Hogan names Brinkley as budget chief – by Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun January 15, 2015

Hogan names ex-GOP Senate leader as budget chief – by Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun January 15, 2015

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Hogan announced the appointment of former Senate Minority Leader David R. Brinkley, long recognized as a leading Republican specialist on fiscal matters, to head the Department of Budget and Management. The person who fills that role typically takes on the job of chief explainer of the details of the governor's budget.

Brinkley, 55, served eight years in the House of Delegates and 12 in the Senate before he was defeated in the GOP primary last year by a challenger who said he was too accommodating with Gov. Martin O'Malley and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, both Democrats.

Hogan said he didn't clear Brinkley's appointment with that intraparty rival, now-Sen. Michael J. Hough, but didn't expect any problems with the Republican caucus.

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Hogan names Brinkley as budget chief – by Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun January 15, 2015

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