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Oregon: Mike Erickson

Tue, 12/09/2008 - 14:43

Auto industry shows Oregon lawmakers little campaign contribution love

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The auto industy has been somewhat stingy toward Oregon lawmakers when it comes to campaign contributions, according to a report from the Center for Responsive Politics.

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Wed, 11/12/2008 - 17:19

OR-5: Schrader names Gage chief of staff

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

U.S. Representative-elect Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) made Paul Gage his chief of staff on Wednesday.

Gage was Schrader’s campaign manager during his race against businessman Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego).

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 00:09

OR-5: Oregonian calls race for Schrader

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

PORTLAND -- Kurt Schrader will be the next representative for Oregon’s fifth congressional district, according to The Oregonian, which called the race Tuesday night.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 17:57

OR-5: Schrader to rally OSU students to get out the vote

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) will be on the Oregon State University campus Monday to encourage students to get their ballots turned in before the deadline Tuesday.

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Wed, 10/22/2008 - 12:01

OR-5: DCCC releases first ad in race

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released its first ad in the OR-5 congressional race Wednesday, listing several campaign controversies congressional candidate Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) has endured throughout his political career.
 
The DCCC left no stone unturned, addressing faked endorsements, exaggerated resumes, and the 2004 trip to Cuba that Erickson said was humanitarian, but the Oregonian later revealed to be more of a vacation, according to trip organizers.
 

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 15:14

OR-5: Latest Schrader ad says country needs to change direction

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) released his third campaign ad Tuesday touting his economic plan along with his blue-collar history and work ethic.

“This is a district where it’s blue collar folks that work hard,” Schrader says in the ad. “Many of them live and work on the land, just like I do with my family.”

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Mon, 10/20/2008 - 17:06

OR-5: Corvallis Gazette Times endorses Schrader

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Corvallis Gazette Times is the latest in a string of newspapers to endorse congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) in the race for Oregon's 5th Congressional District seat.

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Thu, 10/16/2008 - 21:51

OR-5: Schrader up by 13 in latest poll

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

A poll released Thursday shows Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) with a commanding lead over his campaign rival Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) in the 5th Congressional District.

The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA, found that 51 percent of voters were supporting the Canby state senator, while only 38 percent of voters were backing Erickson.

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 15:08

OR-5: Erickson releases attack ad as Schrader racks up endorsements

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Congressional candidate Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) released his second ad attacking congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) for not paying his taxes Wednesday.

Schrader has been collecting newspaper endorsements from papers inside and outside of the fifth congressional district because of his record in the Oregon State Senate, but the ad warns voters that Schrader has only accomplished raising more taxes for more government programs during his years in Salem.

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Sun, 10/12/2008 - 11:52

Oregonian endorses Schrader, Wu, Walden, Blumenauer, DeFazio

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The Oregonian endorsed congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) in OR-5 Sunday, saying he was ready to serve Oregonians in Washington D.C.

“Voters in Oregon's 5th Congressional District have an easy choice to make in the November election: They should elect Kurt Schrader, the veterinarian and respected state senator from Canby,” the editorial board wrote. “Schrader is a conservative Democrat who built a reputation during his decade in the Legislature as a hard-nosed numbers cruncher and advocate for performance-based budgeting.”

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