July 21, 2005 08:00 AM UTC

Ms. Davidson Goes To Washington

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• by: Colorado Pols

FRIDAY UPDATE: Here’s the Rocky Mountain Newson the story.

It looks like the rumors about Secretary of State Donetta Davidson taking a position in Washington D.C. were true. The White House made this personnel announcement today:

The President intends to nominate Donetta Davidson, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission, for the remainder of a four-year term expiring December 12, 2007. Ms. Davidson currently serves as Colorado Secretary of State. She previously served as Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder in Littleton, Colorado. Prior to that, Ms. Davidson was Director of Elections at the Colorado Department of State. She is currently Vice Chair for the National Association for Secretaries of States.

Governor Bill Owens will now be able to fill this slot with a temporary replacement, as he did when Mark Hillman was appointed interim State Treasurer when Mike Coffman left for a tour of duty in Iraq. Normally an interim appointment gives the appointee a head start at re-election, as it will for Hillman and Attorney General John Suthers. But since Coffman isn’t in Colorado (and would have to finish his term as Treasurer even if he was), the benefit isn’t the same.

What Owens can do, however, is give the appointment to a Republican who is considering running for a higher office, such as moving from State House to State Senate, which would give them a boost in name ID and resume for their 2006 campaign.