Rep. John Doolittle has tapped a new chief of staff, Dan Blankenburg, who has worked for the last three years on Doolittle's staff.
Blankenburg replaces Ron Rogers, named Tuesday as newly elected state Senate Republican leader Dave Cogdill's staff director.
Doolittle is retiring at the end of this term amid a federal investigation. State Sen. Tom McClintock and former Rep. Doug Ose are running in a competitive GOP primary to replace him. The winner of that race will likely face 2006 Democratic candidate Charlie Brown.
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