Author: Tim Gordon (KGW) BEND, Ore. (KGW) — There is pushback from the political arm of Planned Parenthood over comments made by candidate Betsy Johnson at a Tuesday night gubernatorial debate in Bend. The comments had to do with whether ...
BEND, Ore. – With Election Day six weeks away, Oregon’s three major gubernatorial candidates are meeting in Bend for their second debate. Democrat Tina Kotek, unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, and Republican Christine Drazan will debate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, ...
SALEM, Ore. – Betsy Johnson, the independent candidate for Oregon governor, reportedly spent about $900,000 to gather signatures to earn her place on the November ballot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Johnson’s campaign reported it paid a Washington signature gathering firm $897,000 to ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson announced Monday that she has gathered the requisite number of signatures to make her bid for Oregon governor official and appear on the November ballot alongside Democrat Tina Kotek ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Oregon’s historic gubernatorial race is taking shape and candidates are negotiating debates in the fall. Right now, this is Southern Oregon’s only scheduled debate and will be in our NBC5 studios in downtown Medford. “We are really ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — An Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) investigator says TEDxPortland has promised to avoid “issues surrounding political activity” in the future following a controversial on-stage interview with Oregon gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson in May. ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — TEDxPortland is facing criticism after presenting an unannounced interview with Oregon gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson at its event at the Moda Center on Saturday. Some audience members shouted for Johnson to address ...