Paul Evans

...Paul Evans keeps pulling himself back in.

The former state senate candidate and aspiring congressional candidate has set up his own state PAC, the Oregon Pioneer PAC, raising funds for candidates "at the county, city, and special district level at the local level." The PAC raised $500 so far and made no contributions yet.

Does this mean another run for office is imminent?

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.

There has been speculation that Paul Evans knew about Rep. Hooley’s retirement in advance, fueled both by conversations Evans has had about the possibility of running for a number of local offices, as well as his wife’s position as Hooley’s Chief of Staff.

“I’ve had conversations about future positions all across the map, but Darlene is a friend of mine, and any supposition that I knew ahead of time and encouraged her not to run, or that my wife violated that trust, is frustrating to me,” Evans said.

The name Paul Evans has been working its way around the rumor mill over the past few days as someone who is strongly suspected to file in the race for Darlene Hooley’s seat.

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Is potential District 5 candidate Paul Evans looking to
poach Darlene Hooley’s campaign staff?

That is what one source is suggesting to us Friday
afternoon.

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A Democratic operative tells PolitickerOR.com that former Monmouth mayor Paul Evans is set to start up a campaign for Darlene Hooley’s District 5 seat.

The operative also says that Evans is at work assembling a campaign team.

What was expected to be a sleepy primary campaign season, but for the somewhat elevated Attorney General and Secretary of State campaigns, now has been rattled into the national spotlight. Darlene Hooley 's exit from the 5th CD has both Democrats and Republicans scrambling for competitive candidates. So, the million dollar question now is who will run on either side.

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