Tawnya

Striking down the Millionaire's Amendment by the Supreme Court is a good thing for Mike Erickson, but not just because it limits his opponent's fundraising capabilities.

After coming forward to the Oregonian with more concrete details of her intimate relationship with Erickson, Tawnya is now being sought out by Democratics for a potential television ad attacking Erickson for his hypocrisy when it come to the hot topic of abortion.

If Mike Erickson thought the allegations of abortion that his opponent brought up in the primary were behind him, The Oregonian's Monday cover story will be a shock.

It is an in-depth interview with Tawnya, the woman who claims she had a relationship with Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) in 2001. Tawnya gives her version of the events that she says led to her pregnancy and later an abortion paid for by Erickson. Oregonian reporters Janie Har and Steve Mayes corroborated her story with a paper trail and two of Tawnya's friends during that time. The reporters flatly determined, "Their story conflicts directly with Erickson's version."

Erickson's former girlfriend, Tawnya, provided the Oregonian with medical records of her abortion and a bill showing the procedure cost exactly $300, the amount she claims Erickson retrieved from an ATM machine right before dropping her off at the abortion clinic.

So, wealthy businessman Mike Erickson finally spoke to an Oregonian reporter about allegations he impregnated his ex-girlfriend and then paid for her abortion back in 2000.