Oregon: Hd-49

Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:36

HD-49: Dems accuse Nelsen of fiscal mismanagement in campaign, school board

House Democrats are questioning state House candidate John Nelsen’s fiscal management skills after his campaign has run up a debt in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and the school board that he sits on reported it would have to freeze its budget.

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Sun, 10/05/2008 - 12:26

Oregonian endorses Lim, Nelsen, VanOrman

The Oregonian editorial board endorsed two Republicans and one Democrat in three of the states most competitive house races Sunday.

In all three races, the Oregonian urged readers to elect who they say as the more experienced candidate. That led to the paper giving the nod to Rep. John Lim (R-Gresham) in HD-50, to elect John Nelsen (R-Wood Village) in HD-49, and to elect Suzanne VanOrman (D-Hood River) in HD-52.

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Mon, 08/11/2008 - 11:34

Hanna: 'House Republicans will stand firmly behind her'

State House Republican Leader Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) responded harshly to House Majority leader Dave Hunt’s (D-Clackamas) assertion that fundraising actions taken by state Rep. Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) to give money out of her campaign contributions to candidates that have hired her on as a consultant were possibly unethical.

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