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Ben Westlund's scary past is revealed while the Oregon House GOP gets some candy from the tobacco industry.  Here are this week's Winners & Losers.

Both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee have been big spenders in Oregon this election cycle, according to campaign finance numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission Wednesday.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new television ad Tuesday warning Oregonians that electing Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) to the U.S. Senate would bring Washington, D.C. dangerously close to one-party rule.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee says that Jeff Merkley "doesn't get it."

A new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee was airing on Oregon television stations Tuesday morning accusing U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) of sponsoring legislation to get rid of the kicker tax refund.

U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley’s campaign responded to the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ad by saying that Merkley’s appropriations to the World Affairs Council were not out of the ordinary.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new ad Monday that accuses U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) of allocating tax dollars to an organization that he was the executive director of.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee refused to comment Wednesday on how an article published by the Willamette Week accusing Smith’s factory of employing illegal workers will affect Smith’s re-election chances this November.

Jeff Merkley’s campaign spokesman Matt Canter blasted the National Republican Senatorial Committee Tuesday for straying from the issues in its ad, the national group's first foray into Oregon's Senate race.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee released an ad during last week’s Republican National Convention that highlighted a moment where Democratic candidate Jeff Merkley was caught on tape not knowing about the Russian invasion of Georgia two days after the invasion took place.