Eight candidates, six Republicans and two Democrats, are campaigning to win the District 59 seat at the Statehouse being vacated by retiring Rep. Milo Smith of Columbus. We asked Republicans John Counceller, JoAnne Flohr, Lew Wilson, Ryan Lauer and Allan Smith about Gov. Holcomb’s decision to call a special session of the legislature to finish up business that lawmakers were unable to complete.
Counceller says this special session was unavoidable.
Flohr says it’s important to get the state’s business done correctly.
Lew Wilson says that these short sessions allow for the opportunity for legislators to come back to the statehouse…
Lauer says it’s important to prioritize and be willing to work together.
Smith says agrees, but adds that sometimes events conspire to make special sessions unavoidable.
Benjamin Chastain is also on the Republican ballot, but he is not actively campaigning. The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Mary Kohen or Dale Nowlin in November’s general election.
We also asked Kohen and Nowlin about special legislative sessions.
Kohen says it’s all about priorities and planning.
Nowlin agrees.
The primary election is May 8th.
We’ll be back with the candidates on Tuesday to talk about CBD oil and marijuana.