Politics & Government

Oregon 2nd District Representative Greg Walden has served in Congress since 1999. He's the only Republican member of Oregon's delegation. He's not running again in 2020. Walden spoke with KLCC's Barbara Dellenback about communicating with his constituents, what's changed in government, and why he's retiring from public service.  

Oregon voters have until Nov. 3rd to make up their minds on 4 statewide ballot measures. The issues are campaign finance limits, raising taxes on cigarettes and taxing vape products for the first time, allowing the therapeutic use of psilocybin and decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs.

Many Oregonians want to make their votes really count this year, and are asking about late or missing ballots in the mail. KLCC’s Brian Bull talked to Cheryl Betschart about this concern. She’s the Lane County Clerk Elections Manager.

KLCC’s Brian Bull moderates this forum between two of the three candidates for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. This district includes the southern half of Oregon’s coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Benton counties and most of Linn and Josephine counties.

Voters in Benton County will be the first in Oregon to use a method of voting that allows them to rank candidates in their order of preference.

Voters in Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District haven’t sent a Republican to Congress since 1972. But the current race between incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, and GOP challenger Alek Skarlatos is drawing national attention to a degree not recently seen in the district.

As the deadline to register to vote in Oregon approaches this Tuesday, October 13th, elections officials are confident in the state’s vote by mail process.

Program Date: October 2, 2020

Air Date: October 5, 2020

From the City Club of Eugene:

Program Date: September 25, 2020

Air Date: September 28, 2020

From the City Club of Eugene:

This week’s City Club program features the candidates for Lane County Commissioner, District 3 (South Eugene), Joel Iboa and Laurie Trieger.

People who are displaced by wildfires in Oregon can still receive and cast their ballot during this fall’s elections.

Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau revised an extended deadline from October 31st to the end of this month.  Many groups – including Native Americans in Oregon – aren’t pleased at the decision. 

In spite of its controversial namesake, Lane County will remain “Lane County”, for the time being. 

About 150 people attended a rally Saturday at the Main Post Office in downtown Eugene. It was part of a nationwide event in response to recent comments by President Trump about mail-in voting and Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s decision to remove mailboxes and sorting machines.