State Senator Waylon Brown announced he will resign from office, effective July 10. Sen. Brown, a Republican from Osage, recently won a tough primary election.
Sen. Brown was a member of the Senate majority leadership team, serving as the Majority Whip. He served on the following committees, most of which are very important to disability policy advocates:
- Senate Commerce Committee (Chair)
- Senate Health & Human Services Committee
- Senate State Government Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Senate Ways & Means Committee
- Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee
The local county Republican Party leaders will select a new candidate in the coming weeks to run as a Republican in Senate District 30, which includes all Cerro Gordo, Mitchell, and Worth Counties and the NW corner of Floyd County. Democrat Rich Lorence is also running for this seat.
