What it means for MY race? Well, it might mean I am running for an open seat, because the seat's current occupant, Rob Patridge, is one of the top options to fill the vacancy.
By law, a fellow Republican must be appointed to replace Hannon in an interim capacity until a general election is held in November. State Republican Party members will nominate several people and Jackson County commissioners early next year will decide who gets the interim job.
Rep. Alan Bates, an Ashland Democrat, said he will definitely run for the Senate seat.
"I’ll be the underdog," said the Ashland Democrat. "The Republicans have an 11 percent edge in the district."
Rep. Rob Patridge said he might run for the seat, but worries about the power vacuum created by Hannon’s departure, as well as the potential loss of either Bates and Patridge from the House if they run for the Senate position.
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Bryan Platt, chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party, said representatives from the Republican Party will meet in Jackson County within about a month after Hannon steps down to choose nominees for the interim seat.
While he thinks the position would be a natural for Patridge, he said there is fairly strong opposition for Patridge’s leadership in supporting the $800 million income tax surcharge, passed by the Legislature this year. The state Republican Party has taken a position opposing the surcharge and supports a February ballot measure that, if passed, would repeal the surcharge and other tax measures included in the bill that created it.
are the key grafs. It leaves my race in a bit of limbo - I won't know who I am running against until this vacancy appointment is made.
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