Lora Thomas’ term would have expired in January, when state Sen. Kevin Van Winkle is scheduled to take over the seat.
Members of the Douglas County Board of Health, including county commissioner Lora Thomas, center, speak during a board meeting on Oct. 8, 2021 in Castle Rock. A judge has granted a temporary injunction against the county enforcing its public health order that businesses must allow exemptions to mask mandates on their premises.
Thomas was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020. Commissioners are limited to two terms in office, and Van Winkle prevailed over Democrat Josh Smith in the race to represent northwest Douglas County last month. “There was already a vacant exec office for Van Winkle’s use, but he was just fine with Laydon/Teal kicking me out,” she wrote. “This personal petty harassment was the last straw.”Laydon and Teal told Denver7 in a joint statement
“It is tragic that our censured colleague with whom we made countless attempts at reconciliation, chose to repeatedly violate our policy manual, and then host a press conference when the County was honoring the Kendrick Castillo family,” they said.
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