A race with no candidate: 7th Judicial District attorney Seth Ryan withdraws
By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Citing a nationwide shortage of attorneys and an inability to hire and retain them, along with for political and personal reasons, 7th Judicial District Attorney Seth Ryan, a Republican, is resigning.
He gave a little more than a one-month notice and will not be in place on Election Day. Jessica Waggoner serves as the assistant district attorney, although it was not made clear whether she would lead the office following Ryan's departure.
The 7th Judicial District includes the counties of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel. There are 77,286 registered, active voters in those counties.
"There is a nationwide and statewide shortage of attorneys that has been exacerbated by an economy that has shown historically low unem...