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Vote Chris Beck for Oregonโ€™s Congressional District 2

Oregonโ€™s rural voters deserve more than theyโ€™re getting

Beyond the talk of flipping the U.S. House or sticking it to the Trump regime, the facts are plain: Cliff Bentz doesn’t seem to care much about the people of his district. The Oregon Health Plan covered some 70% of kids in Oregonโ€™s large 2nd Congressional district in 2025. Over 40% of people in the […]

Posted inLocal News

Chris Beck Focuses on Affordability, Health Care, Iran War in Run Against Cliff Bentz

The three-time former Oregon house representative is running against Republican Cliff Bentz. We talked to Beck about his platform.

Chris Beck has served three terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Obama Administration, and most recently has been an elections observer in countries that were once part of the Soviet bloc. Following all that, he’s running for Congress on the Democratic and Independent party tickets against […]

Posted inOpinion

Vote Nick (Nik) L. Huertz for U.S. Representative, 2nd District Democratic primary

A field of five candidates is in the primary race for the U.S. House seat

Greg Waldenโ€™s long-held seat in Congress is up for grabs this November, and a crowded field populates the primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides. On the Democratic side, we have a field of five candidates, including John Holm, who lists “currently disabled” as his occupation, with past experience as a broker; Nick Heuertz, […]

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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

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 Oregonโ€™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 […]

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