A new nonpartisan board created to restore public confidence in government chose to fill its top staff position with the current head of an agency that will be eliminated under the reorganization.
Kevin Kennedy, director of the state Elections Board, was chosen Monday to serve as the new Government Accountability Board’s legal director. As such, Kennedy will be the top staff member overseeing the agency that is replacing the Elections and Ethics boards.
The Legislature created the new nonpartisan board of six retired judges to investigate public corruption and enforce laws involving campaign finance, elections, ethics and lobbying.