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Rep Bentz Appointed to Finish District 30 Term

ONTARIO, OR -- Representative Cliff Bentz (center,) who has served in the Oregon House since 2008, has been appointed to fill the remainder of former District 30 Senator Ted Ferrioli's term in office.

 

Commissioners from Baker, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lake and Wasco Counties, and representatives from the Grant, Harney, Malheur, and Wheeler County Courts, voted yesterday for Bentz to fill the position.
 
The other candidates being considered were Susan Jones, rancher and Chair of the Republican Party of Baker County (right) and physican, businessman, and radio host, Dr. Eric Wattenburg (left) of Sisters.
 
Ferrioli resigned after being appointed to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council by Governor Kate Brown.

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