Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley today announced the endorsements of two Mayors: James Bernard of Milwaukie and Pat Sherman of Brookings. Twelve mayors are now backing the House Speaker for his bid to take on GOP incumbent Gordon Smith.
“Jeff has been a champion for Oregon values his whole career,” said Bernard. “I’m proud to support him because he has proven he knows how to bring people together and get things done. We need that now more than ever.”
After a bitter primary battle in the Attorney General race against State Rep. Greg Macpherson, it appears that love is in the air for Democratic (and Republican) nominee John Kroger. >
"There are some folks in the Republican Party that are perturbed with Gordon because he is independent and he’s spoken his mind," he said. "I’ve seen some people get cranky. I end up mediating, but if I think someone is out of line I will call them out on it."
– State Republican Party Chairman Vance Day on his mediation between more conservative members of the party and Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, who s considered a moderate.