Monday, February 11, 2008

Middleton New Rep for District 42

A vacancy committee appointed Sunday a member of the state Board of Education to replace former Rep. Michael Garcia, D-Aurora, in District 42.

Karen Middleton, a Democrat, was appointed by the vacancy committee of Democratic leaders in her district.

According to a report in the Aurora Sentinel, Middleton resigned from the Board of Education effective Wednesday, Feb. 13 and is expected to be sworn in as a member of the House that day.