BOSTON (SHNS) - The Mass. Gaming Commission will return to full strength with the addition of Paul Brodeur, a former state representative and mayor of Melrose, the governor's office announced Monday afternoon. Gov. Maura Healey designated Jordan Maynard, the commissioner who has served as the group's acting chair since Cathy Judd-Stein retired in March, to serve in that role on a permanent basis. He was originally appointed to the Gaming Commission in July 2022 by then-AG Healey, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and then-Gov. Charlie Baker. He had previously worked as Baker's chief secretary and director of boards and commissions. Healey on Monday also tapped Brodeur, who did not seek reelection as Melrose mayor and left office earlier this year, to fill the fifth and final seat on the commission. In September, the Boston-based Liberty Square Group announced that the former lawmaker had joined its government relations team.  Brodeur is leaving Liberty Square, according to the company and the governor's office. "I'm grateful to Jordan Maynard for providing strong leadership for the Gaming Commission during this transitional period and proud to appoint him as Chair. He has proven to be a consensus builder who has a deep understanding of the agency and strives to do what’s best for the people of Massachusetts," Healey said. "Mayor Paul Brodeur is a trusted leader in our state who has a record of bringing people together to deliver results on our most pressing challenges, including by bringing together elected officials, the business community, labor and advocates to negotiate the Grand Bargain which strengthened our economy and supported Massachusetts workers, families and businesses alike." Brodeur served nine years in the House starting in 2011, and he rose to be chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. In that position, he was a key player in negotiations around the "grand bargain" with business, labor and other groups to raise the minimum wage, implement paid family and medical leave, phase out time-and-a-half pay on Sunday and codify an annual summer sales tax holiday. Brodeur will be the second former lawmaker on the commission. His former Republican colleague Brad Hill traded the House for the Gaming Commission in August 2021.