Auditor’s New Party Wants Her Reelected
Just days after the state auditor jumped the Republican ship, state Democrats nominated her to run as their candidate for auditor in November.
“I appreciate the Democratic Party’s support,” State Auditor Kate Witek told the Grand Island Independent. She said her switch was about good government, not just keeping her job.
Witek, 51, switched parties Wednesday, criticizing the Republican Party for what she called a lack of interest in solving the state’s problems. Witek was Republican Tom Osborne’s running mate in the gubernatorial primary and lost that bid.
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