Ken Wingate is Out
At his 2 p.m. press conference Ken Wingate officially requested that his name be pulled from consideration in next week’s State Treasurer’s race.
At the press conference Wingate said, “My first commitment is to my family and to my clients in my law practice. Though I’m honored that my name has been mentioned as a permanent state Treasurer, I would like to remove my name from consideration.”
Wingate has done an excellent job filling in on such short notice. He even got to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. We certainly understand the reason Wingate felt the need to pull his name out the ring, and we think he is a class act for handling this situation the way he did.
With Ballentine and Wingate out of the race, it appears the only remaining serious contenders are Rep. Converse Chellis and Sen. Greg Ryberg. The State Treasurer will be elected by members of the State House and Senate on August 3rd.
More thought’s on this race to come….