Earlier this week Ed wrote about the new state job Cindy Archer, a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker, was just hired for, but while Ed noted the 31% pay increase Archer received over her predecessor, what wasn’t known at the time is that Archer was hired for her new position in Gov. Walker’s administration without actually applying for the job.
Cindy Archer, the longtime aide to Gov. Scott Walker who landed a new state job and a hefty raise, wasn’t a finalist for the job. In fact, she never even applied.
Even so, Archer was named the State Public Defender Board’s new chief information officer in September. She makes $113,459 per year, 31 percent more than her predecessor.
Board officials defended the hiring Thursday, telling the Wisconsin State Journal she was uniquely qualified for the position and was being compensated fairly.
THIS is what we’ve gotten under Scott Walker – rank and blatant political patronage.
Political patronage or hush money? Some have floated the idea that the release of the John Doe II court documents might have increased Ms. archer’s value in some circles. There may be some merit to that notion.
The stench from the circumstances surrounding this appointment is sickening.
These sleezebags aren’t even pretending to be legit anymore. It will be interesting to see how the Walker-supporters spin this one.
You think these guys have seen some polling data showing that they need to park these hacks in some key positions, so it becomes harder to correct Walker’s screwups if he and the WisGOPs get kicked out? Sure seems like it.
As for Archer, she was the one who welcomed Kelly Rindfleisch to the “inner circle” in Milwaukee. And apparently being in that circle has its advantages.
If we had Dems in power, there’s be a hearing to look into shadiness like this. Funny how that’s not happening with the Fitz/Vos boys calling the shots.