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The election of either candidate would be historic: McLeod-Skinner would be Oregon’s first openly gay congressional delegate, while Chavez-DeRemer is aspiring to be the first Oregon Latina elected to Congress.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner made seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader the first Democratic congressman to lose his reelection bid this year when she defeated him in their May primary.
The election of either candidate would be historic: McLeod-Skinner would be Oregon’s first openly gay congressional delegate, while Chavez-DeRemer is aspiring to be the first Oregon Latina elected to Congress.
Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner's May primary defeat of Democratic Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader has led to an unusually competitive race in the Democrat-favored district.
The U.S. Senate Republican campaign chief denied on Tuesday that he is at odds with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell over the quality of party candidates in key swing states that could