Stafford explains how, why and what’s next

On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford called Inweekly to say that he was taking a new job with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as an election security advisor. He had sent his resignation letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, effective Jan.15.

Stafford will stay in Pensacola and report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Region 4 office in Atlanta. He explained his new position to Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen on WCOA’ “Real News with Rick Outzen.”

“We’re going to be working directly for the regional directors, in essence, to make sure that CISA’s capabilities are being leveraged,” Stafford said. “Basically, it’s a presence, somebody in each of these regions with election backgrounds that can work with the cybersecurity advisors, protective security advisors, and others who are charged with protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure.”