. . "Kurt Triplett was the seventh King County Executive in Washington, United States. The Metropolitan King County Council appointed Triplett who had previously been Chief of Staff to Ron Sims, prior to Sim's resignation as King County Executive in order to serve as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Triplett was appointed to the position after a commitment not to run for election for the upcoming full term."@en . . . . "American county executive" . . "Triplett, Kurt"@en . "King County Executive" . . . "7th" . . . "Kurt Triplett"@en .