NOW THE TRANSITION BEGINS. GOVERNOR-ELECT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM WILL TAKE OFFICE ON JANUARY FIRST…AND POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS THAT MEANS SHE HAS JUST A FEW WEEKS TO PUT TOGETHER HER ADMINISTRATION. HE THINKS MOST OF IT WILL BE DONE IN TWO MONTHS. MONAHAN SAYS LUJAN GRISHAM HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN STATE GOVERNMENT…MEANING HER TRANSITION WILL PROBABLY BE SMOOTHER THAN IT WOULD BE FOR AN OUTSIDER.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT FORMER SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN WILL HEAD UP LUJAN GRISHAM’S TRANSITION TEAM.