LINCOLN- Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts earlier this week announced that he’s chosen a new director of strategic communications.

Alexis (Alex) Allen Reuss, 27, will start as director of strategic communications next week, according to the announcement. Last week, a longtime adviser and spokesman Taylor Gage left the role for a job leading the state Republican Party.

Reuss is originally from Bennington. Her résumé includes work on U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s policy team in Washington, D.C., in the USDA, and as a legislative adviser in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. She shares an alma mater with her predecessor — both Reuss and Gage earned undergraduate degrees from Hillsdale College in southern Michigan.

Gage’s 2021 salary was roughly $100,000, according to a public employee salary database published by the Flatwater Free Press.

“Alex has high-powered experience working with the U.S. Attorney General in the Department of Justice, as well as with USDA in Washington,” Ricketts said in a prepared statement. “In these roles, Alex distinguished herself through her hard work, attention to detail, and communication skills. I’m excited to have her join the team.”

She told The World-Herald that she’s excited to help out the state and Ricketts.

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