Lehigh County Commissioner Jon Irons (D) announces resignation
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh County Commissioner Jon Irons, perhaps the loudest progressive voice in county politics, announced Wednesday he will resign later this month.
Irons said in a prepared statement that he and his family intend to move to Atlanta later this year to pursue a career opportunity. He is announcing his intention to step down now so that county commissioners will have an opportunity to fill his at-large seat as soon as possible, he said.
"It pains me that I cannot be there to take on another four years of trouble making and strange alliances, but it was a joy to work out big ideas in the one-of-a-kind forum that is the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners," the Bethlehem resident said.
Irons was part of a Democratic slate that swept the 2023 election and protected the party's control of the board. Since then, he has been a persistent advocate for progressive causes. In the past three years, he voted for a non-discrimination ordinance, expressed openness to creating a wealth tax and introduced a controversial resolution that identified "the recent actions of the Federal Government as embracing fascist ideology and practice at the very highest levels of government."
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