By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 1:15 AM
After weeks of speculation about who the new President of the Board of Aldermen would select as his Chief of Staff, Pub Def can report that Lewis Reed has tapped Thomas Shepard to lead his office. Labels: Board_of_Aldermen
Shepard, a certified public accountant and principal of the firm Thomas Shepard & Associates, had previously served as Reed's campaign treasurer.
Pub Def can now also report that Antonio French will serve as Reed's political director.
Reed and the new members of the Board will be sworn this morning at City Hall. Check back later today for video.
7 Comments:
Congratulations Antonio.
I will still be able to enjoy reading and commenting on PubDef I hope.
4/17/2007 6:44 AM
Hey Antonio -
Congratulations and best wishes on the new position. Your need to work politically for the City is to be applauded and I know it will keep you extremely busy. Still, I worry about what this means for pubdef. Your website does a great service for our community, and I hope you can still find a way, (and the time), to make it productive and valuable.
Best wishes.
4/17/2007 11:53 AM
Thanks, everyone. Don't worry, PubDef isn't going anywhere.
4/17/2007 8:06 PM
I think you have a great perspective to add to the St. Louis political conversation as a paid staff member, and appreciate your move to the "inside" track. I am curious how you will avoid the appearance of conflict between PubDef and the job working for Reed.
I think PubDef did lose some measure of credibility as a news source during the Board race, even though you were quite clear about your involvement with the Reed campaign. While PubDef has always had a certain amount of personal commentary, I see a difference between paid consulting and an individual's opinion. How will you draw the line between "reporting" on the Board of Aldermen for PubDef and preserving your job as Political Director?
4/18/2007 11:26 AM
I am not real clear on what this was all about.
Pub Def Changes
By Antonio D. French
Filed Friday, April 06, 2007 at 8:45 AM
Since PubDef.net started 18 months ago, it has basically been a one man operation. The facts you read are as I know them to be true. The opinions expressed here have been my own.
But starting next week, the reports, opinions and views of a few new contributors will be added to the mix.
Also---and please do not take this as a criticism---I detect a different perspective on Antonio's part regarding the school takeover. I have considered the possibility that it is my imagination, that it is because he has examined things more closely and is seeing it differently, and that it is just plain weariness with the subject, and a feeling that it is time to move on toward more significant things.
4/18/2007 1:13 PM
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4/18/2007 3:17 PM
Good luck with the new position ADF.
What about the talented Mr. Roundtree getting the Special assistant spot? Is that a rumor or is Double R moving on into our City Hall?
4/18/2007 4:28 PM
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