CHEYENNE — Pine Bluffs Mayor Justin Fornstrom was selected to fill the vacant House District 10 seat following the passing of former Rep. John Eklund in November.

On Saturday, the Laramie County commissioners held a public meeting to interview three candidates for the seat who were selected by the Laramie County Republican Party earlier this week.

Because Eklund was a Republican whose district was wholly located within Laramie County, the Laramie County Republican Party was tasked with nominating three candidates to succeed Eklund. The candidates selected were Sharon Fain, Justin Fornstrom and Ron Rabou. The three were selected by a ballot of Laramie County GOP precinct committee members following a vote Monday night.

On Saturday, the commissioners picked Fornstrom as the new HD 10 repr

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