Broward鈥檚 two newest county commissioners will be Jared Moskowitz, the state emergency management director who oversaw Florida鈥檚 pandemic response, and Torey Alston, who led as chief of staff for the state transportation department, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.
Moskowitz, a Democrat, will fill one of the two soon-to-be empty seats. He in February as the director of Florida鈥檚 Division of Emergency Management after he led the state鈥檚 response efforts, including rolling out the vaccine distribution and ensuring masks get to front-line workers.
鈥淭his gives me the ability to continue public service at home,鈥� Moskowitz, a Democrat, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel before DeSantis announced the appointments Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
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