Count former Bryan Mayor Ron Blatchley out of the running for the vacant District 14 state representative’s seat. The retired businessowner and A&M administrator says the decision was made over the weekend while driving to Colorado to start a vacation.
That leaves three Republicans who plan to fill the unexpired term of Fred Brown…Rebecca Boenigk, John Raney, and Buddy Winn. A fourth, Bob Yancy, continues to investigate. No Democrats have announced their interest.