She said she has no bitterness about the charter’s adoption and the cutting of her position.

“The people voted for change,” Mrs. Thut said. “I hope what they voted for, they’re going to get.”

Mrs. Thut said the voters’ decision won’t affect what she does in her office.

“There’s no job security anywhere, especially in politics,” Mrs. Thut said. “For every door that shuts, another opens. I’m going to get up every day … I’m going to do the job that the people elected me to do.”