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Although election officials said that there had been a big day at the ballot boxes, and that trucks were still bringing in voters’ responses from the outlaying districts, by 8 pm results were posted—and all of the races seemed to show clear cut winners; no hanging chads, no nail-biters. Jodie Barram cleaned up 98 percent […]
In spite of what seems like obvious campaign violations, as of press time, no one has filed a complaint with the Secretary of State Election Division about apparent fouls by incumbent District Attorney Patrick Flaherty—including the person most affected by them, his opponent John Hummel. “I’m not saying I want him to get away with […]
The endorsement for the District Attorney is an easy choice. But it is not that one candidate is dramatically more qualified than the other. It is an easy choice, because the candidates are so differently qualified for the office. In fact, whom you chose is as much a personality and political test for yourself, as […]
It is important to note an insight that threatened to eclipse our considerations in this decision—that is, we have some sincere concerns that Flaherty potentially stepped out-of-bound for election laws, which are straightforward and unbending that an incumbent should not use any resources from his publicly-funded office to support his campaign. We were first tipped […]
Until Tuesday evening, the race for Deschutes County District Attorney—potentially the most interesting and probably the most important current race for office—had been largely silent. Still eight months away, the challenger John Hummel, a former defense attorney who has been campaigning since October, has been trying to pull the incumbent Patrick Flaherty into the ring, […]
Last week, the first volley was fired in the campaign for the important office of Deschutes County District Attorney. It was an odd beginning to the contest between incumbent Patrick Flaherty, who is wrapping up his first and somewhat controversial term, and John Hummel, a former public defender. In an effort to expand the campaign, […]
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