Local Representative named Chief of Staff

On Friday President Donald Trump  named 11th District Representative Mark Meadows his White House chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney.  Meadows is a Republican and represents the 11th District, which includes Caldwell & Burke Counties.

Trump said that Mulvaney will become the United States special envoy for Northern Ireland.

Meadows had announced in December that he would not seek re-election at the end of his term.