Al Gore to visit Portland October 24
By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter
Al Gore: Getty Images PhotoFormer Vice President Al Gore will be visiting Portland next Friday as part of the effort to elect Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) to the U.S. Senate, according to an email Merkley sent his supporters Wednesday.
“I am honored that Vice President Gore will be visiting Oregon to help my campaign in the closing days,” Merkley wrote. “We must take immediate action to halt and reverse the effects of climate change. Vice President Gore is an inspiring leader on this issue, and I have made climate change and investments in renewable energy a central issue in my campaign for US Senate. “
According to the event website, the event will be held at the Convention Center on Martin Luther King Blvd. Tickets are $50.
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