CONWAY — On the final day of candidate filings, two Republicans with prior state representative resumes — Mark McConkey of Freedom and Norman Tregenza of Conway — signed up last Friday.
McConkey, 65, who came up short in his bid for a seventh term in 2018, will seek to represent Carroll County District 3, which covers Albany, Freedom, Madison and Tamworth.
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