Add a second Republican to the race for state land commissioner to succeed term-limited John Thurston, who’s running for secretary of state.

He’s Alex Ray, a Saline County resident who works for Johnson Controls, selling its goods to government.

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Tommy Land of Heber Springs had announced earlier.

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