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

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

This page was last updated on July 22, 2021

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Election for the Following Statewide Offices is in 2022:

GOVERNOR:
[ Kate Brown (D)* - Term-Limited in 2022. ]
Rukaiyah Adams (D) - Investment Executive & Attorney
Shemia Fagan (D) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Val Hoyle (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State House Majority Leader & Businesswoman
Deborah Kafoury (D) - Multnomah County Commission Chair & Ex-State Rep.
Nick Kristof (D) - Newspaper Columnist & Author
Casey Kulla (D) - Yamhill County Commissioner, Farmer & Biochemist
Tina Kotek (D) - State House Speaker & Ex-Policy Director
Lynn Peterson (D) - Metro Council President & Ex-Clackamas County Commission Chair
Tobias Read (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-House Speaker Pro Tempore & Businessman
Ellen Rosenblum (D) - Attorney General
Melissa Unger (D) - SEIU Labor Union Local Executive Director
Jessica Gomez (R) - Technology Company CEO & '18 St Sen Nominee
Tim Knopp (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Kerry McQuisten (R) - Baker City Mayor & Publishing Company Owner
Julie Parrish (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Businesswoman
Bud Pierce (R) - Physician, Ex-State Medical Association President & '16 Nominee
Stan Pulliam (R) - Sandy Mayor & Insurance Executive
Paul Romero Jr (R) - Appliance Technician, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Kim Thatcher (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businesswoman & '20 Sec of State Nominee
Betsy Johnson (I) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Democrat

STATE LABOR & INDUSTRIES COMMISSIONER:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
Val Hoyle (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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)
Will Barlow (D) - Sign Company Owner & Community Activist
Jason Beebe (R) - Prineville Mayor, Data Center Manager & Iraq War Veteran
Jo Rae Perkins (R) - Insurance Agent, GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate
Thomas X. Verde (WI)

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzanne Bonamici (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Russ (R) - Dundee Mayor & Realtor
Rick Hofsheier (I)

District 2:
Cliff Bentz (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Alek Skarlatos (R) - Afghan War Veteran, Motivational Speaker & '20 Nominee
Jeremy Van Tress (R) - Social Worker, Retired Army Officer & Afghan War Veteran

District 5:
Kurt Schrader (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Easton (D) - State UI Compliance Specialist & Ex-Political Consultant
Mark Gamba (D) - Milwaukie Mayor, Photographer & '20 Candidate 
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) - Ex-Happy Valley Mayor, Marketing Director & '16/'18 St Rep Candidate
Amy Ryan Courser (R) - Businesswoman & '20 Nominee
Nate Sandvig (R) - Project Developer & Army Veteran

District 6 - NEW DISTRICT FOR 2022:
New Seat - No Incumbent
Derry Jackson (D) - Ex-Portland School Board Member & Businessman
Loretta Smith (D) - Ex-Multnomah County Commissioner & '18/'20 City Council 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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