A Message from Bill Cooper, Chair

"It is the position of the Snohomish County Republican Party to await the results of the investigation being done on Aaron Reardon before making judgement or taking action, if any is warranted. Under our government and system of law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. If this county party makes statements that Reardon should resign or step down or place himself on leave, and then he is exonerated, our credibility will suffer, with an emphasis on having the party associated with law and order assuming guilt before it's proven. If these allegations are sustained the county party will make a statement about what its thoughts or actions will be, if any. In addition, I have made statements to the media that this is not and can not be a Democrat versus Republican issue. This is about a position of public trust and there must be a higher standard. It is my belief and position that regardless of party or who occupies what office, we would be as assertive with these problems with whomever sits there, regardless of party affiliation. We should not be or get distracted by any attempts to label this as a party issue. It is, and always has been, about the integrity and ethics required to hold office. Once the investigations are done, we'll loop back with everyone. So you know, we are investigating what options we have available to us if the allegations are sustained, and what the best option would be, depending ont he outcome. Thank you all for being who you are."

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