Selma Pierce, candidate for House District 20. (Courtesy of Selma Pierce). Republican Selma Pierce has announced that she’s seeking a rematch against state Rep. Paul Evans, a Monmouth Democrat. The 2018 race between Pierce and Evans to represent the House District 20 seat, which includes Salem’s western and southern flanks,[Read More…]

Oregon State Capitol, Legislature (Salem Reporter/file) After years of trying, Norman Turrill of Portland thought he had finally made some progress in preventing Oregon politicians from picking their voters.  In 2017, then-Secretary of State Dennis Richardson invited Turrill to serve on a task force aimed at reforming how the state[Read More…]