Wanted person barricaded inside vehicle in Aurora Suzanne Bonamici (D), whose current district includes parts of the new seat, are behind Salinas she has also won endorsements from the Service Employees International Union, the League of Conservation Voters, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Many of Oregon’s most prominent Democrats have lined up behind Salinas, a three-term state representative who represents Lake Oswego and part of Portland. I expected that because I have a strong reputation in pandemic prevention communities.” “From small-donor funding, I’ve done really well. “The outside money, I didn’t actually realize how that worked until I was running,” Flynn said. In an interview this week, Flynn said he had been as surprised as anyone at the outside support. Warnke, a House Majority PAC spokesperson, said the group “is dedicated to doing whatever it takes to secure a Democratic House majority in 2022, and we believe supporting Carrick Flynn is a step towards accomplishing that goal.” Minor arrested after 19-year-old struck, killed in WoodlandĬ.J. “It seems that national leadership decided to step in and intervene in the primary far too early.” “The House Majority PAC’s involvement was absolutely undermining the voters,” said Gustavo Guerrero, the vice chairman of the Yamhill County Democratic Party, who said he has not yet picked a candidate to support. In interviews this week, several activists brought up the group’s involvement unprompted. One source close to several major donors said they were upset by the House Majority PAC’s involvement in the race. “This effort by the political arm of the Democratic establishment to buy this race for one candidate is a slap in the face to every Democratic voter and volunteer in Oregon - and is especially concerning in a year when all resources must go to protecting the Democratic majority.”ĭemocratic activists and donors are taking note too. Teresa Alonso Leon (D), Oregon Medical Board Chairwoman Kathleen Harder, engineer Matt West (D), former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith (D) and Army veteran Cody Reynolds (D) - said in the statement. “We strongly condemn House Majority PAC’s unprecedented and inappropriate decision to spend nearly a million dollars in the Democratic primary,” the six candidates - state Rep. SIGN UP: Get Oregon political headlines delivered to your inbox And it has angered Flynn’s rivals who point out that the top Democratic super PAC has opted to weigh in on behalf of a straight white male in a contest that features three women of color.
It is an incredible amount of money in a primary contest, especially on behalf of a candidate who has never sought office before. Protect Our Future PAC, a group backed by crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, has already spent $6.2 million on television, digital and radio ads and another $500,000 introducing Flynn by mail. The House Majority PAC, the largest super PAC supporting House Democrats, has already spent $450,000 airing advertising introducing Flynn. The rest of the district is learning about Flynn on television. When Flynn showed up for the tour, Kulla said, “I walked up to him with a coffee and said, ‘You are a real person!’” “When he announced, political circles were abuzz because no one knew who he was,” said Casey Kulla, a Yamhill County commissioner who invited Flynn on a get-to-know-you tour of his region. TRENDING: Betsy Johnson on leaving the Democratic Party, running for governor
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