REPUBLICAN DECIDES TO CHALLENGE JOHN WARD

Chrissy Nakonsky has never run for public office before but has decided this is the right time to throw a hat in the ring. He and his wife and four young children live in West Brainerd. Nakonsky said its time for someone runs for office, a person who doesn't make a lot of money. Nakonsky said he wants to put a face on poverty-level people, to get them out to vote so that they have a voice. Nakonsky said he's been a Republican all his life and opposes an increase in the gas tax, "we can't afford that these days. Nakonsky said he won't take special interest money and hopes the campaign doesn't get very expensive because he has a thousand dollars for campaign expenses and that it.