POWESHIEK COUNTY ATTORNEY MIKE MAHAFFEY WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR.
HE WAS FIRST ELECTED COUNTY ATTORNEY IN 1978, AND IS ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING COUNTY ATTORNEYS IN THE STATE. IN A PREPARED STATEMENT, MAHAFFEY SAID IT WAS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF POWESHIEK COUNTY…HE’S ENJOYED THE JOB…BUT THE TIME HAS COME TO MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS. HE STATES THAT HE WILL CONTINUE HIS PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE IN MONTEZUMA. HE SAYS HE ENJOYS THE CHALLENGES OF PRACTICING LAW IN A SMALLTOWN.
MAHAFFEY HAS BEEN SERVING AS PART-TIME COUNTY ATTORNEY. BUT THE POWESHIEK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS MADE THE POSITION FULL-TIME, WITH THE HELP OF A PART-TIME ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. MAHAFFEY DIDN’T INDICATE IN HIS NEWS RELEASE IF THAT CHANGE WAS A FACTOR IN HIS DECISION TO NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION. HE DOES STATE THAT HE DOES NOT RULE OUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN THE FUTURE…SAYING…QUOTE, “I ENJOY PUBLIC SERVICE AND MAY ASK THE PEOPLE OF POWESHIEK COUNTY TO SUPPORT ME FOR ANOTHER OFFICE IN THE FUTURE.”
