OpenCdA has been told that District 4-A Representative Luke Malek’s wife Tara has moved to southern Idaho to accept a position with the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. We’ve also been told, however, that while the position is technically with Canyon County, she will serve a three year term as the Special Assistant US Attorney (SAUSA) to the Treasure Valley Partnership. We have received no reply to our email requesting the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney confirm or refute this.
We have also been told that rather than resign his position as state representative, Luke Malek will remain in Coeur d’Alene until his term expires. Obviously if he moves out of his district, he could not run for re-election. (Well, he could move to Canada which would allow him to say he still resides in Coeur d’Alene, but …)
As the title says, this is just an interesting rumor.
ADDENDUM 10-26-2015, 9:48 AM: An email this morning from the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office confirmed that Tara Malek has replaced Chris Atwood as the gang and guns Special Assistant US Attorney.
Is Canyon County just slow? Kinda of odd. This was published sometime ago.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2015/oct/12/maleks-wife-takes-canyon-co-job/
Comment by Stebbijo — October 24, 2015 @ 9:29 pm
Stebbijo,
Thank you for the link and the update! I don’t recall seeing anything in the news about it. Figures that it would be in a gossip column.
I understand that the Kootenai County Commissoners (2/3) rejected the SAUSA position proposed in Kootenai County some time ago. I wonder if T. Malek had been pre-selected to fill that position up here? The former TVP-SAUSA left Canyon County PA Office and went to work for Idaho’s US Attorney as an AUSA after his three-year SAUSA term expired.
Comment by Bill — October 25, 2015 @ 6:07 am
Well, as long as he’s thinking about moving back some day….
Comment by JSmetal — October 27, 2015 @ 7:10 am