The Globe reports [2] Gov. Patrick plans to make Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral his new public safety secretary.
And that means he gets to choose a new sheriff to fill in for Cabral until a special election in 2014.
Hmm, you think Steve Murphy will try [3] for the soon-to-be-vacant post?
Jane Swift appointed Cabral sheriff in 2002 after she agreed to turn Republican. Six months later, though, she became a Democrat again.
Links:
[1] http://www.universalhub.com/users/adamg
[2] http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/12/12/deval-patrick-announce-cabinet-shake-enters-final-two-years-second-term/66QwimioKpzulIIFO0nXLO/story.html
[3] http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/multipage/documents/03806095.asp
[4] http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/24
[5] http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/36
[6] http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/293
[7] http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/5245