Messages to Adams and Wheeler's office were not immediately returned. Wheeler’s current chief of staff, Kristen Dennis, is leaving to become the chief of staff to Metro Council President Lynn Peterson. Adams, 57, took office in 2009 after serving as the chief of staff for late Mayor Vera Katz for nearly three terms and serving on the City Council. His tenure in office was marred by a scandal involving an alleged sexual relationship with a young man that started when he was a teenager. After leaving City Hall, Adams worked for a non-profit in Washington D.C., that focuses on climate change issues.

Source: Fox News January 25, 2021 23:13 UTC