King County Assessor John Wilson is pushing back against renewed calls from several public figures urging him to resign as he campaigns for King County Executive.
Past accusations of stalking and harassing his former fiancée, Lee Keller, have resurfaced, spurring the calls for his dismissal as assessor. King County Councilmembers Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci, also running for the position of King County Executive, have spearheaded the movement for his dismissal.
“They have no legal authority,” Wilson said on “The Jake and Spike Show.” “The only two ways you can remove the assessor or an elected county official are either by a recall petition that is approved by the court and then put to the voters, or when I stand for re-election again.”…