(AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has picked two Army officers to lead the state's motor vehicles and transportation agencies.
Haley announced Friday she wants retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert St. Onge to lead the Department of Transportation.
She chose Army Col. Kevin Shwedo to lead the Department of Motor Vehicles.
St. Onge retired from the Army in 2003 after 34 years. The 63-year-old former West Point commander and former deputy assistant secretary of defense lives in Lexington.
Haley says she wanted someone in the job who would not be swayed by politics.
Shwedo has served in the Army for 32 years. The 54-year-old retires this month. He has been the deputy commanding officer at Fort Jackson since 2007.
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