Ruggerio chief of staff leaving for job with Cox Communications Published Thu Feb 11 2021 02:03:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis
Stephen Iannazzi, a longtime Statehouse staffer who most recently served as chief of staff to Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, is leaving to take a job as Northeast director of government affairs for Cox Communications.
Iannazzi’s departure is one of a series of staff changes announced by the Senate.
Jake Bissaillon, currently legal counsel to Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey, will succeed Iannazzi as Ruggerio’s chief of staff; Nicole M. Verdi is poised to succeed the retiring Richard G. Sahagian as the Senate’s chief legal counsel.