BY SARAH ROSS
SUNRIVER- Another candidate announced his campaign Thursday to challenge Senator Ron Wyden in November’s election.
Robin Parker, a Sunriver businessman, joins the ranks of 12 other people who hope to represent Oregon in the United States Senate.
“I believe it’s time for a revival of the Senate. It’s time to make the Senate relevant to [...]

BY SARAH ROSS
PORTLAND- With the arrival of census forms this week, the political question following the 2010 census lies in how the change in population will affect state legislative and Congressional representation.
According to the Legislative Policy and Research Office, counties growing faster than the state average will gain greater representation in the state legislature, meaning [...]

UPDATE- Sen. Carter made the official announcement of her withdrawal from the campaign Wednesday afternoon. Her reason for withdrawal was “Continuing my work as Deputy Director. Working passionately for the people of this state who are in great challenges.”

PORTLAND – Just one day after filing to run, former State Sen. Margaret Carter is said [...]

SALEM- Following the deadline for filing for the May 2010 primary, here is the final list of candidates for the states top races.
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Update- Dan Phegley of Ask Damascus spoke to Oregon Politico Friday saying, “The important this is that people got to vote on this.” He added that although the vote was a set back, nothing was lost.
BY SARAH ROSS
DAMASCUS- Election returns came back negative for supporters of the four initiatives put on the special election ballots [...]

BY SARAH ROSS
SALEM- Governor Ted Kulongoski announced on Monday that Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler will take over as State Treasurer.
In a press release announcing the appointment, Kulongoski stated, “Ted Wheeler brings the perfect balance of expertise from both the public and private sectors to this job with an impressive record managing the county’s budget [...]

BY JACOB SZETO
PORTLAND - In an Oregon Politico effort to obtain city records, a city staffer revealed that the highest paid staff is usually the one fulfilling the low-level records requests.
Public records requests are requests made by citizens to their government for information. In Oregon, the citizen is charged for the staff time to make [...]

UPDATE- Allen Alley won Sunday’s straw poll at the Dorchester conference by a margin of 60 votes over 2nd place winner Chris Dudley.

BY SARAH ROSS
SEASIDE- Amidst the annual gathering of Oregon Republicans, known as the Dorchester Conference, the three Republican candidates for governor debated the state’s top issues and their strategies Friday night.
The candidates, Allen [...]

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BY SARAH ROSS
PORTLAND- In his official announcement to run for the United States Senate, Jim Huffman made clear Thursday that the focus of his campaign is job creation.
“What we need is more jobs for Oregonians,” Huffman said to his supporters gathered at Halton Trucking Company in Northeast Portland.
The campaign platform [...]

BY SARAH ROSS
SALEM- The three Republican legislators representing Salem held a town hall Tuesday to discuss the recent legislative session.
The legislators, Sen. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, Rep. Vicki Berger, R-Salem, and Rep. Kevin Cameron, R-Salem, opened the meeting by discussing their experiences during February’s month-long special session.
Sen. Winters highlighted the legislation she passed, including a bill [...]