Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed four deputy cabinet secretaries and a new state police commissioner.
Mary Pat Regan of Louisville was named deputy secretary of Education and Workforce Development. Beshear also named former Lexington Police Chief Ronnie Bastin as Justice and Public Safety Cabinet deputy secretary. Former teacher and state senator Lindy Casebier will be deputy Personnel Cabinet secretary. Rodney Brewer was named to his second stint as Kentucky State Police commissioner.
West Kentuckians are also represented in the new administration. Mike Hancock of Princeton will be deputy secretary for the Transportation Cabinet. Former State Representative Jeff Taylor of Hopkinsville will serve as commissioner of business development.
