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 ruling is a blow to Republicans who have insisted the vote should be held in November. -
Senate Bill 1599 is drawing vocal opposition.
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Congress is considering a bill that would effectively ban mail- in voting in states like Oregon, and add new ID requirements experts say could make it far harder to register to vote. Oregon lawmakers have also criticized the SAVE Act. -
Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City, says he’s leaning toward challenging Commissioner Christina Stephenson. -
Long-time Eugene City Council member Alan Zelenka says he will not run for reelection.
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A Eugene businessman who had previously declared his candidacy for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District announced Monday that he is ending his campaign.
