Governor's run put aside, California schools chief O'Connell eyes next move - Sacramento Politics - California Politics Sacramento Bee:
"State schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell, who had explored a run for governor but dropped the idea this month, jokes that maybe he'll be free to manage his beloved Los Angeles Dodgers if Joe Torre steps down after next season.
'We might see a job swap,' he quips."
O'Connell, 58, is a former high school teacher who has served for nearly three decades as an elected official, beginning as a Democratic assemblyman in 1982, moving to the Senate in 1994, and assuming the schools post in 2002. He will be termed out in 14 months.
"State schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell, who had explored a run for governor but dropped the idea this month, jokes that maybe he'll be free to manage his beloved Los Angeles Dodgers if Joe Torre steps down after next season.
'We might see a job swap,' he quips."
O'Connell, 58, is a former high school teacher who has served for nearly three decades as an elected official, beginning as a Democratic assemblyman in 1982, moving to the Senate in 1994, and assuming the schools post in 2002. He will be termed out in 14 months.