Legislative Research Council Deputy Director and Chief Fiscal Analyst Jeff Mehlhaff has been named as LRC’s Interim Director. The LRC’s Executive Board officially made the appointment last week.
Mehlhaff succeeds John McCullough, who resigned this month after serving in the Director position since March, 2024. Prior to becoming Director, McCullough was the LRC’s Chief Research and Legal Analyst and served as Interim Director from October 2023 to March 2024 following the resignation of then-Director Reed Holwegner. McCullough was initially hired as the Code Counsel for LRC in 2021.
Mehlhaff began his career with the LRC in 2016 as a fiscal analyst and became Chief Fiscal Analyst in December of 2020. The Deputy Director title and duties were added to his position in April of 2024.