Jody Wagner, until Aug. 8, was Gov. Tim Kaine’s finance secretary. Now she’s running for lieutenant govenor—with the help of Kaine’s political team.

Wagner, facing Jon Bowerbank for the Democratic nomination, is announcing her campaign staff—and it reads like the phone directory of the ‘05 Kaine-for-governor operation.

Wagner has hired Mo Elleithee as senior adviser. He was Kaine’s communication director, and most recently worked for Hillary Clinton as her presidential campaign spokesman.

Pollster Pete Brodnitz, another Kaine hand, is on board. The Bowerbank organization thought Brodnitz would work for the Russell County businessman—even announced that he’d be hired. But Brodnitz apparently had been leaning to Wagner.

David Eichenbaum, Kaine’s advertising consultant, will serve in the same role for Wagner. So will internet adviser John Rohrbach.

Alan Moore will handle Wagner’s direct mail. He’s been with the state Democratic Party and handled its efforts for Kaine in the race three years ago against Republican Jerry Kilgore and independent Russ Potts.