Stacey Withdraws From Metro Contest

By NIGEL JAQUISS
 

Bob Stacey, the former 1000 Friends of Oregon executive director, this morning notified supporters and reporters that he's dropping out of the field of candidates vying to replace resigned Metro councilor Robert Liberty.

Stacey's announcement comes six days after his one-time boss, former Gov. Barbara Roberts announced she also would seek to replace Liberty. Here's the brief email sent out by Stacey, who lost the Metro president's race in November by only about 1,000 votes:


At his website, Stacey posted the following explanation:


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