Democrat Kitzhaber Resigns As Oregon Governor Amid Ethics Scandal
Sad to see a Democrat go down like this. We have to keep our party in line ethically, though, so it had to happen.
Democrat Kitzhaber Resigns As Oregon Governor Amid Ethics Scandal
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) announced Friday that he would resign from office amid an ethics scandal that has plagued him and his fiance.
His resignation will take effect next Wednesday, Feb. 18. Secretary of State Kate Brown will succeed him.
Kitzhaber and his fiance Cylvia Hayes face allegations that aides to the governor helped find Hayes employment at public policy organizations in Oregon, sometimes paying six figures, while she was still informally advising the governor.
"It is not in my nature to walk away from a job I have undertaken – it is to stand and fight for the cause," he said in a statement. "For that reason I apologize to all those people who gave of their faith, time, energy and resources to elect me to a fourth term last year and who have supported me over the past three decades."
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