“We cannot look at an issue like Richard Gillmore and not recognize it is one example of the challenges and the issues and the failings that Oregonians are experiencing every single day under our current leadership,” Drazan said.ĭrazan’s latest sentiment echoed perhaps her most common campaign refrain, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago? … If the answer is no, then the answer is change.” This week, the former House Republican Leader met with two victims of Richard Gillmore, known as the “jogger rapist,” who attacked nine people in the 1970s and ‘80s in Portland and is scheduled to be released in mid-December. Drazan continues to hammer the idea that one-party rule has ruined the state. ![]() ![]() Polling has repeatedly shown Drazan and Kotek nearly deadlocked, with Johnson trailing and possibly siphoning votes from Kotek.įrom left: Republican candidate Christine Drazan, Democrat-turned-independent candidate Betsy Johnson and Democratic candidate Tina Kotek are all vying for the Oregon governor's office.īy now, most political watchers are familiar with the candidates’ talking points. Republicans are hoping to capture the governor’s office for the first time in 40 years. The race has also gained national attention.
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