Cochise County Recorder David Stevens speaks during a Jan. 7 Oath of Office ceremony in Bisbee after being reelected in November to a third four-year term. Stevens unexpectedly announced Friday he is retiring at the end of February.
Cochise County Recorder David Stevens speaks during a Jan. 7 Oath of Office ceremony in Bisbee after being reelected in November to a third four-year term. Stevens unexpectedly announced Friday he is retiring at the end of February.
BISBEE – Cochise County Recorder David Stevens announced to his staff Friday morning that he is retiring at the end of February, a decision that has stunned county officials and local Republicans.
Stevens, 63, began his third four-year term as county recorder earlier this month and took part in Cochise County’s Jan. 7 swearing-in ceremony. He told the Herald/Review shortly after the announcement that he had fully planned to serve out the entire term and then retire.
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Happy to see him leave! An appropriate retirement gift might just be all that ballot paper he requisitioned.
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