Jackie Winters

Marc "Ted" Winters, husband to Senator Jackie Winters (R-Salem) and former aide to former Governors Tom McCall and Bob Straub, died last night at the age of 84.

Former State Rep. Bryan Johnston died in his sleep Friday night. He was 59. Johnston was elected to the State House in 1994 and served two terms. He lost a State Senate bid to Republican Jackie Winters in 2002. He was slated to become a college president next month in Washington State.

Tim Phillips, the co-chair of the Oregon Leadership Council, a group of Republican heavyweights hoping to help reverse the GOP’s fortunes in the state, spoke today of the importance of uncontested Republican primaries.  read more »

Jon Isaacs' FuturePAC campaign for House Democrats in '06 is #3 on the list

One of our regular features at PolitickerOR.com will be a series of lists that we hope you will enjoy. With the launch of our new Oregon-based political news site, we are pleased to offer our lists of Oregon's Ten Best and Worst Campaigns of the 21st Century.

For the most part, we looked at races that were highly competitive. Some campaigns perform extremely well, but of course, they are expected to win. And there are the so-called sacrificial lambs, running for various offices across the state that are not expected to raise money, go in the mailbox, or even send out press releases; we tried not to bother them.

Remember, this list – like all lists – are highly subjective. And as always, we encourage the feedback of our readers.

Oregon's Ten Best Campaigns of the 21st Century

Oregon's Ten Worst Campaigns of the 21st Century