Hanger, top Gov. Wolf aide, gives notice
HARRISBURG – A prominent adviser to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is leaving the administration and moving to Massachusetts, where his wife is a medical school administrator.
Wolf announced Friday Policy and Planning Secretary John Hanger will be replaced by Sarah Galbally, who was Hanger’s deputy.
Hanger, a lawyer, served with Wolf in then-Gov. Ed Rendell’s Cabinet. Hanger was environmental protection secretary and Wolf was revenue secretary.
He backed Wolf after dropping out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary race in March 2014.
Hanger’s wife of 36 years is vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
In a statement, Hanger said commuting from Massachusetts proved impossible.