Incoming Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe), Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) and Speaker of the House James “Jase” Bolger (R-Marshall) also are starting to put together their leadership office teams with key staff appointments to run the state legislature next year.

Mr. Richardville named Matt Hanley as his chief of staff, Fred Hall as legal counsel, Matt Marsden as press secretary and Scott Bean as deputy chief of staff.

Messrs. Hanley, Hall and Marsden currently work in similar positions in the office of Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop and Mr. Bean is in Sen. Richardville’s office.

Minority Leader Whitmer named Mark Burton as her chief of staff.

Speaker Bolger named Suzanne Miller Allen as his chief of staff, a position she currently holds for House Minority Leader Kevin Elsenheimer.