John Kroger Sets Resignation Date

Capitol Currents:

John Kroger has decided to step down from his elected office of Attorney General on June 29 at 9 a.m. The Democrat turned in his letter of resignation to Governor John Kitzhaber yesterday (see below). Kroger had already announced last month his intentions to step down in order to take a job as president of Portland's Reed College. But the exact date of his departure was unknown until now. The bigger question of who the governor will appoint to serve the remainder of Kroger's term is still not resolved. A spokeswoman for Kitzhaber says the governor will "make a decision early next week." One possibility is Ellen Rosenblum, who earlier this month won the Democratic nomination for Attorney General.053012 Kroger Letter

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