AURORA | Former Douglas County Treasurer Diane Holbert was chosen by a Republican replacement committee to serve the remainder of now-former Douglas County Commissioner David Weaver’s term. She was appointed Monday.
Holbert, who will serve the remaining eight months of Weaver’s term, will represent parts of Lone Tree, Parker and Aurora. After her appointment, she vacated her role as treasurer, and then received the Oath of Office as commissioner, according to a news release from Douglas County.
She’s taking over for Weaver after he was chosen by the Trump administration to serve as the United States Marshal for the District of Colorado.
“Although my plan had been to not only complete my first term as commissioner and then run for a second term, the honor of this nomination and opportunity to serve in law enforcement at the federal level as the U.S. Marshal for Colorado was an opportunity as a public servant I knew I must do,” Weaver said in a statement last month. “It has been an honor to serve Douglas County for the past 38 years and I hope I leave it a better place.”
Weaver started his career with Douglas County in 1981 with the sheriff’s office. In 2014 he was appointed to the board of county commissioners and ran for the seat in 2015.
The U.S. Marshal Service is the oldest law enforcement agency in the country and the enforcement arm for the federal courts. According to Justice Department, the Marshal Service makes nearly 250 arrests each day.
— KARA MASON, Staff Writer