Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
Republican Jim Oakley of Pleasant Hill is challenging Democrat Phil Barnhart for state House District 11 in the Nov. 7 election.
Oakley is a self-employed consultant working with electric utilities. He worked for electric utilities his whole life, including Pacific Power and Light and then with Emerald Public Utility District for 22 1/2 years. He left work with the Emerald PUD in December and has been consulting since…