BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 14, 2020
Gov. Janet Mills’ top lawyer will leave the administration at the end of the month and will be replaced by Maine’s environmental protection commissioner, her office announced Friday. Derek Langhauser will be leaving his post to spend more time with family, according to a press release. He has worked for the Democratic governor since she assumed office in early 2019 and is the first high-profile aide to leave the administration during her young tenure. Langhauser will be replaced by Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Jerry Reid, who previously led the natural resources division in the attorney general’s office under Mills. Deputy Commissioner Melanie Loyzim will be elevated to acting commissioner.