It’s not often that I fail to show up for an event with the Governor after receiving a personal invitation.

Eric Luedtke, the Governor’s Chief Legislative Officer (his lobbyist), called me this morning to invite me to a 2 pm announcement of his nominee for Secretary of Service and Civic Innovation.

During the campaign, I spoke with candidate Wes Moore about my passion for encouraging high school and college graduates to make a career in public service.

Like I did.

But there was one problem with my accepting the Governor’s invitation.

I chair the Subcommittee of Health Occupations and Long Term Care.

We were meeting at 1:30.

If we’re done in time, I’ll join the Governor’s event, I told Eric Luedtke.

We met until 2:50.

I’ll make room on my calendar to meet Secretary-designate Paul Monteiro in the very near future.