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Oregon: Or-4

Tue, 11/11/2008 - 16:21

Two Oregon congressmen, one secretary of transportation

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

The rumors of who will be the future secretary of transportation in an Obama administration have centered on U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland), but some in the transportation world have been floating the name of a second Oregon congressman as well.

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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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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 17:37

DeFazio endorses Westlund

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) announced Friday that he was endorsing Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) in the state treasurer’s race.

"Ben has an independent outlook and the right priorities to help Oregonians through these tough economic times.  He will fight for Main Street and help us reign in Wall Street," DeFazio said.

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 22:08

OR-4: DeFazio sets record straight on Palin’s support of Alaskan bridge

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2706|title=U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=71|height=100]The rest of the country can argue over what vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said about her support for Alaska’s “Bridge to Nowhere,” but U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) set the record straight on Tuesday.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 18:20

DeFazio: ‘Erickson has shot himself in both feet’

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

DENVER--U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) spoke enthusiastically on Wednesday about congressional nominee State Sen. Kurt Schrader’s (D-Canby) chances of holding onto outgoing Rep. Darlene Hooley’s (D-West Linn) seat because of a continuous line of controversies surrounding Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego).

“Their candidate has shot himself in both feet, and God knows where he is aiming next,” DeFazio said.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 14:50

Oregon Reps boost Party campaign coffers

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

All five of Oregon’s congressional representatives donated tens of thousands of dollars, and in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars, to their respective party congressional campaign committees, according to numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission Friday.

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