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Less than a week before the Democratic candidate for governor is chosen, Patrick Starnes is confident he is heading in the right direction.

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Endorsements: Kotek, Pierce are parties best picks for governor , Local Opinion, Portland local Opinion, Breaking Opinion alerts for Portland city.

According to a February poll conducted by DHM Research for OPB, 15% of voters said partisanship in politics was the most important issue facing Oregon today, while 22% of voters said the most pressing issue was government leadership. Those are among the top concerns, according to the poll, along with homelessness and public safety.

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Tina Kotek and Tobias Read both say the problems facing the state are not of their doing and, moreover, each is the only person who can solve them.

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The Democratic Party of Oregon hosted a live forum in Sunriver on Sunday, where three Democratic candidates running for governor answered a series of questions ranging from how each candidate

SALEM — There’s political movement in the mountains this week. Republicans are heading out from the shadow of Mount Hood, while Democrats make the trek east of the Cascades.

Tina Kotek and Tobias Read both say the problems facing the state are not of their doing and, moreover, each is the only person who can solve them.