Voters in the Oregon City School District have narrowly agreed to raise their property taxes to pay for a general obligation bond that will allow the 7,200-student district to renovate its five aging elementary school buildings.
A winner has been declared by The Associated Press in one of the most closely watched House races in the country between Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep.
Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.
U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has conceded to Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum in the hotly contested race for Oregon’s 5th District.
Democrat Janelle Bynum has defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and will give Oregon a 5-1 Democratic majority in Congress, the third time she has beaten her Republican rival in an election in less than a decade.
State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and stretches through Bend,
Tobias Read will be moving on from his position as Oregon Treasurer and into the office of Secretary of State in January.
DeRemer, who narrowly lost her reelection bid earlier this month, may be in the running for labor secretary in a Trump administration. Politico reported Tuesday that Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are pushing for Chavez-DeRemer to head the agency.
The dust has finally settled post-election and Republicans will have control of all three US chambers of government.