The State - News from Feb. 14, 1985

The California Lottery Commission has selected five candidates for the $73,780-per-year job of state lottery director. Gov. George Deukmejian will select the final candidate after reviewing the commission’s recommendations. Appointment to the post is expected to be delayed for at least a month while an extensive background check of the final candidate is made. Names of the applicants, who were interviewed by lottery commission members earlier this month, were not made public, but officials said all the candidates are from outside California and have been involved in running state lotteries.