Lookingglass woman challenges DeFazio



John Sowell
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When no Republican candidate emerged before last month’s primary election to take on U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, it appeared the Springfield Democrat would win a 12th term without opposition.

However, Jaynee Germond, a Lookingglass resident and member of the Constitution Party of Oregon, has stepped forward to run against DeFazio.

A longtime Republican, Germond, 50, switched her affiliation over her disappointment with the two major parties.

“We’ve got a so-called two-party system, which is kind of failing us,â€