Shaw stepping down from one job, keeping another
Republican Linda Shaw is coming to the end of her term as Republican National Committeewoman from North Carolina, a post she has held since 1992. Shaw has decided not to run for another four years, so she'll step down as one of the country's top Republican honchos after this summer's National Republican Convention.
That does not mean, however, that she's ready to give up her other gig.
Shaw, 68, is a county commissioner with two years left on her term and plans to run for re-election in 2010.
Still, as news filtered out she had decided to step down from her national post, inquiries had come about whether she was ready to retire from her county seat.
"I love being a county commissioner," Shaw said. "And I do plan to run for one more term, maybe two."
Shaw said she'll attend her last RNC meeting this summer but does not plan to attend the convention where Republicans will officially make Sen. John McCain their nominee.
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