Oregon: Joel Haugen

Sat, 10/25/2008 - 13:23

OR-1: Guardian features Haugen in feature on Republicans for Obama

Congressional candidate Joel Haugen (I-Scappoose) was featured in an article done by the British paper The Guardian on Republicans who have thrown their support behind Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 10:18

OR-1: Haugen accidentally listed as a Republican in voters' pamphlet

As it turns out, maybe Joel Haugen (I-Scappoose) can in fact be listed as a Republican in state election material.

Haugen, the former OR-1 Republican congressional nominee who took up the Independent Party nomination after he had a falling out with local GOP officials, was accidentally listed as a Republican in the voters' pamphlet that was issued to OR-1 constituents.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 17:02

OR-1: Third party candidates will debate, Wu won't

U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland) will probably not attend a congressional debate with his third party challengers on October 16, according to Wu’s spokeswoman Julia Krahe.

In absence of Wu, the debate will feature former Republican Party candidate Joel Haugen (I-Scappoose). Haugen won the Republican primary with over 70 percent of the vote, but took up the Independent Party nomination after he had a falling out with local Republican Party officials over his support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 10:22

Brown gets Independent Party endorsement

Secretary of state candidate Kate Brown (D-Portland) picked up an endorsement from the Oregon Independent Party Tuesday.

The party’s, which is Oregon’s third largest political party with 33,000 registered members, said that Brown’s record of reform in the state Senate, where she passed legislation to create the ORESTAR system that allows for voters to track campaign finance, was what the secretary of state's office would need.

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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:29

OR-1: Haugen applauds DeFazio for voting against bailout bill

Congressional candidate Joel Haugen (I-Scappoose) expressed disappointment in the passage of the Wall Street bailout bill Friday, but he did applaud U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) for voting against the package.

"If the old adage 'haste makes waste' holds true, we are in for the mother of all taxpayer waste," Haugen said in response to the bailout bill that allocated close to $850 billion of taxpayer dollars toward bailing out financial institutions.

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 15:53

Wu, Blumenauer will not suspend campaigns

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may have felt the need to leave the campaign trail and head back to Washington to deal with the financial crisis, but two Oregon congressman said they didn't need to put their campaigns on hold because they have already been fulfilling their legislative duties while running for re-election.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 15:10

OR-1: There will be no Republican congressional candidate

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 15:00

OR-1: Haugen publicizes reasons for supporting Obama

First Congressional District nominee Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose) teamed up with Republicans for Obama Friday by posting his reasons for supporting Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (D-Ill.), despite the fact that Haugen is a member of the Republican Party.

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Tue, 08/12/2008 - 18:41

Oregon Independent Party sues Secretary of State

The Oregon Independent Party and Secretary of State Bill Bradbury are headed to court to resolve their differences on how many parties can be listed next to a candidate’s name on the ballot, according to Oregon Independent Party Secretary Sal Peralta.

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Tue, 08/12/2008 - 15:44

OR-1: Haugen to appear on O’Reilly Factor

Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose), the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District, will appear on Fox News's the O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday, his campaign manager Sarah Tiedmann said.

According to Tiedmann, Haugen will be appearing with other Republicans that have come out and endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president.

Haugen’s endorsement of Obama has drawn the ire of OR-1 Republicans, who have banned him from participating in most local party events because of it.