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A sign is displayed at the Clackamas County Democratic party building, which is in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Oregon City, Ore. Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party's voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions. Candidates running in the state's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts largely share similar policy platforms. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for U.S. House seats

By Claire Rush - Associated Press

Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner poses after a candidates debate at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore., Oct. 17, 2022. McLeod-Skinner is seeking election to Oregon's 5th Congressional District in the Nov. 8, 2022 election. A new Republican political action committee has begun pouring money into a key Oregon swing district just days before the Democratic primary there, raising questions about whether Republicans are trying to tilt the scales in the contest. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)

Democrats raise concerns about Republicans ‘meddling’ in competitive Oregon primary

By Kevin Freking and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2020, file photo, Black Lives Matter protesters march through Portland, Ore. after rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse. A lawmaker in Oregon is trying to repeal a statute that allows police to declare an unlawful assembly, which critics say enables authorities to restrict free speech and the right to assemble. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, FIle)

Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2020, file photo, tear gas fills the air during protests in Portland, Ore. An Oregon lawmaker is seeking to ban the use of tear gas and other agents against crowds of people in one of the most sweeping police measures in the country regarding crowd control devices. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein, File)

Oregon looks at ban on using tear gas against crowds

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2017, file photo, lawmakers in Oregon's House of Representatives sit-in session in Salem, Ore. Acknowledging Oregon's history of racism, Democratic leaders in the House pledged Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, to open paths for more diverse representation in the Legislature and its leadership. In a related development, Rep. Janelle Bynum, who is Black, announced she is dropping her bid to unseat Rep. Tina Kotek, who is white, as House speaker. Back in 2017, Bynum had noted that Oregon's original Constitution prohibited Black people from residing in the territory and said she was reminded of that by the huge mural of white settlers on the House wall. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Oregon House leaders move toward more diverse representation

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

Kotek faces challenge from fellow Dem for House speaker

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Lawmaker says daughter was racially profiled at mall

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