Political Desk

By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
SALEM — Many students in the Willamette Valley got a head start on spring break this year by jumping aboard the Obama Express.
Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama made a four-stop swing through Oregon on Friday. His tour, including a stop at the Salem Armory where a seemingly endless line formed at [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Candidate statements for the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, which must be submitted within days of the filing deadline, typically provide some sense of the themes their authors will sound on the stump as Election Day approaches.
A quick glance at statements filed by the four candidates for the one open seat on the [...]

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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Two Yamhill County lawmakers are aiming to sponsor a statewide ballot initiative that would repeal Senate Bill 2, which the Legislature’s Democratic leadership shepherded through last year to prohibit discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation.
State Sen. Gary George, R-Newberg, and Rep. Kim Thatcher, R-Newberg, have submitted a ballot [...]

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Published: March 13, 2008

Jim Bunn (left) will seek the Republican nomination in House District 24; Democrat Kevin Nortness files to run in Senate District 12.

By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Jim Bunn spiced up the Republican primary in Yamhill County’s House District 24 with an eleventh-hour filing Tuesday in Salem. The former congressman thus became the third [...]

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Published: March 13, 2008

Kris Bledsoe (left) is a photography artist and chaplain. Curt Johnston is a Dayton farmer.

By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
The race for Position 1 on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners got crowded Tuesday.
Previously, incumbent Leslie Lewis faced a single challenger - Yamhill County’s representative in the Oregon House, Donna Nelson. But two [...]

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Published: March 11, 2008
By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Two more candidates filed papers Tuesday to run for a seat on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners, meaning that incumbent Leslie Lewis will have to fend off three challengers in the May primary election.
Along with McMinnville’s Donna Nelson, who currently represents District 24 in the Oregon Legislature, [...]

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Published: March 8, 2008
By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
State Rep. Donna Nelson finally broke her silence about her 2008 political plans Thursday.
The McMinnville Republican won’t seek re-election to her District 24 seat in the Oregon House of Representatives. Instead, she will challenge the fellow Republican she replaced in District 24, Yamhill County Commissioner Leslie Lewis of [...]

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Mac man files for Wu’s congressional seat
Published: March 1, 2008

Chappell: Seeks Republican bid

By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
A 31-year-old McMinnville man has filed to seek the Republican nomination in the First Congressional District in the May primary.
Claude William Chappell IV, who’s backing the long-shot presidential campaign of conservative Texas Congressman Ron Paul, is the first Republican [...]

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