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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 September 2, 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.)
Brad Avakian (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Pavel Goberman (Independent) - Fitness Instructor, Machinist & Frequent Candidate
Mark Welyczko (Independent) - Union Worker

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 Dancer (R) - Ex-TV News Anchor
Seth Woolley (Pacific Green) - State Party Co-Chair & Software Engineer

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

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Hardy Myers (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
John Kroger (D) - Law Professor, Ex-Assistant US Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & USMC Veteran
James Leuenberger (Constitution) - Attorney
Walt Brown (Pacific Green) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney, Socialist Activist, World War II Veteran & Frequent Candidate
J. Ashlee Albies (Working Families) - Attorney & Progressive Activist

U.S. SENATOR:

Gordon Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeff Merkley (D/IP) - State House Speaker, Ex-Non Profit Group Executive & Ex-Congressional Budget Analyst
Dave Brownlow (Constitution) - State Party Vice Chair, Sales Engineer, '04 Nominee & '02 Congressional Nominee

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Wu (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Semrau (Constitution) - Civil Engineer & Construction Project Manager
Joel Haugen (IP) - Businessman & Retired Teacher
Chris Henry (Pacific Green) - State Party Co-Chair, Peace Activist, College Student, & Ex-Aircraft Worker
H. Joe Tabor (Libertarian) - State Party Chair & Electronics Consultant

District 2:
Greg Walden (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Noah Lemas (D) - Businessman
Rick Hake (Constitution) - Retired Security Manager & USAF Veteran
Tristin Mock (Pacific Green) - Naturopathic Physician & Peace Activist

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Delia Lopez (R) - Real Estate Investor & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Michael Meo (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. ]
Kurt Schrader (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Veterinarian & Farmer
Mike Erickson (R) - Transportation Services Executive & '06 Nominee
Doug Patterson (Constitution) - Sales Representative
Sean Bates (IP) - Game Technician & Ex-Customer Service Representative
Steve Milligan (Libertarian) - Monmouth City Councilman & Store Owner
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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