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Ducey Names Trailor New DES Director Amid Continuing Controversy

On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced the appointment of Michael “Mike” Trailor as director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Trailor replaces interim director Henry Darwin.

Trailor has served as director of the Arizona Department of Housing since 2009, a position to which he was appointed by Governor Jan Brewer.

Darwin has been under pressure due to the questionable firing of former director Tim Jeffries and a recently leaked memo in which DES training staff note that any reference to religion is forbidden. In a recent email from Darwin to a former DES employee, that strain was evident as he made bizarre claims about a report crafted by the Department of Public Safety about DES and Jeffries, Chief Accountability Officer Juan Arcellana, Chief Human Resources Officer Morris Greenidge, and Security Operations Administrator Charles Loftus.

Trailor has supervised the small staff of approximately 40 people, at the housing agency. The agency is tasked to work with stakeholders across the nation — including state agencies, banks and lenders, and constituents — to assist struggling homeowners.

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