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
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 9, 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 24, 2010
Primary: May 18, 2010

This page was last updated on August 28, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2010:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ted Kulongoski (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
John Kitzhaber (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Physician
Chris Dudley (R) - Ex-Pro Basketball Player
Greg Kord (Constitution) - Design Consultant & Contractor
Richard Esterman (Independent Party) - Photographer
Wes Wagner (Libertarian) - IT Worker & State Party Vice Chair
Jerry Wilson (Progressive) - Businessman, Marijuana Legalization Activist & Ex-Democrat

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)

STATE TREASURER - SPECIAL ELECTION 2010:
Ted Wheeler (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Telfer (R) - State Sen., Ex-Bend City Councilor, Accountant & Community College Instructor
Walt Brown (Pacific Green) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney, World War II Veteran, Ex-Democrat & Frequent Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John Kroger (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
Brad Avakian (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Huffman (R) - Law School Professor & Ex-Law School Dean
Rick Staggenborg (Pacific Green) - Psychiatrist, Universal Health Care Activist & Army Veteran
Marc Delphine (Libertarian) - Financial Planner, Ex-Tigard Water Board Member, '06 State Sen. Nominee & '08 State Rep. Nominee

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Wu (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Cornilles (R) - Businessman
Chris Henry (Pacific Green) - Ex-State Party Co-Chair, Truck Driver, Ex-Aircraft Worker & '08 Nominee

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

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Delia Lopez (R) - Real Estate Investor, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '08 Nominee
Jeff Lawrence (Libertarian) - Businessman
Michael Meo (Pacific Green) - Teacher, Peace Activist & '08 Nominee

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Art Robinson (R) - Scientist & College Professor
Mike Beilstein (Pacific Green) - Corvallis City Councilman, Retired Chemist, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 5:
Kurt Schrader (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Bruun (R) - State Rep., Businessman & '96 Candidate
Chris Lugo (Pacific Green) - Freelance Journalist, Peace Activist & '06/'08 US Sen. Nominee in Tennessee

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 Progressive 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
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)