Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed the wife of a
top aide to a $121,000 post at the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
Rauner's office Friday said Andria Winters of Chicago would be replacing Dan
Seals as the department's assistant director.
Winters' husband, Aaron, is Rauner's deputy chief of staff for policy.
Andria Winters previously worked at Motorola Mobility. Like her husband, she is
a former aide to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and served on Rauner's transition team.
The appointment comes on the heels of the Governor's hiring of the sister of a
top aide to a $70,000-a-year-position with the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency.
Rauner criticized former Gov. Pat Quinn during the campaign for hiring
practices while the Democrat was in office, including hiring people based on
political connections.