The DEMOCRATIC Party in a southern Iowa county is in the process of nominating a REPUBLICAN for one of the party’s slots on the November ballot. Republican Chris Clark of Sidney is chairman of the Fremont County Board of Supervisors, but he lost this month’s G-O-P Primary by seven votes. Fremont County Democratic Party chairman John Powers says that was an unexpected result — and a recent change in Iowa law prohibits Clark and all other losers of party primaries from running as an independent in the General Election.

According to a news release, Clark is expected to accept the Democratic Party’s nomination, but will remain a Republican. Fremont County Democrats credit Clark, who is seeking a second term as county supervisor, for prioritizing county needs over partisan politics and personal grievance.

In January of last year a group of Fremont County residents sued Clark and other county supervisors as well as a wind energy developer over plans for a wind farm in Fremont County. A judge dismissed the lawsuit last June. In THIS June’s Primary Election, Jeff Shearer of Hamburg won 311 votes and is the Republican Party’s nominee for Fremont County Supervisor.

(Radio Iowa)