RELATED January 26, 2023 The Pace of Appointments and Confirmations to Senate-confirmed Positions During a President’s First Two Years January 18, 2023 Advice to Incoming Agency Leaders From Those Who Have Been There November 02, 2022 White House Guidance to Agencies Lujan Grisham’s chief of staff to advise Biden transition team October 15, 2020 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s chief of staff, John Bingaman, has taken a leave of absence from his duties in New Mexico to serve as an adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s transition team. Bingaman began in the new role Oct. 5 and took leave from Lujan Grisham’s office because the Biden advisory role is “not within the scope of the governor’s official duties for the state of New Mexico,” the Governor’s Office said. Santa Fe New Mexican