Jim Hill

Now with the prospect of a Steve Marks candidacy in the race to replace Rep. Darlene Hooley, many are wondering if he'll set up his campaign digs at Salem local pub Magoos, a place where he's been spotted most frequently since leaving the Kitzhaber administration in 2002. Perhaps lobbyist and long time buddy Marla Rae could head up fundraising by collecting donations from the rest of the Salem lobby mafia as they walk through the door.

Sources tell The Inside Edge that former John Kerry Oregon campaign manager Paige Richardson will be coming back from the east coast, despite her continued denials, to manage Sho Dozono’s mayoral campaign.