Candidates Corner

• General News
• Governor’s Race: Christine Drazan
• Governor’s Race: Betsy Johnson
• Governor’s Race: Tina Kotek
• US Senate: Jo Rae Perkins
• US House: Alek Skarlatos
• Oregon Senate 6th District: Cedric Hayden
• Oregon Senate 7th District: Raquel Ivie
• Oregon House 7th District: Alan Stout
• Oregon House 8th District: Michael F Moore
• Oregon House 9th District: Boomer Wright
• Oregon House 10th District: Celeste McEntee
• Oregon House 12th District: Charlie Conrad
• Oregon House 13th District: Timothy S Sutherland
• Oregon House 14th District: Stan Stubblefield
• Lane County Commissioner: Ryan Ceniga
• Oregon Labor Commissioner: Cheri Helt

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General News

• Governor’s Poll: Drazan 32%, Kotek 31%, Betsy 18% – 2022-09-28
  The Oregonian states, “About 32% of likely Oregon voters said they would vote for Drazan if the election were today, while 31% said they would vote for Kotek, according to the poll conducted by Portland firm DHM Research. Betsy Johnson, a longtime Democratic lawmaker who is running unaffiliated, received 18% support.That puts Drazan, the former House Republican leader, and Kotek, the former House Speaker, in a statistical tie for first place given the poll’s margin of error, plus or minus 4%.”
• Watch the Bend Governor Debate Here – 2022-09-28
  the YouTube link to the Bend Oregon Governor’s debate (Video)
• Top Forecaster Upgrades Governor Race to Toss-Up – 2022-09-17
  “No race for governor has been more surprising than Oregon, which we last shifted into the competitive column at the end of July, moving it from Likely to Lean Democrat. Now, we are changing our race rating once again into the Toss Up column.Thanks to the presence of a well-funded independent candidate, private and public polling has shown the GOP nominee, former state House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, neck and neck with Democratic former House Speaker Tina Kotek.”
• Oregon governor’s race: What would Christine Drazan, Betsy Johnson and Tina Kotek each fix first? – 2022-09-13
  Christine Drazan: I find it ironic that my two opponents are suddenly extraordinarily critical of our state government. They have been in positions of extreme power for the past decade. If they felt like things were broken, why didn’t they do something about it? We need to rebuild our state agencies from the ground up. I will fire Kate Brown’s agency heads and appoint leadership that shares my commitment to customer service, transparency, and accountability to the people of Oregon.
• Where Oregon gubernatorial candidates Christine Drazan, Betsy Johnson, Tina Kotek stand on gun rights – 2022-08-31
  The Statesman Journal asked the candidates about their position on a variety of issues, from guns to abortion to forest management. We will run their answers, presented in their words, over the next several weeks.
• Oregon fed up with ‘single party control,’ says GOP nominee for gov, as race moved to ‘toss-up’ – 2022-08-26
  “We are finding Oregonians want change because of the life we’ve been living under Democratic control,” GOP gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan told the John Solomon Reports podcast. “It hasn’t just been COVID. It really has been a decade of single party control in Oregon.” Citing the atmosphere of lawlessness and disorder pervading the state’s largest city, Drazan said her campaign is emphasizing issues like education, homelessness, and public safety.
• Another National Forecaster Downgrades Oregon Democrat Odds – 2022-08-24
  The University of Virginia Center for Politics just moved Oregon from “leans Democratic” to “toss-up”.
• Two Candidates for Governor Turn Over Their Tax Returns, Betsy Johnson Declines – 2022-08-17
  Two of the three candidates for Oregon governor this year have turned over their tax returns at WW’s request. The third, former state Sen. Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose), who is running unaffiliated with any party, declined to do so.
• Watch the First Oregon Governor Debate (Video) – 2022-07-29
  Watch video of the first Oregon governor debate, between Christine Drazan, Tina Kotek, and Betsy Johnson.
• Murmurs: Endorsements Hint at Shape of Governor’s Race – 2022-07-27
  Although election season is now in the political doldrums where campaigns go mostly dark until Labor Day, each of the three major candidates for Oregon governor made news this week.
• Oregon’s Three-Way Race for Governor – 2022-07-27
  So, you could say that this three way race is between the public employees unions vs. the historical Democrat base vs. the Republicans.*** Regardless as to how you cast it, given the registration differences, this may be the best opportunity to break the stranglehold of the Democrat liberal/progressive/public employee union cabal. And here is how it is going to play out.
• Three-way race for Oregon governor generating tsunami of campaign cash – 2022-07-22
  The top candidates for governor continue to pile up stacks of cash in the race to the top of Oregon’s political pyramid. The trio has raised over $17.1 million since January 2021, on pace to blow past the 2018 record of $40 million when Democratic Gov. Kate Brown beat former Republican Rep. Knute Buehler of Bend.
• Editorial: Governor candidatea explain their views on water – 2022-07-16
  We asked the three likely candidates for governor — Republican Christine Drazan, independent Betsy Johnson and Democrat Tina Kotek — a few questions about water. We had to abbreviate their responses in many cases and put the responses in alphabetical order.
• RSLC: Oregon Chamber Can be Flipped for GOP – 2022-07-14
  While flipping chambers in these deep blue states will be an uphill battle, we are committed to maximizing the favorable political environment by expanding our map and making Democrats sweat to defend every inch of ground they currently hold.
• New poll shows reasons for Republican optimism in Oregon legislative races – 2022-07-08
  But polls, both the internal poll released by Republicans and earlier public surveys, show that a majority of Oregon voters aren’t pleased with the state’s direction. More than 57% of the 600 likely voters surveyed by national GOP polling firm Cygnal between June 28-30 said the state was on the wrong track.
• Latest Poll Shows Red Wave Will Reach Oregon – 2022-07-07
  The poll of likely general election voters view elected Democrats in the legislature unfavorably by 13.6%. 57% think Oregon is headed in the wrong direction and likely voters say they prefer the generic Republican candidate by 4.6%. Christine Drazan leads the gubernatorial ballot by a point.
• Election pundits: The Oregon races where Republicans have a chance – 2022-07-06
  Despite a 36-year winning streak, a Democratic victory in the 2022 election for governor was called “no sure thing.” The race for the supposedly Democratic-tilting 5th Congressional seat was “too close to call.”
• Oregon gubernatorial candidates weigh in on Measure 110, their plans if elected – 2022-07-06
  News 10 asked Drazan if she is comfortable calling Measure 110 a failed policy already, when the remaining $265 million has yet to be distributed to BHRNs across the state to fund drug treatment. She explained why her answer is yes. “The core issue here that makes it a failure is the legalization of hard drugs (smaller amounts), not the expenditures and supportive treatment,” Drazan said.

Governor’s Race

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  Christine Drazan (Republican)

  • Drazan offers Up Her Own Best Debate Clips – 2022-09-30
    Both Oregon governor candidates, Christine Drazan (Republican) and Betsy Johnson (Unaffiliated) on their respective websites, offered these video clips of their best moments from the Bend Governor’s debate (Video).
  • Republican Christine Drazan Maintains Strong Poll Numbers In Oregon Governor’s Race – Now Leading! – 2022-09-29
    Republican Christine Drazan is holding on to her strong poll numbers in the race for governor in Oregon. If Drazan wins this race, she will be the first Republican to do so since the 1980s. It’s starting to look like she could actually pull this off. It is the sleeper race of 2022 that no one saw coming.
  • Christine Drazan, Tina Kotek neck-and-neck in race for Oregon governor, new poll from The Oregonian/OregonLive shows – 2022-09-28
    Republican Christine Drazan and Democrat Tina Kotek are neck-and-neck in the three-way race for governor six weeks before the November election, according to a new poll commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive. About 32% of likely Oregon voters said they would vote for Drazan if the election were today, while 31% said they would vote for Kotek, according to the poll conducted by Portland firm DHM Research. Betsy Johnson, a longtime Democratic lawmaker who is running unaffiliated, received 18% support.
  • At 100% Vote Score, Taxpayers Association Ednorses Drazan – 2022-09-26
    The Taxpayers Association of Oregon looked at the taxpayer votes of the Oregon governor candidates and found that candidate Christine Drazan was the only candidate to score 100% “A” rating across three Legislative Sessions.
  • Drazan Ad Boldly Says “Name One Thing…” – 2022-09-25
    Oregon Republican Governor candidate, Christine Drazan, released a new video ad that says “Name one thing that is better today than a decade ago”.
  • Drazan, Kotek Both Get $1 Million – 2022-09-22
    The Washington Free Beacon reports that Democratic Governors Association has poured over a million dollars into the Tina Kotek campaign, its largest contribution yet in the state. At the same time, the Republican Governor Association has gifted $1 million to the Christine Drazan campaign (their total has been $2.6).
  • Christine Drazan Unveils “Throw It Out” Video Ad (Video) – 2022-09-20
    The Christine Drazan campaign debut a new ad this month saying “When something is this rotten, it’s time to throw it out. My opponents believe they are entitled to power, so, they lie, distract and divide. Change is coming.” Watch the video.
  • Linn County Republicans Fume at “Unacceptable” Defections From Christine Drazan – 2022-09-15
    “We must recognize that some are not fully backing our Gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan,” wrote the Linn County Republican Party Central Committee in a Sept. 13 email. “As Republicans this is unacceptable.” VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!
  • The Difference Between Kotek’s and Drazan’s Ads – 2022-09-11
    “There could be no clearer illustration of the difference between the left and the right than the YouTube commercials of Christine Drazen and Tina Kotek. Drazen’s commercials talk about Oregon, Kotek’s about Kotek. But the most telling difference is this: Drazen’s commercials allow you to ‘skip’ them after a few seconds and get back to your YouTube viewing, Kotek forces you to watch her lengthy, narcissistic commercials in their entirety.”
  • Lars Larson: Christine Drazan is Right Choice for Oregon – 2022-09-10
    Drazan could bring back law and order, clear the homeless camps, and shut down the abortion tourism Democrats are buying with your tax dollars. Your other options support killing babies. When you’re offered the choice of Democrat, former democrat or real change, my vote, if I voted in Oregon, would go to Republican Christine Drazan.
  • Christine Drazan Joins America’s Newsroom (Video) – 2022-09-09
    Christine Drazan Joins America’s Newsroom (Video)
  • TV Coverage: Drazan’s Maryland Governor Visit (Video) – 2022-09-07
    Oregon governor candidate Christine Drazan had Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in town to host a business roundtable about how Oregon’s crime crisis and the needs to help restore businesses in Oregon. Drazan said, “I was proud to join with Governor Larry Hogan in Portland today to speak with community leaders about how we can tackle crime and homelessness in this state.“
  • Maryland Governor Pens WSJ Piece for Drazan, Explains Oregon Riot Mistakes – 2022-09-06
    “With even Democrats like Joe Biden now distancing themselves from the defund-the-police movement, it’s time to put this far-left lunacy to rest. Nowhere in America is there a clearer opportunity for change than in Oregon, where Republican Christine Drazan is running for governor to move her state in a new pro-law-enforcement direction. I’ll be campaigning for her there this week. Oregon was one of the centers of this dangerous movement. In 2020, when riots broke out in Portland, city and state leaders seemed more concerned with blaming police than restoring order and holding violent rioters accountable. Instead of backing up law enforcement, Portland politicians passed reckless measures to defund it. The results have been predictable and tragic: Homicides surged 207% in less than two years.”
  • Christine Drazan on FOX News – 2022-09-02
    Oregon Governor candidate Christine Drazan made it on Fox News (Video)
  • Timber Unity Endorses Drazan for Governor – 2022-09-01
    We believe she will continue to Stand Up for the natural resource workers and their jobs when she’s elected as the next Governor of Oregon. We know that on day one, she is the leader who is most equipped to roll back the extreme agendas we have all suffered under. She will be the one to bring meaningful change for those of us who are tired of the same ol’ song and dance. We have had enough! Vote Christine Drazan for Oregon’s next Governor.
  • Farmers, Realtors Endorse Christine Drazan in Oregon Governor’s Race – 2022-08-31
    Oregon Republican Gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan scored the endorsements of two key groups in the state — the Oregon Association of Realtors and the Oregon Farm Bureau, the Willamette Week reported Tuesday.
  • Christine Drazan: A new direction for Oregon (Opinion) – 2022-08-28
    I’m running for governor because I want to improve the lives of Oregon families across our state. Earlier this month, I released my Roadmap for Oregon’s Future. It’s my plan to lead Oregon in a new direction by tackling homelessness, public safety, affordability, education and more. It’s the product of countless conversations I’ve had with Oregonians from all walks of life across the state. This roadmap represents my commitment to serve the needs of Oregonians with a clear vision for change, starting on Day One.
  • Drazan Gets $1M Boost! … Kotek Left in 3rd Place – 2022-08-12
    Christine Drazan just received today a one million dollar donation from the Republican Governors Association. That is a sign that national watchers see this race as winnable and are investing heavily into it.
  • NFIB Backs Christine Drazan for Governor – 2022-08-11
    “Christine Drazan’s proven record of small-business support, her professional experience, and her gutsy leadership while serving in the legislature makes her the best choice for Oregon’s next governor,” said Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), speaking for the NFIB OR PAC, which made the endorsement.
  • Drazan Calls State of Emergency on Homeless, Issues Action Plan – 2022-08-09
    “There are more people living on the street today in Oregon than at any point in our state’s history. Even worse, Oregon ranks dead last in the U.S. with the highest number of homeless children. This is a crisis worsened every day by addiction, with our state recording the second highest addiction rates in the nation, without access to adequate mental and behavioral health supports. We can and must respond to this crisis comprehensively with all federal, state, local, nonprofit and community partners coordinating and communicating to offer both accountability and compassionate support.
  • Christine Drazan Delivers Best Line During the Debate – 2022-08-05
    This video clip below is by far the best line from the Governor’s first TV debate
  • Post-Debate: Kotek Morphing into a Lousy Republican? – 2022-08-01
    Drazan played heavy with biography. Drazan started her opening speech by telling a personal story on growing up in a rural Oregon family hit hard by tough economic times and where her parents personally felt abandoned and left out by the politicians who had no care on the impact of their failed policies. Drazan’s comments helped wield the personal human interest story in tandem with the outsider/voter frustration spirit. Good choice.
  • Drazan TV Ad Hits Kotek, Johnson on Sales Tax – 2022-07-26
    Oregon Republican candidate Christine Drazan has just released a new video ad that hits Democrat Governor candidate Tina Kotek and Non-Affiliated candidate Betsy Johnson for supporting a hidden sales tax (a long standing no no among Oregonian voters).
  • Christine Drazan TV Interview: Topics – Election Reform, Guns, Greater Idaho (Video) – 2022-07-19
    Watch the full TV interview on this link where Drazan addresses top priorities, gun laws, Greater Idaho, election reform
  • Christine Drazan has no plans to proactively push abortion limitations in Oregon – 2022-07-18
    Drazan said if a bill came to her desk to expand abortion access she would veto it. But she does not plan to proactively push laws to limit abortion rights in Oregon in the Democrat-controlled legislature.
  • GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan talks energy in Central Oregon – 2022-07-15
    Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan, who spoke to a business gathering in Bend this week, told NewsChannel 21 on Friday that her vision for Oregon is much different than the policies of departing Democrat Kate Brown. (Video)
  • Christine Drazan answers OPB’s questions on abortion – 2022-07-14
    Christine gave faily generic answers, and is not focusing on abortion since it is already Oregon law. Click to read more.
  • Drazan Leads in new Governor Poll – 2022-07-08
    Republican nominee for governor Christine Drazan and Democratic nominee Tina Kotek are leading in the three-way race for Oregon governor, according to new survey results released Thursday from a poll paid for by legislative Republicans.Drazan had a slight edge over Kotek in the poll, although the two women were in a statistical tie at 32.4% and 31.4% support from likely voters. Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson came in third at 24.4%, which puts her within striking distance of Drazan and Kotek given the poll’s 3.94% margin of error.
  • A Message from Oregon Right to Life About the Governor’s Race – 2022-06-15
    There should be no confusion – only one candidate for governor is pro-life – Christine Drazan. She is the only candidate who will push back against Oregon’s growing reputation as an abortion tourism hot spot.
  • Republicans Unite: Pierce, Pulliam, GOP Leaders Back Christine Drazan for Governor – 2022-06-14
    Christine Drazan, Republican nominee for governor of Oregon and current polling leader, today released a growing list of endorsements of her campaign. The list is headlined by fellow GOP primary contestants Dr. Bud Pierce and Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam, Senate and House Republican Leaders Tim Knopp and Vikki Breese-Iverson, as well as 60+ elected and former elected officials.
  • Drazan Has Edge Over Kotek in Early Poll – 2022-06-01
    The poll shows a close race with Drazan taking 29.5%. Democrat Tina Kotek takes 27.5% and Democrat turned Independent Betsy Johnson takes 19.4%.
  • Drazan’s Plan For Supporting Police & Holding Criminals Accountable – 2022-05-13
    Under my administration, the days of treating police like criminals and criminals like victims will end. I will support law enforcement, the overwhelming majority of whom do their jobs with courage and distinction, and I will increase funding for our state troopers. I will ensure that laws are being enforced fairly. And when Portland politicians refuse to enforce the law and bring peace to the streets, as Governor, I will.
  • The Oregonian Editorial Board Endorses Christine Drazan for Governor – 2022-05-01
    Democratic dominance over the past decade has harmed Oregonians. She points to the continuing housing affordability crunch where well-intended policies, such as costly green building requirements, are discouraging building rather than making it easier. She notes the police-defunding movement on the left that has helped demoralize officers while gun violence, especially in Portland, surges. On education, she highlights Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to keep schools closed to in-person instruction longer than most other states, further hobbling an educational system long steeped in mediocrity. And she questions the lack of accountability in state government that forced unemployed Oregonians and desperate tenants to wait months for vital unemployment checks and rent assistance.
  • Bend Bulletin Endorses Christine Drazan for Governor – 2022-04-28
    Drazan stands out to us when we think about it that way. Talk to her or listen to her and it won’t take long to recognize why her Republican colleagues voted her as minority leader in the House. She is a skilled speaker and a thoughtful and convincing politician.
  • Christine Drazan for Governor – Official Website
    Oregon has always been my home, a place to build a better life through hard work, tough choices, and a commitment to tomorrow. I was born here, am raising a family here and have worked each and every day to promote a brighter future for our state. But today that future is dimmed by years of false promises, bad policies and backroom deals. Prices are rising, taxes are high, streets are lawless, schools are a mess, and too many of our fellow citizens are sleeping in the cold. Oregon is making national news for all the wrong reasons. I know you are tired of it—I am too. It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s time for a change. Together, we can shine a light on the path forward, restore accountability in Salem, and put Oregon back on track.

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  Betsy Johnson (lifelong Democrat who has declared Independent)

  • GOP Releases Triple Hit Ad: Brown Kotek Betsy – 2022-09-30
    The Oregon Republican Party released this video ad that targets Governor Kate Brown, unaffiliated Governor candidate Betsy Johnson and Democrat Governor candidate Tina Kotek. Will this ad be effective? (Video)
  • No thanks, Betsy – 2022-09-14
    You can often take the measure of politicians by paying attention to how little some of them actually say. The Betsy Johnson campaign has been notable in that regard. Rarely has an independent had so much money, so saturated the extremely expensive media market, and yet said so remarkably little about where she stands.
  • Tina Kotek & Betsy Johnson’s Failed Record – 2022-08-30
    Political Partisans – In Your Wallet – Soft on Crime – Anti-Business & Anti-Jobs – Failed Schools – Extreme on Abortion – Anti-Gun
  • Media Bias Hits Betsy Johnson – 2022-08-26
    The Oregonian decided to announce Johnson qualifying for the ballot yesterday by saying “On the campaign trail, Johnson has cast herself as a political outsider who would take the best ideas from both major parties, although her populist, provocative messaging sounds more targeted to Republican voters.” Here the media has now officially labeled Betsy Johnson “provocative” and “partisan” on the very first day of her ballot qualification as if there is nothing else to say on this historic moment. There is no “moderate” or “populist” or “libertarian” or “independent” or “mixed” candidates to the media, just acceptable liberal candidates and non-liberal candidates where the non-liberal candidates are labeled “provocative” and “controversial”.
  • Oregon’s Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Swears She’s A Centrist. Her Voting Record Says Otherwise. – 2022-08-24
    Betsy Johnson and her Democratic opponent Tina Kotek have each served in the Oregon legislature since the mid-2000s. During that time, Johnson sided with Kotek on bills to decriminalize drugs, reduce incarceration, and impose one of the largest tax hikes in Oregon’s history. The voting record may be a stumbling block for Johnson, who has sought to distance herself from what she’s called the “extremes” of partisan politics. The candidate has touted her “cross-party endorsements” and “no-nonsense” approach to crime and homelessness to gain an edge in a tight three-way race against Kotek and former Oregon House minority leader Christine Drazan (R.).
  • Gov Candidate Betsy Johnson Turns in Petitions on Deadline Day – 2022-08-17
    Former Democrat State Senator Betsy Johnson turned in signatures yesterday to qualify as an unaffiliated candidate for Oregon Governor. Despite eight months of news coverage, Betsy officially turned in the signatures this week. Betsy needed 23,744 valid signatures to be certified for the ballot with the campaign stating that they turned in more than 48,000.
  • Betsy Johnson Takes Wide Fundraising Lead – 2022-08-12
    Raised in 2022: Betsy Johnson $7,067,806.00, Tina Kotek $4,681,593.00, Christine Drazan $4,455,966.00
  • Betsy Johnson answers OPB’s questions on abortion – 2022-07-14
    Betsy doesn’t want restrictions on abortions and would enshrine that and gay marriage in a constitutional amendment, served on Planned Parenthood Board and would veto any anti-abortion legislation. Click to read more.
  • Betsy Johnson’s Questionable Ethics Under Debate – 2022-07-09
    Betsy Johnson claims she wants to ‘hold government accountable,’ but Oregonians must hold her accountable for past actions during her term of public office, including ethics violations, an FBI criminal investigation, and the attempt to use “legislative immunity” to escape accountability for injuries caused by her actions in a car crash.
  • Republican Governors Association, RE: Betsy Johnson – 2022-07-08
    According to the Willamette Week, in 2013, Johnson crashed into another vehicle. When the victim filed a lawsuit against Johnson, the then-state legislator tried to pass the costs off to Oregon taxpayers. Yes, you read that right.
  • Betsy Johnson Crashed Into Another Motorist. Then She Tried to Claim Legislative Immunity. – 2022-07-06
    Johnson’s efforts to shirk responsibility following the crash are relevant now because she has made accountability the cornerstone of her campaign for Oregon governor.
  • Betsy Johnson’s War of Words Week – 2022-07-01
    When I spoke with her, Johnson didn’t mince words: “You can see the deterioration of the beautiful City of Roses, now the city of roaches,” she said.” Tina Kotek’s supporters took this as a personal attack on Portlanders.
  • Johnson defends ‘City of Roaches’ comments to New York Times – 2022-06-30
    The Oregon gubernatorial candidate says she was talking about ‘trash not people’ when talking to the New York Times
  • Johnson attacks on Portland, Kotek draw mixed reactions – 2022-06-30
    “I just told the New York Times that our beautiful City of Roses was turning into the ‘city of roaches’ due to all the garbage that’s piling up,” she said. “Now, unbelievably, the forces of ‘Tent City Tina’ and some woke professor from Portland State are attempting to manufacture false outrage. My comment was about trash — not people — and they know it, and you know it.”
  • Johnson’s ‘city of roaches’ quip draws condemnation – and support – 2022-06-28
    The former Democrat, running as an independent for Oregon governor, draws lots of attention from ratcheting up the rhetoric
  • Betsy’s Besties: Johnson Sticks with Brown, Kotek When it Matters – 2022-06-13
    Betsy Johnson’s extremely well paid political consultants tell a Hollywood quality story with their TV ads, but beneath all the rhetoric about unity and change is a liberal voting record that would make even the most progressive Democrat blush. Oregon is in desperate need of change. Betsy Johnson and her bad votes are just more of the same.
  • Betsy Johnson’s No Good, Very Bad Week – 2022-06-08
    “The past week alone has shown that Betsy Johnson’s rhetoric and record will crumble under the weight and scrutiny of the general election. She is a career politician with a newfound penchant for flip-flopping on the issues. She is doing a good enough job destroying her credibility on her own, but we certainly will not shy away from continuing to highlight her flip-flops and voting record to the people of Oregon.”
  • A Historic Election May Loom – But for Spending Only – 2022-06-07
    Electoral history and the polls both say Betsy Johnson will make history in 2022. She will spend more money than ever before to come in third place.
  • Betsy Johnson for Oregon – Official Website
    I’m running for governor as an indendent leader, unaffiliated with any party, loyal only to the people of Oregon. You don’t have to leave the Democratic or Republican Party to support our campaign, you only have to want a better Oregon. Only you – not the broken political parties – can rescue Oregon from the failures of Kate Brown, Ted Wheeler, and Tina Kotek.

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  Tina Kotek (progressive Democrat)

  • Brown, Kotek Kept Kids Out of Classroom, Test Scores Plummet – 2022-09-28
    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed SB 744 (2021) ending reading and math proficiency requirements for graduation 2021 through 2024. The argument was that the existing educational proficiency standards were flawed. The Oregon Department of Education released the statewide testing results for 2021-2022, and Oregon students’ reading, writing, and math skills plunged.
  • Kotek Hypocrisy: Ad Links Rivals to Riots … Riots Her Office Helped? – 2022-09-28
    Oregon Democratic governor candidate, Tina Kotek, has launched a video ad showing images of January 6th rioters along with images of some Oregon Capitol December 2020 rioters. It then implies that Kotek’s competitive candidates are part of this chaos, not with any facts, but just by showing the images together.
  • Kotek’s Cowboy Hat Stunt Betrays Rural Oregon Values – 2022-09-19
    Wearing a cowboy hat is common among candidates, but Oregon Governor candidate, Tina Kotek, wearing the whole western outfit as she rides in The Pendleton rodeo is a stark metaphor of everything wrong with Kotek and her anti-rural Oregon policies. (Rumor has it that she only rode a few blocks before making an early exit).
  • Voters Flee Oregon, Cite Fears Over Kotek Win – 2022-09-15
    “We moved 1 yr ago … my husband & I were both born in Oregon. The insane politics, the deterioration of once beautiful cities & TAXES drove us out. We find Arizona quite nice…and as they say “birds of a feather flock together “.
  • Decoding Kotek’s Big Speech for Fibs – 2022-09-05
    Oregon Governor candidate and former House Speaker Tina Kotek wrote a letter to the Sunday Oregonian making it one of the largest audiences she will have in the whole campaign. We de-code it to lay-out the truth behind her misrepresentations and absurd statements. TINA KOTEK: “I’m running for governor because I’m a problem solver.” REALITY: Which “problem” exactly has Kotek solved?
  • National Forecaster Downgrades Kotek – 2022-07-29
    The Cook Report said, “Three-way election contests are a tricky thing. A well-funded third-party candidate can often play spoiler, allowing the minority party even in a state that largely leans to the opposite party to sneak through a win. Such are the dynamics playing out in the open Oregon gubernatorial race, giving Republicans an increasingly plausible opportunity”
  • Tina Kotek answers OPB’s questions on abortion – 2022-07-14
    Tina, like Betsy, supports no limitations and wants to make a constitutional amendment. Click here for more.
  • Democratic Rival Also Criticizes Betsy Johnson Over Car Crash Defense – 2022-07-07
    The Republican and Democratic nominees for Oregon governor can agree on at least one thing: that Betsy Johnson, their unaffiliated rival, should not have tried to pass on the costs of a car accident to taxpayers or tried to shield herself from a lawsuit by pleading legislative immunity.
  • Tina Kotek’s race for Oregon Governor – 2022-06-27
    If elected in November, she will become America’s first lesbian governor, this, after becoming the nation’s first lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013, a job she held longer than anyone in Oregon history.
  • Delayed Capitol Investigation May Hurt Kotek’s Governor Bid – 2022-06-20
    A fellow former Democrat lawmaker has accused the former House Speaker, Tina Kotek, of abusing her power as she “threatened to kill legislation, demote lawmakers and end one former legislator’s political career as she sought support for a high-stakes bill has been under investigation for more than 16 months — far longer than the 84-day window in which legislative policy says such matters should be resolved.”
  • Tina Kotek for Governor – Official Website
    Tina Kotek is Oregon’s proven progressive fighter. The first openly lesbian Speaker of any State House in the country, Tina raised the minimum wage, passed paid family leave, and voted to put Oregon on a path to 100% clean electricity. Now she’s running for Governor to continue building a future of opportunity and justice for every Oregonian.

US SENATE race – Jo Rae Perkins

• Perkins wins Oregon’s Republican U.S. Senate primary – 2022-05-27
  Perkins, a frequent candidate for public office, was the unsuccessful GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Oregon in 2020. She also ran for the Senate in 2014 and for the U.S. House in 2016 and 2018. Perkins will face four-term Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden in November’s general election. He will be the heavy favorite in the liberal state.
• Jo Rae Perkins for US Senate – Official Website
  As your U.S. Senator, I will vote yes on bills that are 100% Constitutional. This means the bill is clearly within the duties as defined in article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. If not, then I am required to vote no. I will always vote against tyranny and will always vote for your Liberty and Freedom. I do not believe in compromise. It is compromising that has put our nation where we are today. I will negotiate while keeping your freedoms. I will do what is right for all Oregonians according to the US Constitution. That is my vision and that is my promise.

US HOUSE race – Alek Skarlatos

• Former Springfield Mayor: Alek Skarlatos is New Leader Who Will Move Oregon Forward – 2022-09-28
  Our country, and more importantly our community, is at a crossroads. I believe the next generation should begin standing up and help lead us through these challenging times. That’s why I have endorsed Alek Skarlatos for Congress. In the short period of time that Alek has been working in the community he has already achieved significant results. He proudly served in the Oregon National Guard, including an Afghanistan tour. Then, while traveling by train to Paris, he stopped a terrorist who tried to open fire on fellow passengers.
• Alek Skarlatos on Fox News, Speaks on Vanishing Veterans (Video) – 2022-09-21
  Oregon Congressional Candidate Alek Skarlatos (#4) was on Fox News, and mentioned that veterans running for office is making a decline and he aims to fix it.
• Val Hoyle Voted to Raise Taxes on Hospitals, Nursing Homesb> – 2022-09-08
  “It was shortsighted for Val Hoyle to raise taxes on Oregon’s hospitals and nursing homes because now these costs have been passed along through higher healthcare costs to seniors and families across Oregon,” said Oregon National Guard Veteran Alek Skarlatos. “I’m running for Congress to offer fresh ideas and new solutions, and it starts by lowering the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, which Joe Biden, Val Hoyle, and the Democrats who run Washington have failed to accomplish.”
• Skarlatos: Oregon is ready for change – 2022-08-24
  “I had already announced, but when I saw what happened in Afghanistan, that pissed me off and made me want to do something about it,” Skarlatos said. “Since then, we’ve had runaway inflation and gas prices above $5 a gallon.” That combination makes Skarlatos feel Oregon is primed for a change, in the Fourth District and across the state. In his district, the biggest opportunity is Skarlatos will not be facing DeFazio. “I thought it was a great opportunity, or course,” he said. “He’s been there 36 years. It’s hard to beat someone with that kind of incumbency. He’s been there longer than I’ve been alive.”
• Congress $$ Race : Erickson, Skarlatos, Skinner Lead – 2022-08-17
  Republican candidate and known anti-terrorist hero, Alek Skarlatos is leading over Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle by almost a million. Skarlatos has nearly twice the cash on hand as Hoyle.
• Skarlatos makes pitch to Corvallis voters – 2022-08-16
  Skarlatos is making a second run at Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, picking up the uncontested Republican nomination in May for Rep. Peter DeFazio’s seat. Margins had closed in DeFazio’s races while the 4th District swung ever rightward. DeFazio defeated Skarlatos by five points or 24,869 ballots in 2020, his tightest race since first taking office.
• National Report: 3 Oregon Congressional Races in Play – 2022-08-08
  Alek Skarlatos is already passing his opponent in fundraising.
• New Skarlatos Ad Tackles Gas Prices, Inflation – 2022-08-04
  Oregon Congressional Candidate #4, Alek Skarlatos released a new TV ad that tackles gas prices and inflation.
• Oregon Has Just One Republican in Congress. Could One of These Three Candidates Become the Second? – 2022-07-24
  This year is unusual in that Oregon has three open congressional seats. U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, both incumbent Democrats, are expected to win easy races, as is the incumbent Republican, Rep. Cliff Bentz. But population gains meant Oregon gained an additional seat in Congress—and different district boundaries.
• Skarlatos has post-primary fundraising edge over Hoyle – 2022-07-18
  Newly-released fundraising reports show that Republican Alek Skarlatos has raised more money than Democrat Val Hoyle since the May primary in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Skarlatos outraised Hoyle to the tune of about $100,000 in the fundraising period that ended on June 30. He brought in $470,000, the bulk of which was from individual contributors.
• Skarlatos for Congress Latest Video Ad – 2022-06-19
  “As a veteran, I have always put my country first, and with our country at a crossroads, I am running for Congress to offer solutions that will get us back on track. Oregon’s 4th Congressional District is the poorest district in the state, and we lack adequate access to affordable healthcare facilities. If elected, one of my top priorities will be to offer solutions to lower the cost of healthcare and lower the cost of prescription drug prices for Oregonians.”
• Alek Skarlatos for US House – Official Website
  I’m running for Congress to provide balance to some of the crazy policies coming from Washington. I will work to enact policies that will fight inflation, support economic initiatives that will create good paying jobs, along with solutions to reduce the cost of healthcare and drug prices. As a veteran, I have always put our country first, and if elected, I will work with anyone who shares my vision to improve the lives of hard-working families in Western Oregon and the Coast.