U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz announced that he has named Jeanette Radford Cotter as his Campaign Director. A resident of Silver Spring, Cotter brings a tremendous amount of hands-on political and professional experience at the local, state, and national level to her new responsibilities. She served as Special Assistant to U. S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao from 2008 – 2009, and at the Republican National Committee in various capacities from 2007 – 2008. She also worked at the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her political activities include on the ground assignments in Connecticut, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Texas. “Jeanette joins an already seasoned and experienced campaign team,” stated Dr. Wargotz. “Her core strengths include relationship cultivation, team building and development, efficiency, strategic planning, and marketing. These skills will nicely complement those of the other members of my team. Bringing Jeanette onboard is further proof of my commitment to wage an energetic, effective campaign for the U. S. Senate.” Jeanette assumes her new duties on November 1st.