Sam Reed not running for Secretary of State again

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http://www.king5.com/home/Secretary-of-State-Sam-Reed-will-not-run-for-re-election-124653799.html

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed is announcing this morning that he will not seek re-election when his term ends in 2012. Reed calls it a "bittersweet" decision and says he will continue doing volunteer work and public service.

Reed was first elected Secretary of State in 2000 and has seen major changes in the state's election procedures, including the shift to vote-by-mail. Last year, he underwent surgery for kidney cancer and his office says Reed, 70, was given a clean bill of health.