Wes Moore taps Senate Democrat to lead energy agency

A key leader in the Maryland Senate will vacate his seat of nearly three decades to join the new Wes Moore administration. Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s and chair of the Senate Education Health, Education and Environmental Committee, will leave the chamber to become the new director of the Maryland Energy Administration. Gov.-elect Moore announced Pinsky’s selection and the appointment of Mollie Byron as director of intergovernmental affairs in an email Tuesday. The announcement sparked a flurry of rumors earlier in the day and is expected to factor into what will be a major announcement on changes in Senate leadership in the next 24 hours.