Aaron Toso

Aaron Toso, who was Gov. Chris Gregoire’s 2008 campaign spokesperson, has landed with Public Lands Commissioner-elect Peter Goldmark. Toso was on Gregoire's communications staff during her first term as governor, but resigned the post in April in order to work on the campaign.

He will be assisting Goldmark during his transition, which has reportedly been bumpy after incumbent Doug Sutherland refused to acknowledge defeat until days after the race had been called by numerous media outlets.

Toso will then remain on Goldmarks’s staff once he is sworn in to the post.

Longtime AP writer Dave Ammons is swtching sides, taking his thorough understanding of all things Olympia across the street into Secretary of State Sam Reed's office. It's a bit of an adjustment when hacks and flacks switch sides, but Reed is lucky to have him and we wish Ammons all the best.  read more »