Ex-NY Times columnist ineligible to run for Oregon governor

By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof doesn’t meet the state’s three-year residency requirement to run for governor. That leaves the former candidate with a sizable war chest and no plans for the future. The justices upheld a decision in January by Oregon election officials that the former journalist did not meet the qualifications, citing in particular that Kristof voted in New York in 2020. He has raised $2.75 million in campaign donations and can hold onto it to give to other candidates or use it himself in a future run for office. Kristof says he’s not sure what he’ll do.