Last week there was a story that an expelled lawmaker decided to endorse Betsy. Not a big surprise since the other two candidates in the Governor’s race were lawmakers who actually voted for the very expulsion. What made the story unfair is that in the same article The Oregonian decided ...
Status Mar 9, 2022: GovernorJohn Kitzhaberresigned Feb. 18. 2015 and was replaced by attorney, State Sen. and SoSKate Brown(b.1960). She was first elected in a special election for this office in 2016 and won 50% in 2018. Brown is termed out in 2022. 2022 candidates are: ...
Though the state is all but guaranteed to re-elect longtime Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, there’s a real possibility Oregonians might just elect their first Republican governor in nearly 35 years. Thanks to a well-funded independent spoiler candidate and an unpopular outgoing governor, Democrats are...
Governors in Oregon serve four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms, but an unlimited number of total terms. Oregon has no lieutenant governor; in case the office of governor is vacated, Article V, Section 8a of the Oregon Constitution specifies that the Secretary of State is ...
and where a democrat has served as governor for nearly 40 years—has emerged as something of an unexpected battleground. an independent candidate, betsy johnson, who is running as a more centrist democrat, is polling in the double digits, threatening to spoil the race for democrats. she’s ...