Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively little attention — are a sports physiologist, a farmer and county commissioner, a civil rights attorney and a restaurateur and former state representative from Bend.
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An already controversial campaign involving Jefferson County’s appointed Sheriff Marc Heckathorn and his main challenger, Senior Deputy Jason Pollock, became even more so Wednesday, as District Attorney Steve Leriche and retired Sheriff Jim Adkins endorsed Pollock, citing Heckathorn’s statements and actions such as dropping a connection to a crimes against children task force.
Continue ReadingDemocrats attending the Oregon Summit in Sunriver this weekend used ranked choice voting to conduct their biennial straw poll, which illuminated two clear front-runners among the party’s gubernatorial and Sixth Congressional District candidates.
Continue ReadingSUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Sunday at 11:15 a.m. at the 2022 Oregon Summit in Sunriver, the Democratic Party of Oregon will host a governor’s forum featuring Democratic candidates (in alphabetical last name order): Tina Kotek, Tobias Read and Patrick Starnes. The Summit is a weekend-long, one-of-a-kind event which celebrates Democrats within the Party and our many
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To Deschutes County Democrats Chair Jason Burge, there is no incumbent in the race for Oregon’s vastly redrawn 5th Congressional District seat.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — President Joe Biden is endorsing incumbent Democrat Rep. Kurt Schrader for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The endorsement was the president’s first this year. Schrader is a moderate who has voted against some of Biden’s priorities in the past, including a money-saving plan to let Medicare negotiate the price it pays for
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On Wednesday, more than 153,000 ballots for the May 17 Primary Election will be mailed to registered voters in Deschutes County.
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Judy Trego, who has been a Deschutes County resident for 28 years, announced she will run for Oregon House District 54 in the Republican primary.
Continue ReadingTwo Jefferson County commission races are on the May 17 primary election ballot. We talked to the candidates.
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Two of the leading Republican candidates for governor, Bud Pierce and Stan Pulliam, stopped by NewsChannel 21 on Thursday to discuss their campaigns heading into the final weeks.
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Three candidates are running for Position 2 on the Crook County Board of Commissioners in the May 17 primary, as incumbent Brian Barney seeks re-election and faces two challengers.
Continue ReadingRep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., and Democratic challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner faced off on a variety of issues, from electability to homelessness, during a half-hour debate Wednesday evening on NewsChannel 21, moderated by Lee Anderson. CNN Newsource Weekly News Quiz:
Continue Reading The Jefferson County sheriff’s race between appointee Marc Heckathorn and challenger Jason Jason Pollock has been filled with tense claims and a bit of controversy, including Heckathorn’s role in a third candidate sharing the ballot.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the May 17 primary elections approaching, campaigns and their friends should remember that ODOT will remove political signs posted on the state highway right-of-way. Only official traffic control devices are allowed in the highway right of way. Improperly placed signs can distract drivers and block road safety messages. Improperly placed
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Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone is in the midst of his fourth campaign for the board and faces a Republican primary challenger, Scott Stuart, on the May ballot.
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The Cloverdale Fire District outside Sisters is once again seeking a property tax increase on the May ballot for crucial added staffing, after a larger money measure failed in 2021.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bridget Barton of West Linn campaigned Thursday in Central Oregon. She calls herself an outsider and a problem-solver. Meanwhile, a new poll shows 2016 nominee Bud Pierce and Christine Drazan leading the GOP race for governor, but nearly half of those surveyed are undecided, just over a month before the ballots are
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Sally Russell, Bend’s first elected mayor in nearly a century, announced Thursday that she won’t seek re-election, after a decade on the council. Hours earlier, first-term Bend City Councilor Melanie Kebler announced she would seek the mayor position, the second candidate in that race — and that her five council colleagues have endorsed her.
Continue ReadingJimmy Crumpacker, a businessman from Tumalo, wants the seat.
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False election information is a growing problem in Oregon and around the country. This week, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said Thursday she is launching a new initiative to “prebunk” false information by getting accurate information in front of voters before they are exposed to misinformation.
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