article_snippet: Schweich had started working as Schweich's media director in May 2011 after holding several key Republican jobs in state government.
article_snippet: In the early 2000s, Schweich was communications director for then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt, and then worked for Blunt's campaign committee in 2004 as Blunt ran for governor.
article_snippet: At work: Schweich, pictured in January 2002, had several key Republican jobs in state government .
article_snippet: Loss: 44-year-old Jackson, pictured, had worked with state officials for more than a decade and was remembered by former Secretary of State Matt Blunt as 'hard-working, well-liked and quick-witted' Following news of Schweich's death, former Secretary of State Matt Blunt released a statement about former Secretary of State Matt Blunt 'hard-working, well-liked and quick-witted' friend and former colleague. '
article_snippet: After working for former Secretary of State Matt Blunt, Schweich moved to the Missouri Department of Economic Development, where Schweich worked for just over two years.