First Four Corbett Cabinet Nominees Approved By Senate

The Senate today approved the first of Gov. Corbett's nominees for four agencies-- Community and Economic Development, Transportation, General Services and the State Police Commissioner.   

            The Senate voted unanimously for these four nominees in a package:

-- C. Alan Walker, Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development;

-- Barry Schoch as Secretary of Transportation;

-- Sheri Phillips as Secretary of General Services;

-- Frank Noonan as State Police Commissioner.
            These nominees have had Committee hearings or hearings have been scheduled--

-- Dr. Eli Avila as Secretary of Health; 

-- Michael Consedine for Insurance Commissioner;

-- John Wetzel as Secretary of Corrections;

-- Ronald Tomalis as Secretary of Education;

-- Michael Krancer as Secretary of Environmental Protection;

-- Carol Aichele as Secretary of the Commonwealth;

-- Glenn Moyer as Secretary of Banking;

-- Brian Duke as Secretary of Aging;

-- Major General Wesley Craig as Adjutant General of Pennsylvania.

-- George Greig as Secretary of Agriculture; and

-- Daniel Meuser, Secretary of Revenue;

            Nominations yet to come before a Committee--

-- Gary Alexander as Secretary of Public Welfare;

-- Richard Allan as Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources; and

-- Julia Hearthway as secretary of Labor and Industry.

           The only major nomination left is for the new Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs which comes into existence in May.