CAREER TRACK: THE LIFE OF BRIAN

Woodbury, MN, insurance exec Brian LeClair was elected 5/12 as the new GOP Chair of MN 06. MN 06 covers Washington, Dakota, and Anoka Cos. in the Twin Cities metro area. LeClair is VP-Gen. Counsel of LeClair Insurance Services, Inc. He is also an elected leader of the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce. Upon the announcement of his election, LeClair released a statement about Rep. Bill Luther (DFL-MN 06), noting that “if Bill Luther tries to break out of this box by running in the Sixth District again, we will defeat him. In a walk” (release, 5/13).

SWINGING CHAD

Chad Cowan, ex-comm. dir. of Americans for Tax Reform, has become the new comm. dir of Citizens for a Sound Economy. Cowan, who spent nearly two years at ATR, was scheduled to begin his new post 5/14 (e-mail, 5/11).

ERRATUM

Hotline’s 5/14 story about the formation of a new lobbying firm should have stated that ex-Rep. Bill Paxon (R-NY) and Clarence “Rapp” Rappleyea will set up shop as the HB-AG Public Affairs Group, as the New York Post’s Dicker reported. The Hotline erroneously included ex-Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY) as part of the group.