Political Desk

Published: May 3, 2008
By JULIA SILVERMAN
The Associated Press
PORTLAND — Oregon Sen. Gordon isn’t waiting for Democrats to pick a candidate for him to face off in November.
On Friday, the Smith campaign launched an ad that takes equal aim at the two Democrats vying to challenge Smith, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley and Portland lawyer and [...]

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Published: April 24, 2008

Clinton: Will campaign in Mac Saturday

By STARLA POINTER
Of the News-Register
McMinnville High School history and government teacher Larry Saunders is scrambling to rearrange his weekend plans so he can be at school on Saturday, when former President Bill Clinton makes a campaign stop there.
“To miss a president coming to Mac High? There’s no [...]

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Published: April 8, 2008

Flanked by Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and U.S. Rep. Darlene Hooley, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton waves to a crowded Liberty High School gym Saturday morning in Hillsboro. Clinton is facing off against Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Marcus Larson/News-Register

By JILLIAN BEAUDRY
Of the News-Register
More than 5,000 lucky locals crammed into Liberty [...]

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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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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
With political veteran Brian Boquist looking to trade his House 23 seat for Gary George’s Senate 12 seat, two Democrats and a Republican have tossed their hats into the ring in District 23.
Announcing on the Democratic side are Wesley West, a Sheridan resident who previously served on the Confederated Tribes of [...]

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Three seek chance to challenge Wu
By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Two Republicans and a Democrat have filed to run in the May primary in the First Congressional District, seeking the seat held by Democrat David Wu since 1998.
Staking his claim to the left of Wu is Aloha Democrat Mark Welyczko, a security businessman who has also [...]

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