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Five Oregon Democrats are vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) in Oregon’s District 2. With Walden facing wrath for helping craft the attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Dems are hoping to ride the wave to victory—convincing moderate Republicans, those non-affiliated and Independents to cross over. Still, voters chose Walden in all 20 of his counties in 2016.

Democratic candidates met Nov. 13 in a forum hosted by Indivisible Bend and the Vocal Seniority. Six contenders gave way to five when Ross Wordhouse, a local entrepreneur, announced he was pulling out of the race.

Here are the contenders aiming for the Democratic spot in the May 2018 primary.

 
Important dates and info to keep in mind:

Candidate Filing Deadline:
March 6, 2018

Primary Election:
May 15, 2018

General Election:

November 6, 2018

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Indivisible Bend

indivisiblebend.org

The Vocal Senority

thevocalseniority.org

Deschutes Democrats

deschutesdemocrats.org

Deschutes Republicans

deschutesrepublicans.org

Oregon Votes
Oregonvotes.gov

This article appears in Nov 22-30, 2017.

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Five in the Race

by Magdalena Bokowa, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 23, 2017

<h1>Five in the Race</h1> <p class="byline">by Magdalena Bokowa, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 23, 2017</p> <p><p> <b>Five Oregon Democrats are vying for the chance to unseat Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) in Oregon's District 2. With Walden facing wrath for helping craft the attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Dems are hoping to ride the wave to victory—convincing moderate Republicans, those non-affiliated and Independents to cross over. Still, voters chose Walden in all 20 of his counties in 2016.</b> </p> <p> <b>Democratic candidates met Nov. 13 in a forum hosted by<a href="http://Indivisible Bend indivisiblebend.org" target="_blank"> Indivisible Bend</a> and the <a href="http://thevocalseniority.org" target="_blank">Vocal Seniority.</a> Six contenders gave way to five when Ross Wordhouse, a local entrepreneur, announced he was pulling out of the race.</b> </p> <p> <b> Here are the contenders aiming for the Democratic spot in the May 2018 primary.</b> </p> </p> <h3 class="content_h3">&nbsp; <br /> Important dates and info to keep in mind:<br /> </h3> </p> <h3 class="content_h3">Candidate Filing Deadline:<br /> <b>March 6, 2018</b></h3> <p> <span>Primary Election:<br /> </span><b>May 15, 2018</b> </p> </p> <h3 class="content_h3">General Election:</h3> </p> <p> <b>November 6, 2018 </b> </p> <p> <span><br /> Sign up for events alerts with:</span> </p> </p> <h4 class="content_h4"> </h4> <p> <b>Indivisible Bend </b> </p> <p> <a href="http://indivisiblebend.org" target="_blank">indivisiblebend.org</a> </p> <p> <b> <br /> The Vocal Senority </b> </p> <p> <a href="http://thevocalseniority.org" target="_blank">thevocalseniority.org</a> </p> <p> <b> <br /> Deschutes Democrats </b> </p> <p> <a href="http://deschutesdemocrats.org" target="_blank">deschutesdemocrats.org</a> </p> <p> <b>Deschutes Republicans </b> </p> <p> <a href="http://deschutesrepublicans.org" target="_blank">deschutesrepublicans.org</a> </p> <p> <b>Oregon Votes</b><a href="http://Oregonvotes.gov" target="_blank"><br /> Oregonvotes.gov</a> </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/five-in-the-race-4589367/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=30026&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/five-in-the-race-4589367/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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