Pamplin Media Group - Statewide officials take their oaths across Oregon
Statewide officials take their oaths across Oregon Pandemic spreads out ceremonies normally conducted at the Capitol in Salem. Three Oregon statewide officials took their oaths for four-year terms Monday, Jan. 4, in ceremonies spread out across the state during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic resulted in alternatives to the usual ceremonies on the first Monday in January at the Capitol in Salem. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, the newest statewide official, chose the steps of Dufur School for her swearing in by Wasco County Judge Janet Stauffer, who lives in Dufur. As a fou...