ST. PAUL, Minn.—The only elected Republican in St. Paul local government is leaving his job.
St. Paul School Board member Tom Conlon is resigning his position. There'll be a special election in November to fill the two years left in his term.
Conlon is also the longest-serving official in school or city government in St. Paul. He joined the school board in 1991.
Conlon is moving to Asheville, North Carolina, where he is buying a historic inn. He attended college in the area and says he didn't want to pass on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Conlon was often the lone dissenter on school board votes, mostly on votes related to fiscal and social issues.