Political Desk

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: 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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By DAVID BATES
Of the News-Register
Yamhill County Commissioner Leslie Lewis, a veteran of both local and state politics, filed re-election papers Monday, hoping to win a third and final term in the county’s highest public office.
Beyond a successful re-election campaign, her tenure with Yamhill County is already pre-determined by voter-approved term limits.
Reports had her mulling another [...]

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