September 18, 2007

Gov. Time Kaine's Press Secretary to Join Senate Campaign of Mark Warner

Warner Kevin Hall, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's (D-VA) Press Secretary, announced this morning he is leaving the administration to join former Gov. Mark R. Warner's (D-VA) campaign for the U.S. Senate.  Hall said his resignation will take effect in November. He will likely become Warner's chief spokesman for the 2008 campaign.  Hall is a former radio reporter and Richmond-based Associated Press print journalist.  When Warner (D) was elected governor in 2001, Hall left journalism to become Warner's deputy press secretary in 2002.  In 2005, Hall became Warner's chief spokesman, a job he continued in after Kaine took office in 2006.  Warner's 2008 Senate campaign will be Hall's first foray into elective politics.  In the coming weeks, Warner is expected to ramp up staffing for his Senate bid, including hiring a campaign manager.  Monica Dixon, who had been deputy chief of staff to former Vice President Al Gore, currently serves as Warner's chief spokesman. Dixon is likely to become a senior strategist for Warner's Senate campaign.  No word yet on who Kaine will hire to replace Hall.  (Washington Post's Virginia Politics Blog)

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