WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISOR MATTHEW UNG SURPRISED EVERYONE AT A THURSDAY MORNING NEWS CONFERENCE BY ANNOUNCING HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR A NEW TERM ON THE COUNTY BOARD.
UNG IS SERVING THE FINAL YEAR OF HIS THIRD TERM, AND HAD A CAMAPIGN SIGN STATING “VOTE UNG FOR SUPERVISOR” ON DISPLAY WHEN HE BEGAN HIS REMARKS.
HE STARTED BY THANKING MANY COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEN SPOKE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND RUMORS THAT HE WOULD RUN FOR A DIFFERENT OFFICE, WHICH HE SAID WERE NOT TRUE:
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UNG STATED IT WAS TIME TO APPLY HIS EXPERIENCE TO A GREATER PURPOSE, SAYING HIS CHURCH AND FAITH ARE MORE IMPORTANT, AND THAT HE HAS BEEN WRITING A BOOK ON POLITICS IN WOODBURY COUNTY FOR THE LAST YEAR.
IT’S A BOOK THAT IS AROUND 350 PAGES LONG THAT HE HOPES TO HAVE IN PRINT BY SEPTEMBER
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AND FOR EMPHASIS, UNG TOOK HIS CAMPAIGN SIGN AND PLACED IT FACE DOWN ON THE PODIUM COUNTER.
THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SURPRISED EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE EXCEPT HIS FAMILY:
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UNG SAYS HE TAKES HIS COUNTY POSITION VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT HIS FAITH EVEN MORE SO.
HE SAYS HE IS NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND LOOKING TO BUY A NEW HOME FOR THEM.
