Special election set for House District 21

Governor Beebe has set a special election for the open seat being vacated by Rep. Steve Cole, who resigned on June 30 to become chancellor of Cossatot Community College of the UofA. My first cousin Nate Steel won the primary for the seat and will take office in January with no Republican challenger.

Of course, he'd like to become the representative of the seat now to hit the ground running -- and it certainly wouldn't hurt seniority wise. The governor set the election for October 12. Political party nominees will be chosen by convention. The person elected to fill the vacancy shall serve the remainder of the present term of office, which ends in January. The deadline for party conventions to select nominees shall be August 6, 2010; the deadline for parties to submit certificates of nomination shall be August 9; 2010; party candidates shall file certificates of nomination with the Secretary of State on or before August 13, 2010.