worked with Sen. Kathy Bernier ….

worked with Sen. Kathy Bernier to introduce a bill that would make Colby the state cheese.

Republican Karen Hurd defeated Democratic challenger Nate Otto by a wide margin. Hurd will fill a seat vacated by Rep. Jesse James as he made the transition to the state senate in Bernier’s stead.

Hurd is a veteran, small-business owner and substitute teacher and will look to bring those various points of expertise to the Assembly.

Hurd stated she wanted to fix the economy, keep communities safe and empower parents and put kids first as her platforms for running. Hurd has lived in Fall Creek for 25 years and has served as a village trustee and public library trustee while in the community.

James along with Republican Cory Tomczyk secured their seats in the state Senate on Tuesday. James won his seat by running unopposed in district 23. Tomczyk had an opponent but proved to be just as much of a shoo-in as the Republican defeated Bob Look by a sum of nearly 20,000 votes.

Tomczyk named economic security, public safety, education and “radical political leadership at the Governor’s office” as the issues that he was looking to tackle when leading up to the election.