McCrory defends big salaries to ex-campaign staff (NC)
Source: News & Observer
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is defending the big government salaries and raises granted to two young Republicans who worked on his 2012 campaign.
The pair of 24-year olds, who have worked in state government since January and were recently promoted to key senior positions at the Department of Health and Human Services, are well qualified, McCrory told WNCN (http://bit.ly/1acC977 ). Both beat out older job candidates for their positions, adding that it would be wrong to discriminate against someone on the basis of age, McCrory said.
Matthew McKillip is paid $87,500 annually as the chief policy adviser to DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos. Records show McKillip received a $22,500 raise on April 8.
DHHS Communications Director Ricky Diaz is paid $85,000, after receiving a $23,000 raise on April 1. Both are recent college graduates who worked on McCrory's 2012 gubernatorial campaign and transition team.
"They got promotions," McCrory said. "They were actually moved over to areas that frankly a lot of older people applied for, too. But frankly, these two young people are very well qualified and they are being paid for jobs at which that's the pay rate for that job."
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The guy is such a pig
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