It’s easy to find high praise for Democrat John McCoy, Tulalip, within Indian Country or from members of his own party. But praise that comes from the other side of the aisle tells volumes about the relationships McCoy nurtured during his 17 years representing the 38th District — 40 miles north of Seattle — in Washington’s state Legislature.
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McCoy, 76, resigned April 17 from the state Senate because of health reasons. The Snohomish County Council will select an appointee in May from a list of three names submitted by the district’s Democratic Party precinct committee officers. The term expires Dec. 31, 2022. McCoy’s retirement caps a long public service career that includes 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, four years as a computer technician in the White House, and 10 years as general manager of Quil Ceda Village, an incorporated village on the Tulalip Reservation.
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