Dirk VanderHart
Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for OPB. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, he spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury. He’s also had stints covering chicanery in Southwest Missouri, the wilds of Ohio in Ohio, and all things Texas on Capitol Hill.
Dirk’s byline has appeared in USA Today, The New York Times, The Houston Chronicle, The Columbus Dispatch, The Oregonian, and more. He’s got a journalism degree from Michigan State University.
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The gubernatorial rematch between Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan is the state’s most closely watched race this year. -
Oregon members of the republican party have recently criticized the practice of turning in ballots on behalf of sympathetic voters. -
State agencies are fanning out to offer assistance in the wake of a tragic attack at a Bend elementary school this month, Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday. -
Gov. Tina Kotek addresses low approval ratings and voter frustration, arguing her administration has laid the groundwork for progress on housing, schools, and homelessness. -
Officials have named 5-year-old kindergartener Rhoam Summer and 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert among the dead. -
Megan Lambert, 25, was killed in a special education classroom alongside three students, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said Friday. -
In their final Oregon gubernatorial debate in Bend, Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan clashed over Donald Trump, housing affordability, data centers, and water rights. -
It’s the first time publicly released polling has shown the Democratic incumbent leading GOP challenger Christine Drazan. -
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan clashed over taxes, school performance, and business retention during a gubernatorial debate in Medford. -
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.
