Tag: Oregon State Legislature
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Oregon enacts campaign finance changes, four other election bills in 2026
The Oregon Legislature adjourned its regular session on March 8 after enacting five election-related bills, all of which Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed in March and April. Among those bills were two campaign finance measures. HB 4017 allows campaign funds to be used for reasonable security-related expenses, including security and alarm systems or monitoring services…
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Most Oregon state legislative incumbents in contested primaries since 2010
There are 75 state legislative seats up for election this year in Oregon. Across those, 14 incumbents (six Democrats, seven Republicans, and one Independent) did not file to run for re-election. That’s just over the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (13.9). In 2022, 24 incumbents did not run…