After ‘seriously considering’ run, party chair won’t enter race By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A potential GOP slugfest for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has been averted. When Gerlach announced last week that he would not seek another term in Congress in the Sixth District, two potential Republican … Continue reading County GOP averts primary battle for Gerlach’s seat