By ANDREW SELSKYAssociated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — County clerks in Oregon are inundated with public records requests stemming from “the big lie” that the 2020 election was stolen, even while they’re already busy preparing for the November election, the secretary of state said Monday. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has been visiting Oregon’s 36
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County is excited to announce two great opportunities this fall for students to get involved in our democracy. First, the LWV of Oregon is continuing the tradition of the STUDENT MOCK ELECTION for the November 2022 election. LWVDC is attempting to reach as many Deschutes County
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On Tuesday evening, NewsChannel 21 hosted the first in a series of debates between candidates in the November general election. First up: Bend mayoral candidates Melanie Kebler and Chris Piper. Here’s the second half of the one-hour debate.
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday evening, NewsChannel 21 hosted the first in a series of debates between candidates in the November general election. First up: Bend mayoral candidates Melanie Kebler and Chris Piper. Here’s the first half of the one-hour debate.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The independent candidate for governor in Oregon, Betsy Johnson, spent almost $900,000 to gather signatures to secure a place on the fall ballot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that late Monday Johnson’s campaign reported it paid a Washington signature gathering firm $897,000. The former state lawmaker will face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek, who
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21 will air a series of six debates in the coming weeks to help voters cast an informed ballot, starting with Tuesday evening’s debate, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., between the two candidates for Bend mayor, Councilor Melanie Kebler and former councilor Chris Piper.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alek Skarlatos, a Republican nominee for Congress in Oregon, was cleared this week of violating campaign finance law, months after a Democratic-aligned group filed a complaint alleging he improperly funded his campaign with money from a nonprofit he also controlled. “Democrats have created a false controversy to
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials notified unaffiliated candidate for governor Betsy Johnson on Thursday that she has qualified for the November ballot. That puts Johnson, a former legislator, officially in a three-way race against the Democratic and Republican nominees. Democratic nominee Tina Kotek is a former Oregon House Speaker and Republican nominee Christine
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — People Not Politicians announced Wednesday that they have filed with the Oregon Secretary of State a proposed initiative petition for the November 2024 ballot to reform what it calls “Oregon’s dysfunctional and partisan redistricting process, and to replace it with an independent citizens’ commission for fair representation.” Here’s the rest of the
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gubernatorial election took a step closer Tuesday to being a three-way race when unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson delivered thousands of voter signatures to get on the ballot. If the signatures are verified by election officials, the former state lawmaker will face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek,
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Brad Johnston, local high school teacher, veteran and former Astoria police chief, with 25 years experience in public service, has announced he’ll be running for mayor of Madras. And it’ll be a crowded field, with five candidates so far.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic peaks and lush irrigated orchards that produce most of the nation’s apples. It’s also home to one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and then won
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Redmond City Councilor Ed Fitch is again seeking the job as mayor he held over 20 years ago. Fitch is the fourth candidate to file in the wake of Mayor George Endicott’s decision not to seek another term. The others include Ben Schimmoller, Councilor Jay Patrick and Charles Webster Baer. Here’s his statement send to
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor, Christine Drazan, on Monday called for declaring a state of emergency on homelessness in Oregon as she seeks to distinguish herself in a three-way race. Drazan’s unveiling of her state of emergency proposal was included in a campaign issue
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Joe Kent, who challenged incumbent Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, has taken a narrow lead in the race for the second spot in Washington state’s top two primary. Under the state’s primary system, all candidates
Continue ReadingOREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County is under fire for another elections blunder. Thousands of voters this week received the wrong pamphlets for the Oregon City mayor’s race. County officials noticed the error on Thursday and said voters in the county’s 600 precinct should expect to get new pamphlets in the mail by Saturday,
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The Deschutes County Fair doesn’t just draw crowds in an election year, but also political candidates and parties seeking out votes among those residents who might never show up at a town hall or campaign rally. One is even a presenting sponsor this year.
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted to impeach Donald Trump, advanced Friday to the general election following days of vote counts in Washington state’s primary, but fellow Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler saw her advantage against an opponent endorsed by Trump rapidly shrink to within
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary Wednesday. Under Washington’s primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot, and
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GRYGIEL Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray advanced Tuesday to the fall election in her quest for a sixth term after the longtime incumbent highlighted her support for abortion rights in the run up to Washington’s primary election. Murray will face Republican Tiffany Smiley, who is trying to become
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