ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 30, 1995 TAG: 9601020062
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: RICHMOND
Sen. Edgar Robb, R-Charlottesville, defeated last month in his re-election bid, has been named as the Department of Correctional Education's first investigator.
Robb, a former FBI agent and a security consultant, will investigate staff disputes, complaints against workers by inmates and prisoner assaults on department personnel.
His salary has not been set, but it is expected to be about $40,000, more than twice the $18,000 he made as a part-time legislator.
Democrats criticized the selection of Robb as further proof that Republican Gov. George Allen puts politics ahead of professional credentials in state hiring.
``It certainly looks funny,'' said Sen. Edward Houck, D-Spotsylvania and incoming chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. ``But again, I don't think that's anything different from what we've seen from this administration since the day it was sworn in.''
Allen administration officials denied that cronyism or politics played any part in Robb's appointment.
- Associated Press
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