MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General-elect Brad Schimel has named more members of his state Justice Department executive staff.

Schimel announced Friday that he has hired former federal prosecutor Paul Connell as senior attorney; state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection chief attorney David Meany as administrator of the DOJ's Division of Legal Services; Wells Fargo spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz as communications director; and political strategist Mike Austin as government affairs director. Austin advised Schimel during his campaign.

Schimel says a number of current DOJ administrators will keep their jobs, including Management Services Administrator Bonnie Cyganek; Office of Crime Victim Services Director Jill Karofsky; Law Enforcement Services Administrator Brian O'Keefe; and Division of Criminal Investigation Administrator David Matthews.