David Bender has left as head of operations for Roseanne and Tom Arnold's Wapello County Prods. to seek a position with the Clinton administration.
Kevin Moreland, who was named senior VP at Wapello County last September and has assumed daily supervision of the company, said Bender worked in the past with the Democratic Party and saw an opportunity with the election of the new administration to get back into politics. He's reportedly had discussions regarding some sort of role at the Democratic National Committee.
Bender spent the past two years working with the Arnolds, who currently produce "The Jackie Thomas Show" under the Wapello County banner (in association with Lorimar TV) and exec produce the Carsey-Werner Co. series "Roseanne."
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