Candidate for governor won't resign after all, names long-term substitute for Legislature
BOISE — Gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Paulette Jordan will appoint a long-term substitute to fill her seat for the rest of the legislative session, instead of resigning, as she announced earlier this week.
Jordan, D-Plummer, announced on Wednesday that she would step down from her District 5 legislative seat to concentrate on running for governor.
In her news release, Jordan stated that Gov. Butch Otter would appoint a Democratic replacement to serve the remainder of her term. That ends in November 2018.
But that creates a gap, she told the Statesman on Friday. “If I resign, the problem would be a 30-day gap in representation for my district,” she said.
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