He comes close to bragging about fining more owners than any previous commissioner.
Its construction was spearheaded by the previous commissioner, Robert Watchorn.
The previous commissioner's contract had not been renewed.
He is the first economist to lead the agency; previous commissioners were physicians or lawyers.
None of the 14 players suspended for life by previous commissioners have ever been reinstated.
She had been secretary to the previous commissioner Margaret Eckbo.
The union officials noted that they had not been so included under previous commissioners.
No previous commissioner, or governor, would have dared risk the political firestorm from communities dependent on hospital campuses.
His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term.
By contrast, previous commissioners have had backgrounds primarily in public health policy or administration in other states.
