Oregon will hold a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, First District, on January 31, 2012. Democrats and Republicans will hold a primary on November 8, 2009, to choose their nominees. The ballot-qualified minor parties will nominate by convention. The First District includes the western part of the city of Portland, and its suburbs to the west. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
I must have missed it… why is this seat vacant?
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You must be so casual that you don’t even read the newspapers.
I try not to muddle my mind with mainstream media stuff. So, why the special election? I thought Wu was from California.
Wu resigned after the debt limit machination stuff.
Candidate/incumbent rank order replacement lists for legislators
— legislative body fill vacancy by default
— NO more MORON special elections.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/david_wu_resigns_candidates_sc.html
The woes of Wu.
One more robot party hack to be elected in the special election ???
What other parties are ballot qualified in Oregon?