Oregon: Bill Bradbury

In his ongoing series of posts about potential gubernatorial candidates, Jeff Mapes takes a look at Bill Bradbury - who just completed his second term as Secretary of State. Over the last 50 years, all but two Secretaries of State have run for Governor - three of them successfully. (Howell Appling and Phil Keisling are the only exceptions.) Bradbury is the only person in Oregon history to receive more than a million votes for a state office contested by both major parties, for his re-election in 2004. (John Kroger got more votes for AG in 2008, but had no GOP...

This is another in my occasional series of conversations with potential candidates for Oregon governor in 2010. You can see previous installments here and here. From his resume, you might think Bill Bradbury would be the front-runner in the Democratic...

Oregon’s highest elected officials will descend on Portland Thursday for the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit.

The summit, which will take place at the Oregon Convention Center, is an annual gathering of business and political leaders to meet and discuss plans for the state’s economy and improve the quality of jobs available to Oregonians.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski will be participating in a panel with Oregon business leaders on staying focused on priorities during tough economic times.

The results of the 5th Congressional District election have yet to be finalized, but once Secretary of State Bill Bradbury names Kurt Schrader the U.S. Representative-elect, Clackamas County will be faced with the prospect of appointing someone to replace the Canby state senator.