Politics & Government

Gray Deputy Chief of Staff Resigns Eight Days After Being Appointed

Andrea Pringle resigned in part because she voted in DC's 2010 mayoral primary despite living in Montgomery County.

Mayor Vincent Gray appointed Andrea Pringle as his deputy chief of staff on Tuesday, August 30; she resigned eight days later.

Pringle sumbitted a resignation to Gray Wednesday in which she said she is committed to the District, but that her stepping down would be for the "greater good."

"I realize that I have become a distraction to the important work of your administration," she wrote.

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When Gray named Christopher Murphy as his chief of staff and Andrea Pringle as his deputy chief of staff he hoped the appointments would allow him to turn a new page, months after his previous nominees because of .

Last week, Gray said his new staff members "are committed to ensuring we have an ethical, accountable and transparent administration."

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But shortly thereafter reports surfaced that Pringle had voted in the D.C. primary despite living in Montgomery County at the time.

As Patch's , "it once again points to extremely poor vetting on the part of the mayor's office."

In his statement Wednesday, Gray said he accepted Pringle's resignation.

"I appreciate her taking responsibility for her actions. It’s important that we not allow any distractions from my administration’s focus on its four major priorities: economic development and job creation, education reform, public safety, and responsible fiscal management. And we must do everything we can to restore public trust in our government.”


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