Dan Gardner

Last week Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian picked up $65,000 at a Mother's Bistro fundraiser for his fall campaign against the relatively unknown and unseasoned Pavel Goberman.

Brad Avakian's immediate departure to replace Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner now triggers some potential concerns for the House Democrats who desperately need to hold onto their 31-29 majority.  read more »

UPDATE:  The Willamette Week and Oregonian are reporting a replacement will be chosen this Thursday and the most likely appointment will go to Secretary of State candidate Senator Brad Avakian.  This will dramatically change the dynamic of the SOS primary between Senators Kate Brown, Rick Metsger and Vicki Walker.

Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner announced today that he will be resigning, effective in April, in order to take a position with the electrical workers union in Washington, D.C.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski will be responsible for appointing Gardner’s replacement to the now non-partisan position, who will then have to run in the general election.  read more »

Endorsement day continues with the word from Attorney General John Kroger’s camp that the candidate has received the support of Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Dan Gardner.   read more »

In the weeks since Congresswoman Hooley’s decision to retire from Congress, conjectures over the slate of new candidates for the seat have been rampant. Today, Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner removed his name from that list.  read more »

With website Politico reporting that former Monmouth Mayor Paul Evans announced his candidacy to replace retiring Rep. Darlene Hooley, many Democrats are wondering if his wife, Joan Mooney Evans, will resign as Hooley's Chief of Staff in Washington, DC.

The candidate slate for CD 5 has been slowly emerging over the days since U.S. Rep. Darlene Hooley announced she will not be running for re-election.

Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner, whose name has been floating around the rumor mill for the past few days, told the AP that he will make a decision by next Monday.  read more »

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