Longtime State House Rep. Verla Insko will be staying in her seat for an extra couple months after all.
Earlier this year, Insko (D-Orange) announced she was stepping down at the end of March, citing her husband’s health issues – but this week, the North Carolina Tribune reported Insko is pushing her retirement date back to May 31.
That’s because her husband’s health has improved, she says — and the later date will also enable the Orange County Democratic Party to let voters decide on Insko’s replacement.
The party’s executive committee had scheduled a meeting on March 12 to appoint someone to serve out the rest of Insko’s term, but that vote did not take place. Now, the party will likely wait until after the primary election on May 17, when Democratic voters will choose between two candidates: former county party chair Jonah Garson and former Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi. Once a winner is announced, the party will likely appoint that person to serve out the rest of Insko’s term.
The General Assembly is out of session until late May anyway: lawmakers just wrapped up a record-long 14-month session last week.
Photo via the NC General Assembly.
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