It’s still seven months until the November elections, but northwest corner residents already have choices to make. In the 64^th district race, incumbent State Representative Brian Ohler has been challenged for his seat by Salisbury resident Maria Horn, who announced her candidacy at Geer Village in March.

Horn, a Democrat, says she “grew up in a family that voted Republican—the kind who believed in personal responsibility and hard work,” according to her vision statement. She was a lawyer in private practice in New York City, a former federal prosecutor for the criminal division of the southern district of New York and worked in corporate finance at J.P. Morgan before moving to Salisbury, where she lives with her husband and three children. She currently serves on the Board of Finance and the boards of Women’s Support Services and Indian Mountain School.

Rep. Ohler, a Republican, grew up in the northwest corner, but left the area for a total of 12 years to serve in the military in both Middle East wars, and received four Purple Hearts. Locally he is an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a former member of the North Canaan Board of Finance and owner of Patriot Safety Group. He was elected to the state house in November of 2016, where he currently serves on the Appropriations, Human Services and Public Safety Committees, and is ranking member of the Regulations and Protections subcommittee.

To learn more about Ohler, go to brianohler.com. To learn more about Horn, go to mariaisrunning.com.