Group mounts write-in campaign for Rep. Jim Thompson

When Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, lost the Republican primary in May to a challenger from the right, it looked like the end of his legislative career. But a Political Action Committee is now mounting a write-in campaign with the hopes of sending Thompson back to Salem. "A group of local business people approached me with the proposition -- if they could get me elected, would I agree to serve," Thompson said. "Before I could think about it, I said yes." The group is called Friends and Neighbors for a Safe and Prosperous Community, and it's headed by Lynnette Henshaw, a member of the Polk County Republican Women's group.

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Knute Buehler announces candidacy for Oregon house

BEND, Ore. – This morning, Dr. Knute Buehler, former candidate for Secretary of State, business owner and surgeon from Bend Oregon, announced his candidacy for House District 54 in 2014. Official paperwork will be filed this week with the Oregon Election Division under the PAC name Buehler for a United Oregon.

Dr. Buehler will hold a campaign kickoff event on Tuesday, December 3, at 6:00pm at the Deschutes Brewery, Mountain Room, where he will expand on his decision to run. He plans to discuss issues facing Bend as well as the state including, improving our education system, health care transformation, creating a smarter more sustainable government, and election reform – all of which will be a main focus during the campaign and in office if he is elected.

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