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Head-scratcher bill on Racing Commission director
RACING COMMISSION BILL: Sen. Jane English (left) and Jan Bartlett testify.
In a Senate committee last week,
Sen. Jane English failed to muster sufficient votes for approval of her SB 596 to allow the
director of Finance and Administration, currently Larry Walther, to
appoint the director of the state Racing Commission, a division of DFA.
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The Racing Commission director, John “Smokey” Campbell, currently serves by gubernatorial appointment. So does the director of Finance and Administration. The Racing Commission itself is appointed by the governor.
Why change the appointment from the governor to his hand-picked DFA secretary?