As you know, Arjun Jaikumar has taken a (hopefully temporary) leave to go work for the DSCC this cycle. While any such move is bittersweet for all people involved, it was an opportunity to accelerate a move we had planned for some time -- the elevation of Steve Singiser to editor status.
My count may be off, but I think Steve is the 19th 22nd community member (and fourth Californian) thus promoted to the editor corps over the site's seven-year existence. I'm pleased to have him aboard as we gear up for yet another blockbuster election cycle in 2010.
You can read his brief bio here. "Steve Singiser is bad for Daily Kos" diaries in 3 ... 2... 1....
Incidentally, you'll see Steve is a high school teacher, and joins a team that includes journalists, housewives, househusbands, marketers, political pros, lawyers, actors, programmers, scientists, authors, geologists, pro gamblers, labor execs, grad students, doctors, and various combinations thereof. I love this place.