Monday, Nov. 02, 2009

St. Joseph Democrat Ed Wildberger resigns from Missouri House

St. Joseph Democrat Ed Wildberger resigned from his Missouri House seat on Monday to take a gubernatorial appointment as Buchanan County recorder of deeds.

Wildberger had served as minority caucus chairman and last year ran unsuccessfully to replace Rep. Paul LeVota as minority leader. He was in his fourth and final term.

The new job pays $55,000 a year.

Gov. Jay Nixon called a special election for Feb. 2.

| Jason Noble, jnoble@kcstar.com

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