Gray said as soon as it became apparent that he would enter the runoff election against incumbent Judy Tinder, the man “started threatening my job, calling my boss saying I was doing illegal stuff, which I wasn’t.”
Emphasizing he does “not have access to information in the VA system” and “everything that I have came from the Supervisor of Elections Office,” Gray said the accusations still “made it all the way up to D.C.” Subsequently, the VA has opened an internal investigation and his supervisor recommended him to leave the race, according to Gray.
“I just had to make a decision that was best for my family, to just take a break for now and catch the next cycle so that I can protect my family and job right now,” he added.
PARKER Parker gained a new mayor and two new council members on Tuesday.
The newly elected officials include Mayor Andrew Kelly, Councilman Ronald Chaple and Councilwoman April Gibson, who are all set to serve their first terms in office. I m amazed and I m overwhelmed, Kelly said Tuesday after the votes were tallied. I m just so proud of the people of Parker for having enough confidence and faith in me to vote me mayor.
Kelly, 60, who retired as chief of the Parker Fire Department in July 2020 after 27 years, won the election with almost 60% of the votes. He beat out former Mayor Rich Musgrave, who served in the position for eight years.
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