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Originally published May 6, 2009 at 10:02 PM | Page modified May 7, 2009 at 10:31 AM

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Sims confirmed for post in Obama administration

King County Executive Ron Sims was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate to become deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

King County Executive Ron Sims was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate to become deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Sims' resignation as county executive is expected to come quickly. Sims has designated Executive Chief of Staff Kurt Triplett to hold the job until the Metropolitan King County Council chooses an interim replacement to serve until after a new county executive is elected in November.

Triplett, former Seattle Mayor Charles Royer and former County Councilmembers Louise Miller and Steve Hammond are candidates for that interim post.

County Council Chairman Dow Constantine said he's asked the blue-ribbon committee that will interview candidates for interim county executive to convene at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Chinook Building in downtown Seattle.

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Comments (49)
What was bad for King County is now bad for all of America.  Posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:17 PM by HuskySig. Jump to comment
Thank God! Now let's see if King County can out-do itself and choose someone even worse.  Posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:10 PM by Iguana4. Jump to comment
Alright Seattleites, now is the time to step up to the plate and elect someone who is competent. If another worthless no nothing politician gets...  Posted on May 6, 2009 at 11:41 PM by s4xtrmskr. Jump to comment

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