Public Radio's Austin Jenkins has written an excellent post about last month's sudden resignation of now-former state Rep. Jim Jacks, a Democrat from Vancouver.

Like Jenkins, PubliCola has pressed Democratic leadership for an account of why Jacks resigned. We have also attempted to interview Jacks.

In their brief statements, Democratic leadership has simply said Jacks' resigned for "personal" reasons.

We respect Jacks' privacy, but as Jenkins writes:

Jacks was an elected official, he was paid by the taxpayers and his departure mid-session suggests there's more to the story.

I agree with Jenkins that Democratic leadership needs to address the Jacks resignation. And so does the Washington State Wire, which has  also posted about the lack of transparency in the Jacks matter.