Republican Precinct Committee Persons from three counties -- mostly Douglas, but also Jackson and Josephine -- met in a convention to nominate persons wanting to fill the 2nd House District seat which covers interstate 5 from Roseburg to just north of Grants Pass. According to state law.

The nominees will be Steve Loosley, Elias LaLande and Christine Goodwin and they will be presented to a panel of County Commissioners who will appoint one of them as the next State Representative. Their votes are weighted in proportion to population, so the Douglas County Commissioners have a decisive vote.

Valynn Currie, the chair of the Douglas County Republican Central and Committee Rosburg Mayor Larry Rich were considered for the nomination, but not chosen. Neither were Avann Weber, nor Patrick Lewandowski. One name not in the mix is Virgle Osborne, who has already announced that hew would be running for the seat in 2022, but currently does not live in the district. District boundaries will change in the fall once the Legislature completes the redistricting process.

Goodwin, from Myrtle Creek, is a member of the Douglas County Planning Commission, was interim Douglas County Commissioner for a few months in 2018. She is rumored to be the favored candidate of the Douglas County Commissioners and may not run in 2022. Some insiders say that she is a placeholder for Osborne. LaLande, from Roseburg, has been working on the Congressional Campaign of Alex Skarlatos, who is running to defeat Peter Defazio. Looseley, also from Roseburg, is on the Umpqua Community College Board of Directors.


--Staff Reports

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