OLYMPIA — Washington Republican Sen. Ann Rivers said Tuesday she no longer plans to resign from the Legislature after the end of the next legislative session.
Rivers, of La Center, had announced her retirement in October to become the community development director for the city of Longview.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that she wrote on Facebook that she’s reversed course because she will have more time in her new job than she originally thought and can continue her political duties.
“I recognize it’s rare for someone to ‘unannounce’ a retirement before retiring, but I also didn’t know when I went to work for the city that continuing to finish my legislative term was even a possibility,” Rivers wrote to OPB in a text message.
