Category Politics
Drazan wins Oregon governor primary with about a quarter of Republican voters
State Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan has a monumental task in front of her: convincing the more than three-quarters of Republican primary voters who preferred other…
One congressional race in Oregon remains close, most incumbents advance easily
Congressman Kurt Schrader (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) The midterm primary was largely a good night for Oregon incumbents running for reelection to the U.S. Senate and Congress with the exception of one: Rep. Kurt Schrader who’s seeking the Democratic renomination in the 5th Congressional District. The Blue…
Many Oregon candidates breeze to victory with no primary opponents
Ballots are secured in locked metal boxes at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in Salem on Monday, May 16. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Before any election results are announced Tuesday, many Oregon candidates will have already won their primary elections. And a few have already…
Proposal to decriminalize sex work won’t appear on Oregon ballots
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians won’t get the chance to vote on whether to decriminalize sex work this year after backers of a ballot initiative ended their campaign Thursday. The proposed initiative would have made it legal to buy and sell sex in Oregon and would…
THEIR WORDS: Those who want to be governor answer for rural matters
Those who want to be Oregon’s next governor say they will pay attention to rural areas and issues in the state. (Malheur Enterprise) Rural Oregon would get a lot more attention from Salem based on positions staked out by those running for governor. Every candidate…
PHOTOS: Salem march for abortion rights
People march at an abortion rights rally in Riverfront Park on Tuesday, May 3 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) READ MORE: Hundreds march in Salem abortion rights rally Julia Cooley, 71, and Deb O’Connor, 51, attend an abortion rights rally in Riverfront Park on Tuesday,…
Oregon Democrats lash out at Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, seen at an earlier Portland event, reacted Tuesday, May 3, to news the U.S. Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon’s U.S. senators reacted with anger, sadness…
Hundreds march in Salem abortion rights rally
Hundreds of people marched down Court Street in Salem on Tuesday, May 3, for an abortion rights rally following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Julia Cooley used to attend abortion rights rallies in…
Next Oregon governor could change state’s approach to abortion after Supreme Court decision
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) In recent years, Oregon has established itself as a haven for abortion rights, providing access at no cost to Oregonians and creating a fund for out-of-state patients who can’t obtain care in their own states. That could all change after…