Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Names Ad Consultant, Talk Show Host Porcaro to Commercial Fisheries Agency
August 28, 2023 | 1 min to read
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed GOP advertising consultant and talk show host Mike Porcaro as a commissioner for the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC), which oversees commercial fishing permits. This Juneau-based agency, consisting of around 20 employees, is responsible for issuing annual permits, managing permit transfers due to illnesses or deaths, and publishing fisheries reports and statistics.
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed a GOP advertising consultant and talk show host to a highly paid state government job: a position overseeing commercial fishing permits.
Dunleavy this month appointed Mike Porcaro as one of two commissioners overseeing the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, or CFEC — an obscure, Juneau-based agency with some 20 employees.
The commission issues annual commercial fishing permits, grants and denies permit transfers in the event of illnesses and deaths and publishes fisheries reports and statistics.
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