Two more candidates are interested in becoming the next chair of the Oregon Republican Party, according to a Thursday report on Oregon Catalyst.
 
Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural affairs Goli Ameri is rumored to be interested in the job. Ameri, who was appointed to the position this past March, is famously remembered around Northwest Oregon as the candidate who gave U.S. Rep. David Wu a run for his money in the OR-1 2004 congressional election. Ameri was also known as a more-than-adept fundraiser, which could help the cash-strapped Oregon Republican Party.
 
Former House Speaker Lynn Snodgrass, who ran previously for the job in 2002, is reportedly also interested in making another run. The Oregon Catalyst described her as a ”quality leadership-proven woman” for the job.
 
However, the Catalyst cautioned that these two candidates were floated by Republican executive committee members, and calls from PolitickerOR.com to Ameri at the State Department were not immediately returned, nor were calls to Snodgrass at her private business. If both women do end up running for the job, they will be up against former State Rep. Bob Tiernan and current Republican Party of Oregon Chairman Vance Day.