Kurt Schrader

Big speechs, big endorsements, and big donations were spread throughout Oregon this week.  Both Democrats on the Portland City Council and newly appointed GOP State Rep. Matt Wingard waste taxpayer money.  Check out this week's Winners & Losers.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Oregon fifth congressional district delegate Wayne Brady winced when he heard the news Thursday morning that congressional candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby), not Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego), had wrapped up endorsements from AG PAC and the Oregon Forest Industries Council.

Mike Erickson has problems.  Problems so serious they may likely preclude any Republican hopes of re-capturing Oregon's fifth congressional district currently held for the past 12 years by Democratic Rep. Darlene Hooley.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Fifth Congressional District candidate Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) snagged two more endorsements Wednesday in the OR-5 congressional race against Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego).

Progressive robocaller Moses Ross said Thursday that the outcome of the 5th Congressional District race was probably not going to be impacted by a national organization targeting state Sen. Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) because Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego) was having trouble building momentum in his campaign.

DENVER--U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) spoke enthusiastically on Wednesday about congressional nominee State Sen. Kurt Schrader’s (D-Canby) chances of holding onto outgoing Rep. Darlene Hooley’s (D-West Linn) seat because of a continuous line of controversies surrounding Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego).

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Portland) addressed the Oregon delegation at the Democratic National Convention Monday urging them to rally Oregonians behind Obama and promising them he would be out stumping for Obama throughout the Beaver State.

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer touted the strength of state Sen. Kurt Schrader’s (D-Canby) congressional campaign Monday by saying Schrader had a strong lead over Mike Erickson (R-Lake Oswego).

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) was enthusiastic about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.) picking U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as his running mate, even though he didn’t think the choice would have much of an effect on some of Oregon’s hotly contested races, including the U.S. Senate race and the congressional race in District 5.