Lynch: Dopp won’t lobby
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s former communications director, Darren Dopp, was officially tapped this morning to his new position with Patricia Lynch and Associates, a top Albany lobbying firm.
But Dopp, who is at the center of the Troopergate scandal, won’t be lobbying, according to his boss.
Dopp will serve as communications consultant and partner. Sources say he is expected to make more than his $175,000 a year state salary.
“Darren is a seasoned communications professional who understands how the business of government relations is evolving. His experience, creativity and ability to work with others will be great assets as our firm expands and diversifies,” Lynch said in a statement.
Spitzer, meanwhile, shied away from questions about whether Dopp should work at a lobbying firm as the scandal persists. Spitzer has taken a hard line on the sometimes close relationship between lobbyists and lawmakers, signing off earlier this year on tighter restrictions.
“I wish him all he best,” Spitzer said. “I hope he does well. He’s been a great friend.”
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who was the target of Dopp’s probe, didn’t give much of an opinion on Dopp’s new role.
“He (Dopp) has to make his own decisions about his own life,” Bruno said. “We’re going to go and do the right things for the people of NY.”
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
