Secretary of Public Safety.

“He will do a phenomenal job leading not only as Secretary of Public Safety but also as Colonel of the Arkansas State Police, one of the most important functions we have as a state,” Sanders said.

Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces her intention to nominate Mike Hager for secretary of public safety.
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Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces her intention to nominate Mike Hager for secretary of public safety.

Hagar is Troop A Captain for the Arkansas State Police where he’s worked for more than 26 years, his appointment would also include being promoted to Colonel. Sanders’ nomination will be official after she is sworn in as Governor in January. In the meantime the Governor-elect has been putting her office team together in preparation for her term.

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.