Dayton aide headed to DC

Andrea Mokros, Gov. Dayton's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Outreach,

says now that there's finally a budget deal she is leaving the governor's office.

Mokros said next week she will begin the transition to a new job at the White House as Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady

"It's been a tremendous honor to work for Gov. Dayton, and to be a part of the first DFL Administration in a generation," Mokros said.

Her previous jobs include running her own company, Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and as Communications Director to Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger.

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