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Alex Yost resigns from Washougal City Council, citing ‘personal and professional reasons’

Yost, appointed to the council in 2018 and elected with 96% of the vote in 2019, announced resignation during city council meeting on Monday, Dec. 6

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Alex Yost (left) takes notes while Blaine Peterson talks during the the March 23, 2018, meeting of the Washougal Citizens Advisory Committee, at Washougal City Hall. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal City Council member Alexandra “Alex” Yost has resigned from her position, effective immediately. 

Yost, who told The Post-Record she stepped down for “personal and professional reasons,” announced her resignation during the council’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 6. 

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