CACHE COUNTY – In the final minutes of the filing period on Sept. 4, the already crowded GOP special election race to replace outgoing County Executive David Zook got even more complicated.

While newcomer Matt Carey withdrew from that competition after only one day as a candidate, local banker and attorney George Daines joined the race by the skin of his teeth just moments before the filing period closed at 5 p.m.

Daines will now compete with previously announced candidates Dirk Anderson, Craig Anhder, Rhyan Dockter, Mark Hurd, Stephanie Miller and Micah Safsten.

Daines is chairman of the Cache Valley Bank and a partner in the local law firm of Daines & Jenkins, LLP. He is also a former county attorney for Cache County, having served in that role from 2002 to 2009.

A lifelong resident

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