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Oregon House will
close up to 2 weeks
after COVID-19 case
BY GARY A. WARNER
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — The Oregon
House will shut down for up
to two weeks after reports of
a positive COVID-19 case
involving someone on the
House floor last week.
The Legislature shut down
activity in the Capitol on
Monday, March 22, following
a report of a positive case of
COVID-19 tied to an earlier
floor session.
“The House will not return
to floor session until Mon-
day, March 29, at the earliest,”
said Danny Moran, spokes-
man for House Speaker Tina
Kotek, D-Portland. “Com-
mittee work, which is being
done remotely, will continue
as planned.”
Kotek confirmed the posi-
tive case during an afternoon
press call. She said it involved
someone who worked on the
House floor during a session
last week. She said she could
not yet say whether it was a
lawmaker or staffer.
Kotek had abruptly ad-
journed the March 29 session
at 1 p.m. During the press call
she said she shut down the
House after learning of the
COVID-19 case.
“We want to keep mem-
bers safe,” Kotek said.
During the press call,
Kotek said she planned to
bring the 60 House mem-
bers back to the capitol on
Wednesday after a review of
public health protocols.
House Minority Leader
Christin Drazan, R-Canby,
issued a statement saying she
recommended lawmakers go
home and quarantine for up
to two weeks.
“Out of an abundance of
caution, my immediate rec-
ommendation is for legis-
lators and staff to minimize
the risk of an outbreak in
Oregon’s capitol by returning
home,” Drazan said.
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Board: 9 candidates running for 3 seats in Redmond;
other area school districts also have contested elections
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The seat of former board chair Tim Car-
penter — who abruptly resigned from the
Redmond School Board on Wednesday —
was initially going to be filled by appoint-
ment. However, Deschutes County Clerk
Nancy Blankenship ruled the seat must be
filled by the voters in this year’s election.
Those interested in Carpenter’s seat
must file by March 26, said school district
spokesperson Sheila Miller.
Jefferson County School Board
With 12-year-incumbent and board
chair Laurie Danzuka running unopposed,
that leaves two contested Jefferson County
School Board races in May.
Jamie Hurd, a Madras resident who has
served on the board since 2017, will face
Lorien Stacona, a case manager for the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
The third seat up for grabs was vacated
by incumbent Tom Norton Jr, who did not
file for reelection. Madras resident Jacob
Struck, a construction superintendent for
Skanska, and Warm Springs resident Jay-
lyn Suppah, a staffer for the Confederated
Tribes’ Health & Human Services depart-
ment, will face off for that seat.
If Suppah and Stacona both win seats, a
majority of Jefferson County School Board
members will be Native American. Despite
the district’s student population being ma-
jority non-white, only one board member,
Danzuka, is a person of color.
Sisters School Board
Sisters School District has two contested
board races: one without and one with an
incumbent.
Two candidates have stepped up to fill
the seat of board chair Jay Wilkins, who
did not file for reelection: Jenica Cogdill,
manager of customer experience for Les
Schwab Tires, and retired teacher Rodney
Cooper.
Edie Jones, who was appointed to the Sis-
ters School Board in February 2020, will de-
fend her seat against architect Kevin Eckert.
Incumbent David Thorsett is running
unopposed for reelection.
Culver School Board
Three of the four Culver School Board
seats up for reelection are uncontested.
Barring a successful write-in campaign
from someone else, incumbents Lindsay
Cloud and board chair Scott Leeper will
return to the board. Sabria Rios will take
the seat of Bob Buckner, who did not file
for reelection.
The one contested Culver race is be-
tween incumbent board vice-chair Mike
Knepp and the challenger, residential ap-
praiser David Bolhuis.
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according to a school district
press release sent Tuesday.
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challenged the CERT team
members when he exited the
residence after about three
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Redmond man arrested
after standoff with police
A 42-year-old Redmond
man was arrested March 18
following a three hour standoff
with police. Matt Ryan Frazier
allegedly discharged a shotgun
through his own front door
and then barricaded himself
alone in the residence, accord-
ing to a press release from the
Redmond police department.
The incident followed a dis-
pute with Frazier’s girlfriend,
said police. The CERT team
State Police assisted during
the incident. Police say the in-
vestigation is ongoing and are
asking people who witnessed
the incident or have informa-
tion about it to contact the
Redmond Police Department
though non-emergency dis-
patch, 541-693-6911.
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