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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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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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Yamhill County Assessor David Lawson said he’s likely to forgo seeking re-election in the May primary.
“I’ve pretty much decided that I’m not,” he said, “but nothing’s permanent. Nothing is set in concrete.”
Lawson, who turns 60 this year, said his principal criterion for whether he’d file for a third four-year term is [...]

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