Nik Blosser
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| Nik Blosser | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Biden-Harris Transition Team |
| Role: | Former chief of staff |
| Location: | Salem, Ore. |
| Education: | Stanford University |
| Prior Experience | |
| Chief of staff, Kate Brown gubernatorial administration, 2017-2020 | |
Nik Blosser is a business and communications professional in Oregon. From 2017 to 2020, he served as the chief of staff for Gov. Kate Brown (D).[1] He stepped down in November 2020, when he was named to Biden-Harris transition team as the state lead in the intergovernmental affairs office of the transition.[2]
Career
Celilo Media Group
After graduating from Stanford University in 1993 with degrees in English and aeronautical engineering, Blosser founded the Celilo Media Group in 1999.[3] The organization creates local rewards programs in Oregon that aim to promote sustainable lifestyles. The group publishes the Chinook Book, a publication that distributes local and environmentally focused coupons in Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, and Minnesota.[4]
Sokol Blosser Winery
Beginning in 2005, Blosser became a board member for the Sokol Blosser Winery, which is run by Blosser's family, and was founded by Blosser's parents in 1971.[5]
Oregon Business Association
In 2009, Blosser, Portland businessman Tom Kelly, and other business owners in the Portland area started the Oregon Business Association as an alternative to Associated Oregon Industries, a business organization that Blosser thought did not represent Oregon businesses adequately.[6] In January 2016, Blosser spoke with Oregon Business about his perspective on the group's work, saying that businesses should work together to find solutions to public issues, not to work against perceived threats to businesses. He said, "Want to address the homeless situation in Portland? Then it’s going to cost X. Too many business people aren’t constructive in figuring out how to pay for stuff we all want and need."[7]
Kate Brown chief of staff
On January 24, 2017, Willamette Week reported that Blosser would join the administration of Gov. Kate Brown (D) as Brown's chief of staff. The previous chief of staff, Kristen Leonard, stepped down because of potential conflicts of interest with her business holdings.[1] He resigned as CEO of Celilo Group when Brown appointed him to the position, telling Oregon Live, "I have no plans to go anywhere, no job waiting for me. I'm departing for this venture with both feet."[8] Blosser left the Brown administration in November 2020, when he joined the Biden-Harris transition team as the state lead in the intergovernmental affairs office. He was succeeded by Gina Zejdlik.[2]
Chief of staff
- See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff
In 2017, Ballotpedia identified Nik Blosser as a gubernatorial chief of staff. A chief of staff is the lead staff member of an administration and is responsible for implementing the governor's agenda.
The role is both a managerial and advisory position, although specific duties vary by administration. The chief of staff typically has the following responsibilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA):[9]
- Control access to the governor and manage the governor's calendar;
- Monitor the flow of information to the governor on policy issues;
- Oversee gubernatorial Cabinet and staff; and
- Manage and communicate the governor's policy agenda to the state legislature and the public.
In terms of policymaking, the NGA notes that a chief of staff is responsible for bringing policy and communications together: "The chief is responsible for overseeing the development of the governor’s policy agenda. The policy director or advisor is typically responsible for shaping the general concepts and specific details of the agenda with input from the communications director, policy staff and cabinet members. The chief often must take charge and bring the pieces together coherently."[9]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Willamette Week, "Gov. Kate Brown Will Name Nik Blosser To Be Her New Chief of Staff," January 24, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 State of Oregon Newsroom, "Governor Kate Brown’s Chief of Staff to Join Biden-Harris Transition Team," November 12, 2020
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Nik Blosser," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Chinook Book, "About," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Sokol Blosser, "About," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Business, "Merger dismays OBA founder," November 17, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Business, "Civic Pulse," January 5, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Live, "Gov. Kate Brown taps Nik Blosser for new chief of staff," January 24, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 National Governors Association, "The Many Roles of the Governor’s Chief of Staff," accessed April 20, 2021
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