" John Konkus has joined the Trump EPA beachhead team to work on communications issues, according to a transition spokesman, bringing that team’s total to 11 people. Konkus, who chaired Trump’s campaign in Florida’s Leon County, home to Tallahassee, previously served as Pruitt’s EPA confirmation “sherpa.” Konkus is executive vice president at Tallahassee-based Jamestown Associates, a political consultancy, and has longtime connections with Sunshine State GOP politics." - Anthony Adragna at Politico, 02/07/2017