Sunday, April 29, 2007
Endresen To Resign in June
Amid a lot of local speculation about whether or not she would seek a fourth term, County Commissioner Chris Endresen surprised everyone by announcing on Sunday, April 29, that she will resign in June. According to onlne reports from the Port Orchard Independent as well as as the Kitsap Sun Web sites, Endresen has accepted a position as the State Director of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell's office.
In her new position, Endresen will oversee five offices across the state -- Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Everett and Tri-Cities, from her office in the Federal Building in downtown Seattle. She will reportedly oversee 18 people in those locations. She said she will continue to reside in Poulsbo and commute.
The 50-year-old Endresen is the current vice president of the Washington State Association of Counties (WASC), as well as representing Kitsap County on a myriad of local, regional and statewide boards and commissions. She is also a recent graduate of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington.
In March, two-term Republican Commissioner Jan Angel announced she wouldn't seek a third term. With Endresen out of the picture, 26-year old Democrat Josh Brown will become the county's senior commissioner. Angel and Brown, will appoint Endresen's replacement within five days of her resignation. If they can't agree, the appointment will be made by the governor.
THE ABOVE ARTICLE POSTED BY West Sound Politics @ 4/29/2007 10:28:00 PM
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As a "wild card" variable in this matter sits the pending Class C felony investigation against Commissioner Brown. While pundits on this site have given an outcome breaking against JWB long odds, Justice sometimes has a way of beating the odds.
The matter relates to the admission of Joshua W. Brown in court and court documents that he filed a false voter registration in Feb of 2006.
If Prosecutor Horne of Piece County finds in fact a Class C felony did occur, it could upset the plans of the Democrat Party on how this chair reshuffle is going to play out.
Hope Springs Eternal -- and some prompting of Horne will help.
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