More than 30 people are running for governor in Oregon and appear on the May 17 primary ballot. A media collaboration questioned them all. (Malheur Enterprise/File) Media outlets across Oregon are taking a novel approach to covering the 2022 governor’s race: They’re working together. The 2022 Oregon Media Collaboration on[Read More…]
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Candidates for Oregon governor tackle state issues in unique Q&A
A stack of counted and signed ballot envelopes at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, May 19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nearly three dozen candidates for governor are vying for their parties’ nomination in the 2022 primaries on May 17. A collaborative of Oregon journalists wrote 15 questions to help[Read More…]
Oregon state senator’s ‘heightened rhetoric’ will get another federal court review
Sen. Brian Boquist at his Dallas farm. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) For nearly three years, state Sen. Brian Boquist has technically been under orders to alert legislative officials when he would be arriving in the Capitol. The unusual order was put in place in July 2019 after Boquist, an independent from[Read More…]
Salem council candidate Deanna Gwyn has rarely voted, records show
Deanna Gwyn, 2022 Salem City Council candidate for Ward 4 (Campaign photo) A Salem real estate broker seeking election to the Salem City Council has voted just twice in local elections the past decade, records show. Deanna Gwyn, who’s running for council seat representing south central Salem, has not voted[Read More…]
Oregon man facing charges for Jan. 6 ends campaign for governor
A man the FBI identified as Reed Christensen pushes a police officer outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Body camera still included in a federal affidavit) A Hillsboro man facing federal criminal charges for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has ended his[Read More…]
Oregon officials strive to rebuild trust in elections as 1 in 5 don’t believe 2020 results
A stack of counted and signed ballot envelopes at the Marion County Elections Office (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) About one in five Oregon voters, including about half of Republicans, believe voter fraud changed the results of the 2020 election. That’s one result of a February survey from the Oregon Values and[Read More…]
Republicans running for Oregon governor defended the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. One was there
A screenshot of police body camera footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack allegedly shows Reed Christensen pushing past a police barricade, according to federal court documents. A panel of Oregon Republican candidates for governor, including one currently facing federal criminal charges for assaulting police officers at the U.S. Capitol[Read More…]
Two state representatives create PAC to back working women running for office
Two legislators retiring from state service are focused on influencing voters to put more working women in the Legislature. State Reps. Rachel Prusak of Tualatin and Anna Williams of Hood River, Democrats and each chairing a House committee, announced on Tuesday that they’ve formed a political action committee to support[Read More…]
House Democrats’ PAC buys ads for Carrick Flynn in CD6, irks other candidates
Carrick Flynn (campaign photo) A political action committee affiliated with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is spending close to $1 million on TV ads for a Democratic candidate in Oregon’s new congressional district. The other candidates aren’t pleased. The race for the Democratic nomination in the new 6th Congressional District – encompassing[Read More…]
Bentz raises alarm about cartels as House votes to decriminalize marijuana
U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, speaks at a recent Ontario Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate. The House voted 220-204 to approve the measure, which would fix the split between federal[Read More…]