The Republicans continued to fill their slate with candidates on Monday, when longtime Portland School Board Member Steve Griffith filed to run for the Oregon House seat held by Rep. Greg Macpherson.
Democrats Chris Garrett and Linda Brown have already announced their candidacies.
Chris Garrett is running for State RepresentativeWith Linda Brown already declaring her intention to seek the District 38 House seat, Lake Oswego attorney Chris Garrett is also set to throw his hat into the ring, The Lake Oswego Review is reporting today.
Democrat Greg Macpherson is vacating the seat to run for state Attorney General.
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.