Oregon state Rep. Kim Wallan says she will seek a fourth term representing House District 6 in the 2024 election.

Wallan, R-Medford, issued a news release Thursday morning announcing her intention to run. The only other candidate who has filed for House District 6 is Democrat challenger John Holm of Medford, who lists his occupation as “currently disabled” and his previous governmental experience as being active with The Jackson County Democrats and as a past party precinct person. Holm also ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House District 2, currently held by Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, in 2020.

Wallan was first elected in 2018 after previously serving on Medford City Council. She touted accomplishments in her release that included her role as co-vice chair of the Joint Committee on Semiconductors.

“Oregon is a world-class manufacturer of semiconductors … By passing the CHIPS Act, we secured $40 billion of federal investment in Oregon’s vital semiconductor innovation and manufacturing industry,” Wallan said in the release.

Wallan also served in the 2023 session as vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee and as a member of committees that include the House Interim Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment; the Joint Committee on Legislative Counsel; the Joint Committee on Legislative Policy and Research; the House Interim Committee on Rules and the House Interim Committee on Gambling Regulation.

She said that illegal marijuana enforcement will be a priority for her in the year ahead, saying that “while House Bill 3000 gave law enforcement important tools to clean up illegal marijuana operations in Southern Oregon, I am working with fellow legislators, law enforcement and agencies to close loopholes that allow issues like water theft and humanitarian crises to persist.”

Also in the year ahead, she supports amendments to Measure 110, Oregon’s troubled drug-decriminalization law passed by voters in 2020, by “implementing real accountability” to those who refuse treatment after being caught with user amounts of hard drugs such as methamphetamine and heroin.