Monday, April 4, 2011

Nepotism, Cronyism gets Builders Association’s VP Lobbyist’s Unqualified Son, a Job.

The other examples of nepotism and cronyism at least had candidates who had some experience, familiarity   with their jobs. Not this time. Governor Walker’s in your face political patronage shows a total lack of respect for the office and public.  
jsonline: He has landed an $81,500-per-year job in Gov. Scott Walker's administration overseeing environmental and regulatory matters and dozens of employees at the Department of Commerce. 
Just in his mid-20s, Brian Deschane has no college degree, very little management experience and two drunken-driving convictions. 
Even though Walker says the state is broke and public employees are overpaid, Deschane already has earned a promotion and a 26% pay raise in just two months with the state.
Here’s how Walker is making government as bad as he says it is:
How did Deschane score his plum assignment with the Walker team? It's all in the family. His father is Jerry Deschane, executive vice president and longtime lobbyist for the Madison-based Wisconsin Builders Association, which bet big on Walker … $29,000 to Walker and his running mate … making it one of the top five PAC donors … funneled more than $92,000 through its conduit to Walker's campaign over the past two years. Total donations: $121,652.
He didn’t even apply for the job.
Deschane's name does not appear on a list of job applicants with Walker's transition team, but the governor's office confirmed that Gilkes interviewed Deschane for a state job in December. The younger Deschane didn't respond to questions about his job.
State Rep. Brett Hulsey noted … collective bargaining changes converts … civil service positions to jobs appointed by the governor. "This is an example of the quality of candidates you're going to get," said Hulsey, owner of the consulting firm Better Environmental Services.
UPDATE: (April 5): jsonline: Also on Monday, several tipsters pointed out that Brian Deschane may have his own personal ties to powerful Walker supporters, according to his Facebook page.


He lists Matt Seaholmhead of the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity, as a friend. The group, which is funded largely by the billionaire Koch brothers, helped organize tea parties in Wisconsin and supportfor Walker.
He also lists the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce under his activities and interests. WMC continuesto back the first-term Republican governor.

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