Auditor Greg Kimsey and Clark PUD Commissioner Jim Malinowski also took their oaths of office in a ceremony at the county building
CLARK COUNTY — While she won’t officially take over the center chair until Jan. 1, Eileen Quiring was sworn in Wednesday as the new Clark County chair.
![Eileen Quiring takes the oath as the new county chair for Clark County. Photo by Chris Brown](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Eileen-Quiring-Clark-County-Today-Swearing-In-22.jpg)
“I took this position very seriously when I ran for this office,” Quiring told the crowd of mostly supporters and fellow county employees inside the council chambers. “I was basically recruited and thought ‘no, I didn’t want to,’ but then I just decided to do it. And once I decided to do it I was in all the way.”
Quiring, a Republican, defeated challenger Eric Holt in the general election by less than 1,000 votes. She replaces incumbent Marc Boldt, who finished third in the primary election.
![Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey was sworn in for another term of office on Wednesday. Photo by Chris Brown](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Eileen-Quiring-Clark-County-Today-Swearing-In-45.jpg)
“And now I look forward to, most of all, serving the people of Clark County,” said Quiring, “doing the very best for them and always keeping in mind when I make a decision that they will be affected, and I want them to be affected positively.”
Also sworn in Wednesday by District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman were County Auditor Greg Kimsey, who ran unopposed, and Jim Malinowski, who was re-elected to the Clark Public Utilities Commission.
![Jim Malinowski takes the oath of office for another term as Clark PUD Commissioner. Photo by Chris Brown](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Eileen-Quiring-Clark-County-Today-Swearing-In-48.jpg)
David Alt, a campaign volunteer and principal at the local design firm 9th Street Studio, led a prayer over Quiring after the swearing in.
Two council members will be sworn in next Monday, before a final emergency supplemental budget meeting for the current version of the council; Temple Lentz, who unseated incumbent Jeanne Stewart in District 1, and Julie Olson, who was re-elected in District 2.
![New Clark County Chair Eileen Quiring signs official documents after taking the oath of office. Photo by Chris Brown](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Eileen-Quiring-Clark-County-Today-Swearing-In-63.jpg)
![David Alt (center-left) leads a prayer over new Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring. Photo by Chris Brown](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Eileen-Quiring-Clark-County-Today-Swearing-In-68.jpg)