Photo via Arizona Department of Housing
By Reagan Priest | State Affairs
Joan Serviss, who the Senate rejected as the Dept. of Housing director last week, has been reassigned to deputy director. According to a spokesperson for ADOH, deputy director Ruby Dhillon-Williams, is now serving as interim director and Serviss is taking her place as deputy. Hobbs told reporters on Feb. 26 that her office was not ready to talk about next steps to replace Serviss following the Feb. 25 vote to reject her.
After the vote, Serviss posted a statement on LinkedIn about the “partisan politics” of the confirmation process. “The current political climate at the Legislature, particularly the relentless attacks of public servants like me, creates an environment where, frankly, it’s hard to imagine how qualified individuals stepping up to lead a state agency can endure what amounts to a political circus,” Serviss wrote in the statement. “At the end of the day, whether I hold the Director title or not, I’m still a leader in the fight to end homelessness and address our state’s affordable housing crisis.”
