OREM — Attorney Lorie Fowlke announced last week that she will run against Rep. Mike Thompson, R-Orem, for District 59 legislative seat.
The mother of six told a small crowd that she is a "conservative Republican" like Thompson but hopes to offer increased representation to the Orem area using her mediation skills.
Frustrated by the recent legislative session and encouraged by friends, Fowlke decided that she had "the resources and the time" to run.
Thompson has served two terms. He ran unopposed in 2002.
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Fowlke will likely have Rep. Becky Lockhart, R-Orem, backing her. The two are cousins.