Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Bruce Newby will be retiring Feb. 1, according to the Kansas secretary of state’s office.
A spokesman said the secretary of state is very grateful to Newby for his service. Newby, who has served as election commissioner here since 2006, requested retirement, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Newby has been a career Army and civil servant. He previously was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and senior civil engineer for homeland security for the URS Corp.
“On behalf of the state of Kansas, we offer Mr. Newby our heartfelt gratitude for the diligence and dedication in which he led the Wyandotte County Election Office. We wish him well in his retirement,” Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab said in a statement Friday.
The Wyandotte County election commissioner is appointed by the Kansas secretary of state.
The secretary of state’s office will form a committee including representatives from the Unified Government and the secretary of state’s office to work together to evaluate candidates, interview them and select an applicant, the spokesman said. The selection process details will be announced next week.