Oregon Candidates and Issues - Election 2022
Gubernatorial Candidate Profiles
Tina Kotek is a housing champion, a friend to labor and a foe to Phil Knight
Ever since she announced her intention to run for governor last year, Tina Kotek has been in a position of strength. But Kotek’s surefire position at the front of the pack has seemed less certain lately.
Christine Drazan is bent on restoring GOP influence in Oregon. She now has her chance
The former lawmaker and lobbyist looks like Republicans’ best hope to retake Mahonia Hall in more than a decade. Her rise to prominence has been swift and strategic.
Betsy Johnson: ‘I’m not going to surrender a place I love without one hell of a fight’
Betsy Johnson, the unaffiliated candidate for governor, is lagging in the polls behind Democrat Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan. But she's not letting it stop her. “Sitting around watching Oregon in a death spiral, I have one last fight in me, and this is it,” Johnson said. “And I’m not going to surrender a place I love without one hell of a fight.”
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The largest single political donation on record in Oregon arrived mid-September in the account of Building a Stronger Oregon, a political action committee controlled by carpenter unions. -
Kotek's reelection platform falls into four main categories, including increasing affordability, boosting the economy, improving Oregon's underperforming K-12 schools, and defending attributes that make the state unique.
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Courts have ruled twice this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to limit voting by mail, most recently blocking new U.S. Postal Service restrictions Thursday. -
Councilors closed a special meeting Monday night without a vote on taking a stance for or against the ballot measure. -
The push comes after multiple failed attempts to put further animal protections into state law.
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Secretary of State Tobias Read urged Oregonians to turn their ballots in at dropboxes if they live more than 50 miles from the Portland area.
