OREGON

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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 11, 2008
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 26, 2008
Primary: May 20, 2008

This page was last updated on May 14, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2010:

GOVERNOR:
Ted Kulongoski (D)*

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

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER - Special Election 2008:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
FILING CLOSES: August 26, 2008
Brad Avakian (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2008:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Bill Bradbury (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
Kate Brown (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Rick Metsger (D) - State Sen. & Ex-TV News Reporter
Vicki Walker (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Court Reporter
Paul Wells (D) - Computer Engineer & Frequent Candidate
Rick Dancer (R) - Ex-TV News Anchor

STATE TREASURER:
[ Randall Edwards (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
Ben Westlund (D) - State Sen., Agribusinessman, Ex-Republican & '06 Governor Candidate
Allen Alley (R) - Businessman & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Hardy Myers (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
John Kroger (D) - Law Professor, Ex-Assistant US Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & USMC Veteran
Greg Macpherson (D) - State Rep. & Attorney

U.S. SENATOR:

Gordon Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gordon Leitch (R) - Retired Opthalmologist, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 Governor Candidate
Pavel Goberman (D) - Fitness Instructor, Machinist & Frequent Candidate
David Loera (D) - Retired Mental Health Counselor
Jeff Merkley (D) - State House Speaker, Ex-Non Profit Group Executive & Ex-Congressional Budget Analyst
Candy Neville (D) - Realtor & Peace Activist
Steve Novick (D) - Attorney, Ex-State Senate Aide & Democratic Activist
Roger Obrist (D) - Retired Construction Worker & Frequent Candidate
Dave Brownlow (Constitution) - State Party Vice Chair, Sales Engineer, '04 Nominee & '02 Congressional Nominee
John Frohnmayer (Oregon Indep.) - Ex-National Endowment for the Arts Chair, College Professor & Attorney

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Wu (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Will Hobbs (D) - Electrical Engineer
Mark Welyczko (D) - Operations Manager & Ex-Mortgage Loan Officer
Stephan Andrew Brodhead (R/Write-In) - Businessman, Real Estate Investor & USAF Veteran
C. William Chappell IV (R) - Internet Businessman, Ex-Financial Advisor & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Joel Haugen (R) - Businessman & Ex-Teacher

District 2:
Greg Walden (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Noah Lemas (D) - Businessman
Tristin Mock (Pacific Green) - Naturopathic Physician & Peace Activist

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Sweeney (D) - Cable TV Show Co-Host, Land Management Consultant, Army Veteran & '02/'06 Candidate
Joe Walsh (D) - Retired Electrical Worker, Navy Veteran & Peace Activist
Delia Lopez (R) - Real Estate Investor & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
John Olmsted (Pacific Green) - Teacher & Peace Activist

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jaynee Germond (Constitution) - Businesswoman, Ex-Teacher & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Mike Beilstein (Pacific Green) - Ex-Corvallis City Councilman & Peace Activist

District 5:
[ Darlene Hooley (D)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Andy Foster (D) - Businessman & Graduate Student
Steve Marks (D) - Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Nancy Moran (D) - Retired Social Worker
Richard Nathe (D) - Retired State Employee
Kurt Schrader (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Veterinarian & Farmer
Mike Erickson (R) - Transportation Services Executive & '06 Nominee
Kevin Mannix (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair, Ex-State Sen., Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Alex Polikoff (Pacific Green) - Electrician, Field Engineer & Peace Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
Libertarian Party of Oregon
Pacific Green Party of Oregon
Oregon Independent Party
Independent American Party of Oregon
Oregon Patriot Party
Oregon Republican Party
Socialist Party of Oregon
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
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)

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