MADISON: Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Stephen Fitzgerald, father of Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) to be the new head of the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Five current top officials at the State Patrol were passed over in awarding the job to Fitzgerald, 68, a former Dodge County sheriff with four decades in law enforcement. Former state lawmaker and new Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb hired Fitzgerald, who was until last May the U.S. marshal in the Western District of Wisconsin.

As noted in an earlier article, Stephen Fitzgerald was Dodge County Sheriff when one of his deputies fatally shot a 29-year old man, Scott Bryant, during a raid of his home. Bryant was shot dead moments after deputies stormed his trailer and kicked in his door in a SWAT raid after some marijuana seeds and stems were found during a search of Bryant's trash. Dodge County later paid a $950,000 settlement to Bryant's family to settle a federal lawsuit over his death.

Fitzgerald was defeated 2-to-1 by incumbent Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls last September in the Republican primary in a failed attempt to regain his old position. The five current State Patrol leaders passed by in favor of the elder Fitzgerald are Acting Superintendent David Collins, Col. Ben Mendez, Maj. Sandra Huxtable, Maj. Darren Price and Maj. Daniel Lonsdorf.

http://www.examiner.com/norml-in-madison/father-of-top-wisconsin-lawmakers-gets-top-state-patrol-job

I would say he is certainly qualified for the position.

I would say he is certainly qualified for the position.

Could be. I don't know, and I kinda think that you don't either.

who you know gets you in the door,,

what you know keeps you there....

and 'experience' is rarely a one on one equation, it comes in many forms,,,

this thread was posted to be a dig at Walker not debate whether the person hired was qualified or not.

What's wrong with that?

either you have experience and are qualified or you don't and you aren't.

the criteria for what kind of experience or qualifications required is not a one on one equation because they are determined by the person doing the hiring.

As my example of Leon Panetta showed, you can be hired for a position in which you have not a single qualification or any experience.

this thread was posted to be a dig at Walker not debate whether the person hired was qualified or not.

not actually accurate in the case of panetta
from the cia website

'Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is Leon E. Panetta. The D/CIA serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and reports to the Director of National Intelligence. The D/CIA is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Director manages the operations, personnel and budget of the CIA and acts as the National Human Source Intelligence (HUMINT) Manager.'

so, it seems the job entails managing operations and personell and finance

where he does have plenty of experience as member of us house committe on the budget, and Clintons chief of staff,,

but in any case, it doesnt matter whether you know how to breed a dog if you are not AWARE of anyone who needs your service

with employment, the same is true, there are pools of qualified people, but those who know someone will almost always beat out the others because they are more exposed to the right open doors,,,

It's very accurate..

I am sure that he sits down with the head of national intelligence and briefs him or the president on the how the CIA finances are going and how many people called in sick..

Nice try..