Update: Jan Drago is White Center’s new county councilmember
(Councilmember Drago sworn in by Superior Court Presiding Judge Bruce Hilyer, official county photo)
ORIGINAL REPORT FROM 12:17 PM: Once again today, the King County Council is scheduled to take up the matter of choosing a temporary replacement – till this year’s election – the seat representing White Center, West Seattle, Vashon and other areas has been open since Dow Constantine became County Executive; the first attempt to decide on a replacement led to a seven-hour meeting with two deadlocked votes three weeks ago. We’re covering today’s meeting on partner site West Seattle Blog; you can follow the coverage here. 3:53 PM UPDATE: Councilmembers have voted unanimously to appoint former Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago. State Sen. Joe McDermott says he’s disappointed not to have gotten the appointment, but already campaigning to win the job in November.
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January 19th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
You notice all the Republicans are smiling really big.
Dear Jan, when will WhiteCenter get to join Seattle?
January 21st, 2010 at 5:29 pm
No thanks, don’t want any part of Seattle.