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Joseph Moves Up

by Paul Bass | Nov 23, 2011 4:28 pm

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Melissa Bailey Photo Mayor John DeStefano’s even-keeled spokesman is leaving City Hall for the state Capitol, to be replaced by an alumnus of the New Haven Register city desk.

Adam Joseph’s last day as mayoral spokesman is Friday. Monday he begins work as press secretary for the Senate Democrats at the state legislature. He will oversee a staff of six people; he will report to new Senate Democrats Chief of Staff Derek Slap—who himself is a former spokesman for New Haven Mayor John DeStefano.

Joseph (pictured), who’s 30, has worked in New Haven City Hall for three years as a state legislative liaison, policy aide, and, since February, mayoral spokesman. He established a reputation as a reliable, smart distiller of information never flustered amid even the most hectic, harsh news cycles. He knows the state Capitol scene well; he previously served as an aide to then-Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.

Joseph’s replacement as mayoral spokesman is Elizabeth Benton. Benton left her job as New Haven Register City Hall reporter in April 2010 to join the DeStefano administration as aldermanic liaison.

She is the 11th person to serve as John DeStefano’s official spokesperson since he became mayor on Jan. 1, 1994. Or maybe she’s the 12th; depends how you count. Click here to read more about that.

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posted by: Sean Matteson on November 23, 2011  4:36pm

Thank you for your tireless work on behalf of the residents of the city and best of luck in the new job.

posted by: Jim Travers on November 23, 2011  6:15pm

I will certainly miss working with you my friend!  You are an amazing a wonderful person.  Thanks for everything that you’ve done for me.  You will be missed!

posted by: abg on November 23, 2011  6:32pm

congratulations on getting married, too

posted by: Ora on November 23, 2011  6:33pm

The never ending revolving doors of this administration. And an expensive one at that!

posted by: Salvatore A. DeCola on November 23, 2011  9:02pm

Congratulations Adam.  A job you well deserved.

posted by: cedarhillresident on November 24, 2011  8:07am

Congrate’s Adam, you are free of the games. 

And Congrate’s Elizabeth…reminder: remember who you were when you were the peoples reporter. I remember that Elizabeth that we counted on for the truth.

posted by: Moti Sandman on November 24, 2011  9:49am

Best of Luck Adam & thank you for your years of service!

Moti Sandman

posted by: Noteworthy on November 24, 2011  7:17pm

Joseph moves from defending the indefensible locally, to defending what should be indefensible at the state level. In the meantime, what is clear is that people at his level work for DeStefano either to rehab themselves, or to do time while they wait for something better; or, they use us for a farm team to get experience so they can move on to somthing better.

posted by: Stan Kontogiannis on November 25, 2011  10:37am

Adam, congratulations and well deserved.  Wonderful news. You will be missed. All the best!

Stan

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