The man works too hard. So says a staffer I talked to this weekend who was actually an old Governor Walker appointee (AKA a “Reformed GOPer”). She loves Carroon because he is down to Earth, goes to every chicken fry, and is honestly trying to make things better for the county and the county employees. And the recent Tribune article supports what she told me.
They used to have Nancy Workman's name on everything--their own business cards, their office door, the buildings, etc. It was as if she thought she was the Mayor of Chicago or something.
So is his administration, as aides insist, "a breath of fresh air"?
Republicans seem to think so.
County Councilman David Wilde has no complaints, while colleague Mark Crockett is encouraged.
"I'm very pleased. He seems to be a good-government guy," Crockett says.
Even former Mayor Nancy Workman, who ditched her re-election bid before being acquitted of two felony charges, mustered praise.
"He's doing great," Workman says.
Carroon is getting the AG's office and the Auditor's office to work well with him too, one is GOP and the other Democrat (and the AG didn't get along too well with Nancy).
The only real fights on the horizon are with city mayors within his county. Again, it is refreshing that these fights have nothing to do with ideology or anyone trying to use their office to as a stepping stone for higher office-- it is about trying to get the most for their city/county.
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