Lawyer named as HD 26 nominee
John Davis, a 29-year-old lawyer, was named by Republicans as the replacement nominee for the House District 26 seat being vacated by Rep. Matt Wingard, R-Wilsonville. Davis won on the first round in a weighted vote of precinct committee members. Others who sought the nomination were Lindsay Berschauer, a policy analyst; Randy Harvey, a lawyer and retired school administrator, and Richard Vial, a lawyer. Davis will face Democrat Wynne Wakkila of Tigard in the Nov. 6 general election. Wingard resigned June 13 as deputy Republican leader in the evenly split House, and then announced June 19 he would not seek a third term, after a June 13 news account about his relationship with a former aide who alleged sexual misconduct on his part. No charges were filed after an investigation was conducted by the Clackamas County sheriff and the Oregon Department of Justice. Peter Wong
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Posted on July 15, 2012
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