Knox County Commissioners Bill Pursel and Barry Lester asked fellow commissioner Drenda Keesee to resign Tuesday during a regular meeting.
Last week, Keesee's son, Gary "Tom" Keesee Jr., was convicted of rape and other sex crimes for offenses involving minors that happened between 2001 and the early 2010s.
Pursel said that he understood the trial had been hard on the family, but that it had also caused "chaos" for the commissioners office.
"I know that there's been a concern about the chaos, and the thing of people (doing) public requests of us all the time and the pressure that has put on this office," Pursel said. "So, I think I'm along with Fred Dailey in asking that resignation be done by you."
Dailey, the chair of the Knox County Republican Party, had already called for Keesee's resignation.
Keesee, Pursel, and Lester are all Republicans.
"I will agree with the Republican Party on the issue, and it's an unfortunate situation," Lester said to Keesee on Tuesday. "Hopefully it will work out for you and your family."
Keesee said during the meeting that she would take their request into "prayerful consideration." She did not immediately respond to an email from WOSU asking for further comment.
Knox County voters elected Keesee in 2024. In addition to being a commissioner, Keesee leads Faith Life Church in New Albany with her husband, who is also named Gary.
Gary Keesee Jr.'s victims were members of the church, but the crimes did not take place at the church.
