Washington Sec. of State Wyman resigns, ticketed for new role with Biden administration
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman announced her resignation on Tuesday, after officially accepting a new role as the Senior Election Security Lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Reports of the move first surfaced on Monday night, after sources told CNN that she appeared to be ticketed for a job with the Department of Homeland Security.
In her new role, Wyman will be heading up a CISA team — which functions as part of the DHS — tasked to “protect future elections from foreign and domestic interference,” according to CNN. Her resignation as Secretary of State will take effect on Nov. 19, 2021.
Wyman is the only elected Republican to hold a statewide office in Washington state. She’s served as Secretary of State since 2013, having recently won reelection in November of 2020 after defeating Democrat Gael Tarleton by a 53% to 46% margin. It will next be up to Gov. Jay Inslee to name a successor, who will serve as the new Secretary of State until the seat comes up for election again in November of 2022.
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