Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Bill Hyers Tuesday as campaign manager for his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
Hyers will leave his position as a White House liaison to join Barrett's campaign team. He previously worked as the Midwest regional director in the Obama for America campaign. He also did campaign work for former U.S. Sen. John Edwards', D-NC, 2004 campaign.
""Bill brings a great combination of organization, energy and success to my campaign. He shares my vision that we can build on Wisconsin's strengths to create good jobs and economic opportunity throughout the state,"" Barrett said in a statement.
According to a Des Moines Register article published last week, Hyers was recently offered but turned down the position of campaign manager for Iowa governor Chet Culver's re-election campaign.
""I am proud to be working with a leader who has proven himself in Wisconsin. Tom Barrett tackles tough problems, bridges political divides, and attracts good jobs to this state,"" Hyers said in a statement.
In other news, Gov. Jim Doyle called a special session of the state legislature Tuesday. The legislature is set to address two bills related to the controversial mayoral takeover of the Milwaukee Public Schools. The session is scheduled to begin Dec. 16.
