Jackie Dingfelder

A summary of The Oregonian’s endorsements in the May 20 primary election: the newspaper is backing Barack Obama for President, Steve Novick for U.S. Senate, Kate Brown for Secretary of State, Greg Macpherson for Attorney General, and Sam Adams for Mayor of Portland.

Rather than doling out large checks from his personal (and quite large) bank account to various political candidates, liberal winemaker and philanthropist Eric Lemelson has become more politically sophisticated by creating the Oregon Climate PAC.

Rep. Jackie Dingfelder has been going door to door in every campaign of her career, even those in which she ran unopposed.

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As lobbyists have the next few weeks to allow their wallets to fatten up for this years contested races, certain legislators may have an opportunity to use the session to position themselves nicely for some upcoming hotly contested races.