OZARK, Ark. (AP) An Ozark lawyer has been selected as the Republican nominee to a state House seat to replace a state representative who resigned to take a job in the governor’s office.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that delegates at a GOP convention Wednesday selected 37-year-old Sarah Capp to replace Rep. Bill Gossage on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Gossage resigned last month to become Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s deputy chief of staff for external operations.
State party Chairman Doyle Webb said that because there are no other candidates for the seat, Capp will become the representative after the election.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed alleging that a convention to choose the nominee is unconstitutional and that an election is required.
Webb said he believes the claim has no merit.
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