His deflection has been: âMy mother.â âMy mother would be a great chief of staff and a great asset,â Lucido repeated to The Macomb Daily as to what he has told people. âShe knows exactly how I am thinking and how I react because of her motherly instincts.â - Advertisement - Lucido, of course, was joking that his 90-year-old mother, Anne, would be appointed. But Anne Lucido might as well be appointed, for now, as Lucido is virtually mum on the topic. âI have candidates,â he said. He said he expects to announce the appointment late this coming week or the first week of January when he takes office. He said he will pick âthe best qualifiedâ person.