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Mayor James E. West was recalled from office yesterday in a special election over allegations he offered jobs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room.West, 54, became the city's first elected chief executive to be ousted before his term expired. With just over half of the 110,000 mail-in ballots counted, 38,718, or 65 percent, voted to recall West, while 20,681, or 35 percent, voted to retain him.West must leave office when the election results are...
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Mayor James E. West was recalled from office Tuesday in a special election over allegations he offered jobs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room.West, 54, became Spokane's first elected chief executive to be ousted before his term expired. With just over half of the 110,000 mail-in ballots counted, 38,718, or 65 percent, voted to recall West, while 20,681, or 35 percent, voted to retain him.West must leave office when the election results are certified...
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Mayor regrets actions Mayor James West said Wednesday he regrets his actions that led voters to recall him in a special election sparked by allegations he used a city computer to woo gay men over the Internet.West, 54, must leave his position when the election results are certified Dec. 16.West, a former Boy Scout executive and sheriff's deputy, was elected mayor in 2003 after serving more than two decades as a conservative Republican in the state Legislature, where he...
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Opponents of Mayor James E. West of Spokane, who is accused of abusing his office in a sex scandal, said they had gathered the required 12,600 petition signatures to put a recall vote on the November ballot. The organizers of the recall campaign, Citizens for Integrity in Government, said they had about 12,700 signatures and planned to collect 5,000 more as a cushion. It took 11 days to reach their goal after the State Supreme Court ruled last month that the petition could proceed. Mayor West,...
Gay Chat Rooms Spokane's mayor loses recall vote
Mayor James West said Wednesday he regrets his actions that led voters to recall him in a special election sparked by allegations he used a city computer to woo gay men over the Internet."I have no regrets as far as being mayor the last two years. I have regrets in my personal life," West said at a news conference Wednesday, a day after he was recalled. "I wish those things never occurred. I am embarrassed by them." West, 54, must leave his...