Chuck Burley

Someone close to the Oregon House Democrats reminded me the Dem caucus should be applauded for their actual victories and not admonished for failing to reach a 40-seat majority (which would give them quorum abilities where the GOP wouldn't need bothering to show up for work anymore).  Apparently, my previous post reeked of turning a substantial loss by Oregon House Republicans into some sort of victory.  So, in the spirit of the Fairness Doctrine, let's take a look at what state Rep. Dave Hunt, Michele Rossolo and the rest of the folks over at FuturePAC were able to accomplish this election cycle.

A spokesman for the Oregon House Republicans said that several bitter State House campaigns would make it difficult to work together in a non-partisan fashion when the legislature reconvenes in 2009.

“It’s going to be very difficult to have a bipartisan atmosphere next session,” House Republican spokesman Nick Smith said. “It’s going to be very difficult because of the way FuturePAC ran their campaigns.”

House Minority leader Bruce Hanna sent a letter to the Elections Division of the secretary of state’s office Friday with a complaint that state House candidate Judy Stiegler (D-Bend) was late in reporting campaign finance activity.

In the race for control of the Oregon House of Representatives, Democrats have a strategy of keeping targeted incumbent Republicans busy (who will likely win their respective re-election campaigns) so they can move in on the toss up races to stiffen their majority by possibly two to five seats.  Majority Leader Dave Hunt has recruited strong candidates and raised enough money to keep GOP Reps. Chuck Burley and Linda Flores on their toes this election season.

Chuck Burley's new TV ad:

A TV ad for Chuck Burley for State Representative in District 54.