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North Pole Republicans pick possible Coghill replacements

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Posted: November 7, 2009 - 8:05 pm

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From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage --

North Pole Republicans today selected a list of three candidates to replace Rep. John Coghill, who has moved to the state Senate.

State party chairman Randy Ruedrich says the candidates are:

-- Doug Isaacson, the newly re-elected mayor of North Pole.

-- Tammie Wilson, who is trailing in a runoff election for the Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor. (If she wins, the Republicans will have to pull her from the list, Ruedrich says.)

-- Michael Prax, who the News-Miner has described as a former borough Assembly member and a current district vice chairman for the Republican party.

The state party is forwarding the names to Gov. Sean Parnell, who has until late this month to choose, Ruedrich said.

The announcement comes during a game of musical chairs for Republican leaders in the Interior. Senate Republicans confirmed Coghill on Oct. 22 to replace Sen. Gene Therriault, who in turn retired to take a job as energy advisory to the governor.

The House District represents roughly 15,000 registered voters, Ruedrich said.

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