Maryland CIO Michael Leahy was named vice president of the group and Tennessee's Stephanie Dedmon was selected as its new secretary-treasurer.

Rhodes, who was appointed CIO in 2011, is one of the few statewide IT chiefs to last this long in the job.

After more than two decades in the Utah governor's office, statewide CIO Mike Hussey has announced he's moving on in the new year.

Jonathan Askins, a longtime director with the data connectivity software firm Acxiom, will lead the state's Division of Technology Services.

Brantley was hired in September 2018 as the city was still climbing back from one of the worst ransomware attacks to hit a local government.

Crawford, who joined the Texas Department of Information Resources as its executive director in February 2019, succeeds Todd Kimbriel, who retired in May.

With many incumbents re-elected and only one race resulting in a party flip, there may not be much shakeup in state IT offices.

Bottenfield, who transitioned from IT support at Auburn University to state government in 2011, said he'll retire before the end of the year.

David Johnson, who's been with the department for nearly 15 years, has been named statewide chief information officer.