Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Julia Shumway is editor of Oregon Capital Chronicle and has reported on government and politics in Iowa and Nebraska, spent time at the Bend Bulletin and most recently was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix. An award-winning journalist, Julia most recently reported on the tangled efforts to audit the presidential results in Arizona.
Oregon congressional candidate Mike Erickson sues opponent Andrea Salinas over negative ad
Republican Mike Erickson wants $800,000 from opponent to cover costs of refuting allegations made by Democrat Andrea Salinas. The lawsuit comes two weeks before ballots go out for the November election.
Oregon candidate Mike Erickson threatens lawsuit to overturn election over negative ad
Andrea Salinas’ campaign ran ads saying Erickson was charged with drug possession, though he wasn’t formally charged.
Attorneys: Oregon candidate Mike Erickson didn’t face felony drug charges in 2016 DUI arrest
Erickson’s 2016 defense attorney blamed her ‘mistake’ for court documents that referred to drug charges.
Poll: Oregon governor’s race a dead heat between Drazan, Kotek
The poll of 620 likely voters from Salem-based Nelson Research showed 33.4% would most likely vote for Drazan, 31.5% for Kotek and 19.2% for nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. There was a margin of error of 3.9%, leaving Drazan and Kotek in a statistical tie.
Oregon governor candidates debate education, housing, abortion in Bend
Tina Kotek, Betsy Johnson and Christine Drazan sparred before an audience of college students at OSU-Cascades
Tough-on-crime Oregon congressional candidate Mike Erickson handcuffed for DUI
The DUI charges in 2016 were dismissed after Erickson, a Republican, completed a diversion program.
Democratic Oregon governor nominee Tina Kotek argues for gun safety at Portland forum
Kotek said an August shooting in Bend brings more momentum to conversations around gun violence.
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan argues Christine Drazan can become Oregon’s next governor
Hogan joined Drazan in Portland Tuesday to discuss law enforcement and homelessness
In homeless death data, Patterson sees need for more resources
This is the first year the Oregon Health Authority reported on deaths among homeless Oregonians
Board fires head of Oregon’s public defense agency
Stephen Singer decried his firing as something out of a ‘Third World tin-pot dictatorship”