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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 8, 2022 Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Indep): August 30, 2022 Primary: May 17, 2022

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

This page was last updated on June 25, 2022

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Election for the Following Statewide Offices is in 2022:

GOVERNOR:
[ Kate Brown (D)* - Term-Limited in 2022. ]
Tina Kotek (D) - Ex-State House Speaker & Ex-Policy Director
Christine Drazan (R) - Ex-State House Minority Leader & Political Consultant
Paul Romero (C) - Businessman, Ex-Firefighter, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Betsy Johnson (I) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Democrat

STATE LABOR & INDUSTRIES COMMISSIONER:
** Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post **
[ Val Hoyle (D)* - Candidate for Congress in 2022. ]
Cheri Helt (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Bend School Board Member & Restaurant Owner
Christina Stephenson (D) - Attorney

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2024:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Shemia Fagan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Tobias Read (D)*- (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Ellen Rosenblum (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jo Rae Perkins (R) - Insurance Agent, GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate
Michael Stettler (C) - Electrician, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Dan Pulju (PGP) - Green Party Activist
Bret Westwood (I)
Thomas "TXV" Verde (WI) - Retired Federal Procurement Officer

Jeff Merkley (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzanne Bonamici (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Mann (R) - Nonprofit Executive & Retired Army/National Guard Veteran
Rick Hofsheier (I)
Nicholas Rascon (I)

District 2:
Cliff Bentz (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Yetter (D) - Physician, Teacher, Farmer & Retired Army Colonel

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joanna Harbour (R) - Attorney & '20 Nominee

District 4:
[ Peter DeFazio (D)* - Retiring in 2022. ]
Val Hoyle (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Businesswoman
Alek Skarlatos (R) - Afghan War Veteran, Motivational Speaker & '20 Nominee

District 5:
[ Kurt Schrader (D)* - Lost Primary for Renomination in 2022. ]
Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) - Attorney, Ex-City Manager, '18 Candidate & '20 Sec of State Candidate
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) - Ex-Happy Valley Mayor, Marketing Director & '16/'18 St Rep Candidate

District 6 - NEW DISTRICT FOR 2022:
**New Seat - No Incumbent**
Andrea Salinas (D) - State Rep., Political Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Mike Erickson (R) - Supply Chain/Logistics Consultant & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alliance Party of Oregon (A)
Constitution Party of Oregon (C)
Democratic Party of Oregon (D)
Independent Party of Oregon (IP)
Libertarian Party of Oregon (L)
Pacific Green Party of Oregon (PGP)
Oregon Progressive Party (PROG)
Oregon Republican Party (R)
Socialist Party of Oregon (S)
Oregon Working Families Party (WF)
Independent / No Party (I)
Write-In (WI)

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

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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