Editor’s note: This Week on the Trail is a review of 2012 election news that appears each Saturday.
By Joe Hanel
Herald Staff Writer
The Colorado Republican caucuses Tuesday night dominated the political news this week.
Meanwhile, the race for the district in the state House of Representatives that includes La Plata County got more interesting.
Durango lawyer Mike McLachlan entered the race Thursday against incumbent Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio.
“I’m tired of seeing government gridlocked by partisanship and extremism. That’s why our mountain communities deserve new representation,” McLachlan said.
The field of candidates is not yet set. Democrat Patrick Swonger of Silverton, in San Juan County, also has declared his intent to run, but the state Democratic Party ruled him ineligible because he registered as a Democrat a day after the deadline.
James McMillan, an unaffiliated candidate from Durango, also has filed papers to enter the race.
Countdown: 269 days until the November election.
