OREGON

Your complete directory of Oregon candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 6, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 28, 2012
Primary: May 15, 2012

This page was last updated on May 16, 2012.

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2014:

GOVERNOR:
John Kitzhaber (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post.)
Susan Castillo (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2012:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Kate Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Knute Buehler (R) - Orthopedic Surgeon

STATE TREASURER:
Ted Wheeler (D)*- (Campaign Site)
Tom Cox (R) - Ex-State Libertarian Party Chair, Management Consultant & Frequent Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ John Kroger (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Ellen Rosenblum (D) - Ex-State Court of Appeals Judge, Ex-Circuit Court Judge & Attorney
James Buchal (R) - Attorney & '02 State Rep. Candidate

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
Brad Avakian (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bruce Starr (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

Jeff Merkley (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzanne Bonamici (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Delinda Morgan (R) - Vineyard Owner, Ex-Construction Executive & '11 Candidate
Steven Reynolds (Libertarian/Progressive/Pacific Green) - Disabled Army Veteran, Peace Activist & '11 Nominee
H. Joe Tabor (Libertarian) - Ex-State Party Chair, Electronics Consultant & '08 Nominee

District 2:
Greg Walden (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joyce Segers (D) - Businesswoman & '10 Nominee

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ronald Green (R) - Bus Driver & Cable Access Show Host
Chuck Huntting (Libertarian) - Family Service Counselor
Woody Broadnax (Pacific Green) - Artist, Consultant, Community Activist & '04 Portland City Council Candidate

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Art Robinson (R/Libertarian) - Scientist, College Professor & '10 Nominee

District 5:
Kurt Schrader (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Fred Thompson (R) - Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
Libertarian Party of Oregon
Pacific Green Party of Oregon
Independent Party of Oregon
Oregon Patriot Party
Oregon Progressive Party
Oregon Republican Party
Oregon Working Families Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albany Democrat-Herald
Ashland Daily Tidings
Bend Bulletin
Blue Oregon (Liberal)
BrainstormNW Magazine
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Curry Coastal Pilot
Curry County Reporter
Daily Astorian
Democracy for Oregon (Liberal)
East Oregonian (Pendleton)
Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly (Alternative)
Gresham Outlook
Hermiston Herald
KATU TV-2 (ABC - Portland)
KOTI TV-2 (NBC - Klamath Falls)
KGW TV-8 (NBC - Portland)
Klamath Falls Herald & News
KMTR TV-16 (NBC - Eugene)
KOIN TV-6 (CBS - Portland)
KVAL TV (CBS - Eugene)
Lebanon Express
Lincoln City News-Guard
Medford Mail Tribune
McMinnville News-Register
Newport Times-News

ORblogs
PolitickerOR.com
Portland Business Journal
Portland Oregonian - (Politics Section)
Portland Skanner (Alternative)
Portland Tribune
Roseburg News-Review
Salem Statesman-Journal
Seaside Signal
Sisters Nugget
Springfield News
Tillamook Headlight-Herald
Wallowa County Chieftain
Willamette Weekly (Alternative)
Woodburn Independent
The World (South Coast)