AOI met with House District 49 Republican candidate John Nelsen last week. Nelsen is the Reynolds School Board chairman and the director of a youth employment program at Mount Hood Community College. This particular house district is an east Multnomah County district currently represented by former House Speaker Karen Minnis (R-Fairview). Minnis will step aside after this session, creating an open seat that will be hotly contested. Although Democrats have a sizable registration advantage in this district, it has been represented by a Republican for well over a decade. Nelsen impressed AOI with his intelligence, enthusiasm, and business orientation. Two Democrats are vying for the seat, most notably Barbara Kyle, a Troutdale realtor and Troutdale City Councilor
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