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Senate confirms multiple gubernatorial appointees to POST and other commissions
Summary
The Senate confirmed a set of gubernatorial appointments — including Justin Doring, Kelly Gordon, Jacob Johnson, Jeff Long, Tina Nieto and Benjamin Theriault — to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and related posts; confirmations were recorded by roll call and several were unanimous.
Senator Grove presented multiple governor appointments to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and asked for aye votes. The Senate called the roll for each nominee and confirmed Justin Doring, noting his service as a senior deputy with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and role on organized retail theft task forces.
Subsequent confirmations included Kelly Gordon (Santa Barbara Police Chief) for reappointment, Jacob Johnson for reappointment, Jeff Long as commission chair, Tina Nieto for reappointment, and Benjamin Theriault for reappointment. Votes were recorded and for several nominees the roll calls showed unanimous ayes as reported in the transcript entries.
The confirmations were procedural floor actions that advance each nominee into their respective commission terms; the transcript records roll-call tallies and brief sponsor remarks but no extended debate on qualifications during this session.
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