Executive Vice President of the Central Oregon Builders Association Tim Knopp won a victory in his race against Geri Hauser for District 27.

Knopp says the campaign did get a little heated:  “My opponent went decidedly negative. And ultimately that does not work, if you cannot promote yourself in a positive way. And we stayed pretty positive other than the fact that we needed to defend ourselves and set the record straight."

He says his top priority is helping create jobs in Central Oregon.