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Governor Announces Deputy Chief of Staff

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin today announced Jason Pizatella will serve as his Deputy Chief of Staff effective immediately.

Prior to this appointment, Pizatella was most recently serving as Acting Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Revenue. In addition, the Fairmont native has been the Director of Legislative Affairs in the Governor’s Office since January 2011. Prior to joining the Tomblin Administration, he served as Deputy State Tax Commissioner and as counsel to the State Senate Committee on Government Organization and Committee on Finance. Before beginning his service in state government, Pizatella practiced law at Spilman, Thomas and Battle, PLLC in Charleston.