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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel is one of seven candidates to become the next U.S. Attorney for Oregon. If selected, President Joe Biden would appoint Hummel to represent Oregon in federal cases and be the chief prosecutor in the state. Hummel is the only candidate of the seven who resides outside of the Portland area.

Hummel told staff in August that he wouldn’t seek reelection as Deschutes District Attorney when his term ends in 2022. People can submit public comments regarding the U.S. Attorney finalists until Nov. 5.

This article appears in Oct 20-27, 2021.

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Hummel Among Finalists

by Jack Harvel, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 20, 2021

<h1>Hummel Among Finalists</h1> <p class="byline">by Jack Harvel, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 20, 2021</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">S</span>enators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel is one of seven candidates to become the next U.S. Attorney for Oregon. If selected, President Joe Biden would appoint Hummel to represent Oregon in federal cases and be the chief prosecutor in the state. Hummel is the only candidate of the seven who resides outside of the Portland area. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/news4.1-7ff79266fd706ad6.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/news4.1-7ff79266fd706ad6.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-54194" /></a></figure> <p> Hummel told staff in August that he wouldn't seek reelection as Deschutes District Attorney when his term ends in 2022. People can submit public comments regarding the U.S. Attorney finalists until Nov. 5.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/hummel-among-finalists-15585915/&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=54189&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/hummel-among-finalists-15585915/&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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