A Christian County businessman is running for the 140th state house seat, challenging State Representative Tricia Derges in the Republican primary.
Jamie Ray Gragg owns Ozark Mountain Tops and Artworks.
He also worked as an executive at the Boy Scouts of America and played several characters at Silver Dollar City.
Dr. Tricia Derges was elected in November 2020.
She’s fighting federal charges that she lied about stem cell treatments at her healthcare clinic and illegally provided prescription drugs.
Lawmakers asked her to resign, but she refused, saying she’s innocent.
