Clark Johnson, now the Bozeman city manager, will take over as Sen. Conrad Burns' chief of staff on Jan. 1. He will replace Will Brooke, who is leaving to manage the Bush-Cheney campaign in Montana and to return to his Bozeman law practice.
Johnson was born in Butte and raised in Billings. He is a Montana State University graduate and has been Bozeman city manager since 1997.