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09/14/2006: "Gaylord: No Plans To Resign"

Rumors that Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord has resigned, and if elected, would not serve, are not true. For the last couple of days in Friday Harbor there has been talk about finding someone to run as a write-in candidate, "now that Gaylord has withdrawn from the race", and -so the rumor goes- "it is too late for anyone else to file".

Gaylord told The Island Guardian that, to paraphrase Mark Twain: "The rumors of my demise as a prosecutor are greatly exaggerated". He added that he has been elected by his fellow prosecutors in Washington to be the next President of the Washington Association of Prosecutors, and that "I have committed to that, and I honor my commitments, so that should put peoples minds at rest.

While it is not known how the rumor got stated, it may be related to a misunderstanding resulting from the recent announcement that Cameron Carter, a Deputy Prosecutor, has resigned. (Previous Story)