ST. GEORGE — The Washington County Republican Party has selected a replacement for Rep. Travis Seegmiller until the position gets filled permanently during this year’s election.
Colin Jack, an electrical engineer who is also running in the Republican primary, received the position Wednesday through acclamation as no other candidates entered the special election, said party spokesman Kimball Willard.
Seegmiller, R-St. George, announced last month he plans to resign from the Utah Legislature this summer, effective on July 1, as he and his family plan to move outside the district. The representative served since he was appointed in February 2018.
Seegmiller made headlines last year when he was accused of shooting a doe in a residential area. Seegmiller was charged in October in Washington County Justice Court with unlawful taking of protected wildlife and two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm, all class B misdemeanors.
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Written by ASHLEY IMLAY, KSL.com.
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