Youngkin announces two new cabinet secretaries
Youngkin made it official this afternoon with this announcement.
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Youngkin announced two new cabinet secretaries
In case you missed the newsletter a little while ago, Caren Merrick announced her resignation from the position in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s cabinet Wednesday night. Sources told Virginia Scope that former state Senate candidate Juan Pablo Segura, who served as her deputy, would step into the position.
Youngkin made it official this afternoon by appointing Juan Pablo Segura as his next Secretary of Commerce and Trade.
Youngkin released a statement on Merrick’s departure and Segura’a appointment: