The DeWitt County Board Chair will not seek re-election.

Dan Matthews announced at the May County Board meeting he would not be seeking re-election. He told Regional Radion on the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday the commitment is getting to be too much.

Matthews also serves on the Clinton Board of Education and says because he enjoys that role and it is not as great of a time commitment, he will continue there.

Matthews has come under scrutiny by an out-of-county government accountability outfit. He says anyone who knows him knows he is transparent.

The DeWitt County Republican Party will now seek to fill Matthews' place on the upcoming November ballot.