COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. () – Columbia County Commissioner Trey Allen announced Tuesday he is resigning from his seat in order to serve in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Allen made the announcement in a commissioners meeting on Aug. 5.

“In recent days, I have been offered and have accepted a White House appointment to serve as senior advisor to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C,” he said. “With the acceptance of this role, I will be working in the Capitol and will not be able to offer the citizens of my district the level of service that they deserve. After deciding to accept the role, I reached out to counsel at the earliest opportunity to begin the process of planning for the transition of the District 2 commission seat.”

Allen said he plans to submit his resignation to the Governor Brian Kemp to allow for a replacement selection.

Allen said the opportunity came up unexpectedly and it was something that he could not turn down.

“Although I will be working in D.C., I shall continue to maintain a house here and be a resident of Columbia County,” Allen said. “This will always be my home. Serving as a Columbia County Commissioner has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and while I look forward to the challenges before me, I will miss this role terribly.”