Wilson Picks Smoley for Health Secretary
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Pete Wilson shifted a longtime political ally from one job in his Cabinet to another, making Sandra Smoley his new secretary for health and welfare.
Smoley, a former Sacramento County supervisor, has been Wilson’s secretary for state and consumer services for less than a year. As head of the Health and Welfare Agency, she will supervise 40,000 employees and manage a budget of more than $12 billion.
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