Longtime Bill Nelson spokesman Dan McLaughlin to retire
Another longtime staffer to Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is stepping down. Dan McLaughlin, Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director, will retire at the end of the year, after a 21-year association with Nelson, the past 15 in the Senate. “Dan has been my confidant and friend all these years, and is recognized in both journalism and communications as one of the best,” Nelson wrote in a memo to staffers. McLaughlin is a former reporter for The Tampa…