West Seattle-residing ex-city attorney Tom Carr gets Colorado job

Our regional-news partners at the Seattle Times are among those reporting that Tom Carr, the West Seattleite who lost his bid for re-election as Seattle city attorney last year, has a new job – same role in Boulder, Colorado. It’s a college (University of Colorado) town northwest of Denver, with a political climate much like Seattle; here’s a longer story from the Boulder Daily Camera, which says Carr will start the job on July 1st; for yet another take, here’s what Slog had to say this morning.

pabloa3 May 20, 2010 (6:57 pm)

Good for him. I was very sad he lost the election. Especially given the resulting blood-bath his successor has caused at the Seattle City Attorney’s office. (Maybe he can find Jon Benet Ramsey’s killer?)

SeattleJoe May 20, 2010 (7:55 pm)

Now he can take his Carrie Nation act and anti-free speech policies to a COLLEGE TOWN.

That should go over well for him. I’m sure Boulder has plenty of public funds to waste, & his tilting at windmills.

Hope he takes all his city appointees with him.

AlkiResident May 22, 2010 (9:37 am)

I am so glad he is finally gone. The damage he has caused to the city’s reputation will be hard to repair. We elected him to serve the citizens of Seattle, not to judge and redefine the laws governing the people.

The people of Seattle have Spoken. Don’t try to spin it differently. No one is really at fault here. Accept it graciously and more on, as the people of Seattle have. We know that at least 62% of Seattle will not miss Tom Carr.

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