Bob Roegner

Bob Roegner, who headed the records, elections and licensing-services division, quit his job under pressure in May, ending 30 years in public service that included a 12-year stint as Auburn mayor. He says he has been keeping busy playing golf and doing consulting work. While open to new opportunities, he says he would prefer a job that is a bit more low-profile.

"I think I had my turn being newsworthy," he said.

Julie Anne Kempf, the election superintendent fired in January, hasn't landed new full-time work either. She continues to deny accusations that she lied about the reasons more than 400,000 absentee ballots were mailed late in the November 2002 election.

She has dropped an internal appeal of her dismissal, but is still contemplating a lawsuit.

As the "second-most-famous fired person in King County after Rick Neuheisel," she said, finding a new job has been tough. — Keith Ervin