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Rolling Stone: “Oregon’s Next Governor Could Be a Machine-Gun Toting Darling of GOP Megadonors”
“She’s campaigning as a straight-shooting moderate, but Betsy Johnson despises ‘wokeness,’ blasts Portland as the ‘City of Roaches,’ and plans to keep the state’s CEOs on ‘speed dial’” By Tim Dickinson BETSY JOHNSON, An independent candidate for governor of Oregon, wears wildly oversized glasses and campaigns at homey events billed as “Beers With Betsy.” A former […]
Week in Review: Johnson – Like Trump – Refuses to Release Tax Returns, New Polling Shows that Abortion is Galvanizing Voters Toward Tina Kotek
In Other News: Tina Releases New TV Ad, Advocates Slam Johnson’s Conservative Record [Portland, OR] – The biggest news this week broke on Wednesday when Willamette Week first reported that gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson is spurning a long-standing customary practice by refusing to release her tax returns to the newspaper. Johnson’s refusal drew comparisons to another wealthy conservative […]
Betsy Johnson Takes Page from Donald Trump’s Playbook, Refuses to Release Tax Returns
Johnson is “a millionaire with an extensive stock portfolio thanks to family inheritance whose income includes large but unspecified capital gains and dividends” [Portland, OR] – Former state senator and conservative gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson is facing widespread criticism this week for refusing to release her tax returns and hiding potential conflicts of interest that […]
AFT-Oregon Endorses Tina Kotek for Governor
[Portland, OR] – AFT-Oregon, a state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO representing nearly 17,000 workers in child care settings, K-12 schools, community colleges and universities, is endorsing Tina Kotek for Oregon Governor. “With all of the challenges Oregon is facing, we need a Governor who will always be on the side of […]
Advocates Slam Betsy Johnson’s Conservative Record as She Submits Signatures to Qualify for the Ballot
Moms Demand Action, Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon, EMILY’s List and Others Call Out Johnson’s Out-of-Touch, Conservative Voting Record [Portland, OR] – Advocates for gun violence prevention, reproductive rights, environmental issues, public education, and workers’ rights responded to Betsy Johnson submitting signatures to qualify for the ballot by slamming the long-time Senator’s conservative voting record, […]
Tina for Oregon Releases New Ad: “Essential”
Tina Kotek: “I’ll always be on the side of working people” [Portland, OR] – The Tina for Oregon campaign released a new ad, “Essential,” in which Tina speaks directly to voters about her fight for working families across Oregon. The ad highlights Tina’s track record as a champion for working people – raising the minimum […]
Week in Review: Johnson is Paying a Washington-Based Firm to Gather Signatures, Drazan Can’t ‘Walk Out’ on Her Failed Record on Homelessness, Kotek Picks Up Two More Endorsements
In other news: New Poll Confirms Oregonians Overwhelmingly Support Abortion Access [Portland, OR] – Betsy Johnson’s campaign has spent the past few months painstakingly promoting her “Betsy Brigades,” the volunteers circulating petitions for her gubernatorial bid, as a signal of grassroots momentum. But now that the August 16th deadline for submitting the signatures is looming, the […]
Community Alliance of Tenants Action Fund Endorses Tina Kotek
Advocacy Group Also Sets Record Straight On Drazan’s Failed Voting Record on Housing Issues [Portland, OR] The Community Alliance of Tenants Action Fund, Oregon’s first statewide tenants’ rights political organization, has endorsed Tina Kotek for Governor. “With evictions spiking across the state, CAT Action recognizes the importance of a leader with a record of prioritizing […]
New Poll Shows 62% in Oregon want Roe v. Wade Reinstated
Tina Kotek is the Only Candidate Endorsed by Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon and Pro-Choice Oregon [Portland, OR] – New data released this week by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center shows that an overwhelming majority of Oregonians support abortion rights in Oregon and would support reinstating Roe v. Wade, which solidifies the dynamics of […]