PORTLAND, Ore. — Lamar Wise was appointed to the vacant seat for Oregon House District 48, following the death of Oregon state Rep. Hòa Nguyễn after a battle with cancer.

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and Clackamas County Board of Commissioners held a joint session Wednesday to appoint Wise, a Democrat.

Wise will represent House District 48, which includes parts of both Clackamas and Multnomah counties, including outer southeast Portland and communities such as Happy Valley, Damascus and Boring.

Oregon law requires that a legislative vacancy be filled by county commissioners representing the district in which the vacancy exists and that legislative appointments must be made from the same political party as the previous legislator.

He was among three finalists seeking

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