2008 Woodie Awards
Brain trust guides bodybuilder governor
By: Wendalyn Lazarte
Issue date: 10/30/03 Section: News
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In putting together his transition team, governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has selected a highly experienced group with a rich diversity of backgrounds.
His new advisers include a former House Rules Committee chairman, a rabbi and several educational and financial experts.
For the chairman of his transition team, Schwarzenegger tabbed David Dreier, a former House Rules Committee chairman.
Another key adviser will be Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and author of several children's books.
Schwarzenegger's team will face big challenges in the coming weeks.
Political science professor Lance Widman said the Democrats might be willing to help the former governor-elect, but only to an extent.
"What Schwarzenegger is trying to do is set a tone of bipartisanship, but he has to reach out and have the Democrats reach back."
Widman said, "He (Schwarzenegger) is trying to please everybody. He is basically trying to create a broad base of support."
Another person on the transition team is William Simon, who ran unsuccessfully for governor against Gray Davis in 2002.
Widman said Schwarzenegger has to have a conservative Republican like Simon on his advisory team.
Schwarzenegger is a moderate Republican, but he has chosen Republicans arrayed on different parts of the political spectrum to help him.
"The conservative Republicans don't trust him," Widman said. "He is trying to ease their anxiety."
Helping Schwarzenegger tackle the state's budget problem are Warren Hellman, a graduate of Harvard Business School and director of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and Bonnie Hill, president of B. Hill Enterprises, a consulting firm specializing in corporate governance, board organization and public policy issues.
Another member of Schwarzenegger's new team is Annelise Anderson, who was associate director of the management and budget office in Ronald Reagan's Administration.
In putting together his transition team, governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has selected a highly experienced group with a rich diversity of backgrounds.
His new advisers include a former House Rules Committee chairman, a rabbi and several educational and financial experts.
For the chairman of his transition team, Schwarzenegger tabbed David Dreier, a former House Rules Committee chairman.
Another key adviser will be Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and author of several children's books.
Schwarzenegger's team will face big challenges in the coming weeks.
Political science professor Lance Widman said the Democrats might be willing to help the former governor-elect, but only to an extent.
"What Schwarzenegger is trying to do is set a tone of bipartisanship, but he has to reach out and have the Democrats reach back."
Widman said, "He (Schwarzenegger) is trying to please everybody. He is basically trying to create a broad base of support."
Another person on the transition team is William Simon, who ran unsuccessfully for governor against Gray Davis in 2002.
Widman said Schwarzenegger has to have a conservative Republican like Simon on his advisory team.
Schwarzenegger is a moderate Republican, but he has chosen Republicans arrayed on different parts of the political spectrum to help him.
"The conservative Republicans don't trust him," Widman said. "He is trying to ease their anxiety."
Helping Schwarzenegger tackle the state's budget problem are Warren Hellman, a graduate of Harvard Business School and director of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and Bonnie Hill, president of B. Hill Enterprises, a consulting firm specializing in corporate governance, board organization and public policy issues.
Another member of Schwarzenegger's new team is Annelise Anderson, who was associate director of the management and budget office in Ronald Reagan's Administration.