{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Governor Steve Beshear announced Wednesday he has promoted longtime aide Larry Bond of Louisville to be his chief of staff, replacing Mike Haydon, who died earlier this month. Bond, who had been serving since 2010 as a deputy chief of staff, previously was commissioner and deputy secretary of the Department of Public Protection. Before joining Beshear's administration, Bond served as chief administrative officer for Jefferson County government, chief deputy and chief operating officer for the Jefferson County circuit clerk's office and director of administration with the rank of colonel for the Jefferson County sheriff's office.
