Half Of Mark Robinson’s State Employees Resign Days After His Humiliated Campaign Staffers Hit The Exits

The Raleigh News & Observer reports:

Days after a scandal upended Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor, most of his campaign staff resigned. Now much of his staff in the lieutenant governor’s office have resigned, too. Robinson is the Republican candidate in the North Carolina governor’s race against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein.

Brian LiVecchi, who has served as Robinson’s chief of staff and general counsel for several years, confirmed his resignation to The News & Observer on Wednesday through Republican Sen. Benton Sawrey.

Sawrey, who represents Johnston County, also confirmed the resignations of Director of Government Affairs Nathan Lewis, Policy Director Jonathan Harris and Director of Communications John Wesley Waugh. That is half of Robinson’s staff in the lieutenant governor’s office.

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