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[TX St Sen] Houston's Janek resigning Senate seat on June 2
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| Media | Newspaper - Houston Chronicle |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, announced Tuesday that he is resigning from the Senate, but on June 2, instead of the March 10 date that he earlier had told his fellow senators.
"I've had a great 13 years here at the Capitol. I showed up with no wife, no kids, no gray hair, no glasses and no hearing aid. Now, look at me," he said at a news conference, surrounded by his wife, Shannon, and three sons, ages 3 to 9.
Janek said he was stepping down in mid-term to spend more time with his family, whom he moved to Austin last year. He has been commuting between Austin and a rental house in Galveston for several months.
"I stole some time from Shannon and the boys, and I'm going to pay it back to them," he said.
An anesthesiologist, Janek said he will consider joining a practice in Austin, and he didn't rule out the possibility of becoming a lobbyist, but he said he didn't know yet what he will do.
The veteran of eight years in the House and five in the Senate co-sponsored the new law last year requiring random tests of high school athletes for steroid use.
The senator said he delayed his resignation to June 2 to give more potential candidates time to consider a race to succeed him and to give voters in District 17, which includes parts of Harris County and five surrounding counties, more time to consider their choices.
A March 10 resignation would have allowed Gov. Rick Perry to schedule a special election on May 10 to fill out the remainder of Janek's term, which expires in January 2011.
A June 2 resignation means the governor can either set the special election on the same day as the Nov. 4 general election, which is the next uniform election date, or declare an emergency and set a special election whenever he chooses after June 2. |
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