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Article published Nov 25, 2003
Sanford staff will be led by pair
Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford tapped a top
campaign adviser and his general counsel to oversee his office on an interim
basis as Fred Carter steps down as chief of staff.Tom Davis worked on Sanford's
campaign last year and joined the governor's staff in August as a senior policy
adviser. Davis has known Sanford since college and worked on his U.S. House
campaigns. Henry White is Sanford's chief legal counsel, a position he's held
since just after Sanford's inauguration in January.Sanford has previously said
he'd use a team approach as he continues searching for a new chief of
staff.Carter served in the administration's top job all year, but always
intended to return to his job as president of Francis Marion University. Carter
took no pay for his duties, but continued to receive his annual $136,000 college
salary.Sanford said in a statement that he continues to search for a new chief,
but he's not going to fill the job "just to say it's been filled." He says there
are "a couple of folks I'm looking at as we continue to narrow the search for
this position, but, in the short-term, I've got a tremendous amount of
confidence in Tom and Henry to fill that gap until we name a full-time chief of
staff."Sanford has said the job's demands and pay have been issues for some
people courted for chief of staff."It's been a very, very tough position to
fill," Sanford said earlier this month.