The father of four died from a drug overdose, so the story from Leslie Horton went. His oldest child found him when she returned home from school, followed — one by one — by the next three children, as they also returned from school.
County officials from across the country will swap the county courthouse for an office on Capitol Hill after taking home wins in the Nov. 6 election.
They will be sworn in as new members of the 116th Congress Jan. 3, 2019.
Here’s a snapshot at press time of those being followed by County News.
Three county leaders made their way through tough primary fights to take to the field for a shot at a congressional seat in this year’s mid-term elections.
San Diego County, Calif. Supervisor Greg Cox was sworn in July 16 as NACo president, taking the helm of the new 2018-2019 executive team, during NACo’s Annual Business Meeting in Davidson County/Nashville, Tenn.