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Oregon: Michele Eberle

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:07

State House: GOP needs to save incumbents to stave off Dem supermajority

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

With the exception of the U.S Senate race, the talk in Oregon this election cycle has centered on just how big the Democrats will win.

The story is the same on the State House level. The Dem’s currently have a 31-29 advantage in the House, but on Tuesday they are hoping to pick up five seats, and the much coveted State House “super-majority” status.

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Sun, 10/12/2008 - 11:55

HD-37: Sparks, lawsuits fly between Bruun and Eberle

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Rep. Scott Brunn (R-West Linn) filed suit Friday against his campaign rival Michele Eberle (D-West Linn) and the Democratic political action committee FuturePAC for what he says are false mailers directed at him, according to a release from the campaign.

Bruun said the repeated mailers, approved by Eberle and sent by FuturePAC, have mischaracterized his views on abortion when it comes to rape, incest, and health of the mother.

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:06

HD-37: House race turns ‘nasty’

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The race for the HD-37 seat between Rep. Scott Brunn (R-West Linn) and Michele Eberle (D-West Linn) has taken on a nasty tone, according to a report in Thursday’s West Linn Tidings.

Brunn has threatened Eberle with legal action for mailings that FuturePAC sent out accusing Brunn of being against abortion even in cases where the mother’s health was in danger. Brunn is pro life but said he is for abortion in cases of rape, incest, and when the mother's health is in danger.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 20:32

FuturePAC stands by its abortion mailer

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

FuturePAC head Michele Rossolo said Thursday that the Democratic political action committee has no plans on retracting statements made in recent mailers regarding Rep. Scott Brunn's (R-West Linn) position on abortion.

Brunn had requested Thursday that FuturePAC retract statements made on mailers it sent to voters in House District 37 which said Brunn was against abortion in the instance of rape or incest and when a mother's life was in danger.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 16:04

HD-37: Brunn demands Elbere, FuturePAC retract mailers

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

State Rep. Scott Brunn (R-West Linn) demanded Thursday that state Rep. candidate Michele Eberle (D-West Linn) and FuturePAC retract statements made in mailers that were sent to residents in HD-37.

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