Maycumber in race for 5th District

REPUBLIC - A second Republic resident has announced their candidacy for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, 44, R-Republic, has entered the race against Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel. They are the first two candidates to announce for the seat being vacated by McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane.

Both candidates are Republicans.

Maycumber joned the race Tuesday, Feb. 20. The congressional district includes Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Eastern Franklin and Adams, and other counties.

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