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SALEM -- Secretary of state candidates focused on creating a fair election process during their first debate hosted by the Salem City Club at Chemteka Community College Thursday night.

Candidates Rick Dancer (R-Springfield) and Kate Brown (D-Portland), as well as Pacific Green Party candidate Seth Woolley, stressed that the main job of Oregon's secretary of state was to ensure that the voices of every Oregonian were heard in a fair election process. Each candidate also stressed why they would be the best one to uphold that process.

Aaron Larsen, campaign manager for Rick Dancer (R-Springfield), said Thursday that the journalist turned secretary of state candidate was looking forward to Thursday night’s debate so that he could convince voters that his journalistic background made him more qualified for the position than a legislative background.

Secretary of state candidates Kate Brown (D-Portland) and Rick Dancer (R-Springfield) will participate in their first debate Thursday, and look to woo the large number of undecided voters.

Gordon Smith had another bad week. Lots of polling data coming out for the contested races across the state. And we find bailouts are not mutually exclusive to Wall Street (or Republicans). Here are this week's Winners & Losers.

A spokeswoman for Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown (D-Portland) is saying new poll results have left her feeling cautiously optimistic about Brown's chances in the November election. 

Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown (D-Portland) may have a solid lead over her rival, Rick Dancer (R-Springfield), but Dancer’s campaign said it is way too early to decide this race.

U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) released two new advertisements Friday accusing U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) of siding with criminals when he voted in 2005 not to extend Oregon’s statute of limitations.

DENVER--Secretary of State candidate Kate Brown’s (D-Portland) former communications director Jim Oleske weighed in on the Secretary of State’ race Tuesday, which had been a lackluster race in recent months.

DENVER -- Jim Oleske, former communications director for Kate Brown when she was the Senate majority leader, was up bright and early Tuesday morning to distribute copies of his first book to Oregon delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

PORTLAND--A crowd gathered on the corner of NE 15th St. and Killingsworth Ave. on hot, sunny evening. Meat was sizzling on a grill, people in foldout chairs ate fruit salad, others munched on chocolate chip cookies as they avoided small children running around, and a mix of R&B and classic rock music played in the background.