MCPHERSON'S NEXT CAREER MOVE VS

BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS, STATE SENATOR BRUCE MCPHERSON WILL SOON RETIRE AFTER 11 YEARS IN THE LEGESLATURE. SPECULATION ABOUNDS ABOUT HIS FUTURE. AS A REPUBLICAN HE COULD BE HEADED FOR APPOINTMENT (BY THE GOVERNOR) TO A VARIETY OF KEY POSITIONS. MCPHERSON HAS FOCUSED HIS LEGESLATIVE CAREER ON EDUCATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. IT IS EXPECTED ANY GOVERNEMENT POSTS (TO WHICH HE WOULD BE APPOINTED), WOULD REVOLVE AROUND THOSE ISSUES. GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER RECENTLY PROMOTED HIS ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARY, MAKING THE TIMING RIGHT FOR MCPHERSON TO FILL THAT JOB.