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Democrats Gather In Eugene

U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats from all over the state of Oregon are coming to Eugene Saturday. They're having a day-long meeting and evening reception with US Representative Peter DeFazio. This, just a few days before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee comes to town.

The majority of Lane County voters are registered Democrats. The tightest races here are non-partisan-- three seats on the Lane County Board of Commissioners are up for re-election. Mike Huckabee's fundraiser is expected to benefit incumbent Jay Bozievich, who holds position 1 on the board.
Lane County Democratic Party Vice-Chair Chris Wig says Democrats are not worried.

Wig: "I think that our County Commission races are hotly contested and that we're going to have some action in that area. But I really don't see Mike Huckabee moving the needle in terms of drumming up statewide votes for Republicans."

Mike Huckabee's appearance is a fundraiser put on by Healthy Communities Initiative, a political action committee. The plate prices for the fundraiser range from $150 to $5-thousand. The Democratic Party's dinner with Congressman DeFazio is 40 bucks a plate.
 

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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