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Oregon: Ben Westlund

February 18, 2009 - 08:59 pm
NEWS FEED: BlueOregon

Allen Alley throws his hat into the ring for Governor

By BlueOregon.com

Jeff Mapes: Alley, 54, becomes the first candidate to formally announce his candidacy for governor in 2010, although several other candidates from both parties are looking at the race. Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who is in his second term, is prevented by term limits from running again. Alley brings an unusual set of experiences to the governor's race. He is a former automotive and aerospace engineer who came to Oregon in 1992 and helped found Tualatin-based Pixelworks, which provides chips to the display industry. Alley ran an unsuccessful campaign for State Treasurer in 2008 against Ben Westlund. If Alley expects to...

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Tue, 11/11/2008 - 19:17

Alley says he learned lessons from treasurer race, considers run for governor

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Former state treasurer candidate Allen Alley (R-Lake Oswego) did not rule out a run for governor in 2010 in an interview with PolitickerOR.com shortly after the election.

Alley may have narrowly missed becoming the state’s executive financial officer, but he told PolitickerOR.com that he could see himself running for office again, either to replace Gov. Ted Kulongoski, or to take on a different position.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:48

Several Oregon races still in doubt

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Campaign staffers who were planning on sleeping in are instead glued to their television and laptop screens Wednesday morning, waiting for more concrete election results.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 04:08

Alley concedes to Westlund

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State treasurer candidate Allen Alley (R-Lake Oswego) conceded a hard-fought race to Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) Tuesday night.

“I want to congratulate Ben Westlund for his victory tonight, and I wish him well as he readies himself to manage the state’s financial portfolio through the difficult times ahead,” Alley said in a statement.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 01:56

Westlund leading State Treasurer race

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

PORTLAND -- State treasurer candidate Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) refused to talk about his race until the results were set in stone, but early results are favorable for the Tumalo state senator.

Westlund has a five-point lead in the race with 39 percent of precincts reporting. Fifty-one percent of voters are backing him, compared with 46 percent for Allen Alley (R-Lake Oswego).

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 22:15

Dean, Merkley, Wyden fire up Dem volunteers

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

PORTLAND --  Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean stumped with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Portland) and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) at Barack Obama’s Oregon headquarters Sunday night, urging volunteers to work as hard as possible in the next 48 hours to turn out as many voters as possible.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 18:33

Dean to rally Oregon Dems

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean is headed to Oregon Sunday to participate in get-out-the-vote events with state Democratic candidates.

Dean will be in Portland Sunday afternoon, and Eugene Sunday evening, to participate in rallies and urge Oregonians to get their ballots in, according to a release from Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s Oregon office.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 17:59

Westlund goes after Alley’s business practices in latest ad

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State Treasurer candidate Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) criticized Allen Alley’s (R-Lake Oswego) business practices in a new ad released Tuesday.

The ad accuses Alley, the former CEO of Pixelworks, of outsourcing Oregon jobs, working as an economic advisor to President George W. Bush, and also accuses him of receiving a lucrative buyout after he stepped down as CEO in 2006.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 12:13

Poll shows Westlund up by 11

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State Treasurer candidate Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) has a double-digit lead over Allen Alley (R-Lake Oswego) in a new poll released Wednesday.

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Sat, 10/25/2008 - 15:54

Westlund picks up two more newspaper endorsements

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State Treasurer candidate Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) picked up two more newspaper endorsements this past week in his bid to replace Randall Edwards as the state’s chief financial officer.

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