Oregon: Democratic Party Of Oregon

The Democratic Party of Oregon is re-mobilizing its general election grassroots campaign network into a holiday food drive, according to a release from the party on Thursday.

“The Democratic Party’s 2008 success wasn’t a movement just to win an election,” DPO Chair Meredith Wood Smith said. “It’s a call to restore our country. That restoration starts by helping our communities in need.”

[img_assist|nid=3123|title=Merkley supporters at Clackamas County Victory Headquarters in Oregon City|desc=About 12 supporters for U.S. Senate candidate JEff Merkley gathered outside of the Clackamas County Victory Headquarters Tuesday night, while U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith was inside thanking the volunteers.|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=178]OREGON CITY -- About 10 supporters for U.S.

A food processing plant owned by U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) is training employees in English, Spanish and Japanese, according to a spokeswoman for Smith’s re-election campaign.

This was in response to a Democratic Party of Oregon inquiry as to whether the Smith Frozen Foods plant located in Weston had changed its training practices after a 1997 accident at the plant injured two workers.

The Democratic Party of Oregon accused 5th Congressional District candidate Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) of repeatedly misrepresenting his endorsements, releasing a list of incidents involving what it believed to be Erickson’s misleading statements about support he has received from political officials in the state.