Jack Evans said Thursday he will not seek reelection as Metro board chair when his term ends June 30, as the panel’s ethics committee said it had closed its investigation of him but would not disclose the results to the public. “That is the only way Maryland — and the entire region — can truly move forward.”Evans, who represents the District, made his announcement in passing at Thursday’s Metro board meeting. questioned why the ethics committee would end its investigation while Evans remained on the board. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said it was “probably a good idea” for any results of the Evans ethics investigation to be made public. The Metro chairman is elected by the eight principal members of the agency’s board — two apiece from the District, Maryland, Virginia and the federal government.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2019 14:45 UTC