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 January 27, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2010:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ted Kulongoski (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Earl Blumenauer (D) - Congressman, Ex-Portland City Councilman, Ex-Multnomah County Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.
Bill Bradbury (D) - Ex-Secretary of State
Peter DeFazio (D) - Congressman, Ex-Lane County Commissioner & Ex-Congressional Aide
Randall Edwards (D) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-International Trade Consultant
John Kitzhaber (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Physician
Roger Obrist (D) - Retired Construction Worker & Frequent Candidate
Jerry Wilson (D) - Soloflex Company Founder, Marijuana Legalization Activist & Ex-Democrat
Allen Alley (R) - Businessman, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '08 State Treasurer Nominee
Chris Dudley (R) - Ex-Pro Basketball Player
Bruce Hanna (R) - State House Minority Leader & Businessman
John Lim (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman, '98 US Sen. Nominee & '90 Candidate
Bill Sizemore (R) - Businessman, Anti-Tax Activist & '98 Nominee

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

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

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2012:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Kate Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Ben Westlund (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Pavel Goberman (D) - Fitness Instructor, Machinist & Frequent Candidate

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Wu (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Robinson (D) - Engineer & USMC Veteran
Stephen Brodhead (R) - Retired USAF Veteran
Rob Cornilles (R) - Businessman
Doug Keller (R) - Retired Navy Officer
John Kuzmanich (R) - Mortgage Broker & Tea Party Activist
Chris Henry (Pacific Green) - Ex-State Party Co-Chair, Truck Driver, Ex-Aircraft Worker & '08 Nominee

District 2:
Greg Walden (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jaynee Germond (R) - Businesswoman, Ex-Teacher, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '08 Candidate
Sid Leiken (R) - Springfield Mayor & Businessman

District 5:
Kurt Schrader (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Bruun (R) - State Rep., Businessman & '96 Candidate
Fred Thompson (R) - Retired Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran

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)