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Knute Buehler Officially Announces a Run for U.S. Congress

With Greg Walden retiring, the 2nd Congressional District race has a big field of candidates

Laurel BraunsDecember 11, 2019May 4, 2024

Knute Buehler, R-Bend, announced yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, the Republican from Hood River who has represented Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District since 1998. Walden announced he would not be running for re-election Oct. 28. Buehler is an orthopedic surgeon who represented Bend in the Oregon House […]

Opinion

As Walden Preps to Exit the 2nd District Spot, Let’s Stop Calling it “GOP Country”

We can’t say we’re sad to see him go

The Source StaffOctober 30, 2019June 3, 2024

On Monday, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR2) announced that after serving as a member of Congress in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District for over 20 years, he will not be running for re-election in 2020, and will not run for any other office. It seems that for Oregonians on the eastern side of the state, the fury […]

News

Hot Race Ahead

Greg Walden announces he won’t run for re-election to U.S. House

Nicole VulcanOctober 28, 2019January 7, 2024

The 2018 election cycle saw a host of U.S. House seats “flip” from Republicans to Democrats in the so-called “Blue Wave” that swept the country. But here in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR2) kept his seat, besting Democratic challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner by about 17 points. Walden has held the seat since 1998. […]

News

House District 53 up for grabs

After 15 years, Rep. Gene Whisnant is not running for re-election

Nicole VulcanDecember 4, 2017August 16, 2023

For the past 15-plus years, Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, has represented District 53 in the Oregon House of Representatives. Today though, the longtime representative announced he’s not running for another term. “I look forward to completing my term and being active in the interim and 2018 session,” Whisnant stated in a Nov. 4 press release. […]

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