Matt Lindland

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.

The Oregonian editorial board endorsed two Republicans and one Democrat in three of the states most competitive house races Sunday.

Clackamas County Republican signs: Republican candidate signs in Clackamas county were sliced by vandals

A spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Oregon said Wednesday the party was saddened and disappointed about vandalism that ruined several Republican candidate signs off of Hwy. 212 in Clackamas County.

PORTLAND— Matt Lindland (R-Eagle Creek) had just spent his entire Saturday walking the town of Sandy before he finally made it to the Weston Kia dealer on southeast Stark Street.

His white "Lindland for District 52" t-shirt was slightly sweaty, and he made a bee line past the barbeque his supporters were enjoying on his way to the front desk of the dealership. After a long day of campaigning, it was time to go to work.

His weekly radio show on professional mixed martial arts reaches out to 750,000 Oregonians, and it was almost time to go on the air.