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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 02 > House speaker to challenge Sen. Smith

House speaker to challenge Sen. Smith

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
August 2, 2007

SALEM – Democrats, who had been casting for a marquee candidate in an attempt to unseat U.S. Republican Sen. Gordon Smith in 2008, have finally landed one: Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, formally entered the race Wednesday.

With the announcement, the contest for the....

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