Darlene Hooley News

Democrat Kurt Schrader challenged his 5th Congressional District opponent, Mike Erickson, to a series of debates three weeks ago, but Erickson hasn't committed to any face-to-face meetings.

OSU political expert to talk about election Bill Lunch will speak at coming Corvallis City Club meeting By THERESA HOGUE Gazette-Times reporter Professor Bill Lunch, chair of Oregon State University's ...

Hopeful young oceanologists and meteorologists would do well to get out to the Oregon Coast Aquarium Friday as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration visits for the NOAA and Our Planet Day, which ...

Congressional candidate Mike Erickson is calling a six-day visit to Cuba in 2004 a "humanitarian trip" to deliver medical supplies for the disabled to a Cuban charity.

President Bush signed into law today legislation giving federal regulators more muscular power and additional funds to protect children from lead and other hazards.

And now the national Democratic House organization - the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - is dumping $2.6 million into those three seats.

Moving to capitalize on a fundraising advantage, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved nearly $1.3 million in television time to help Democratic challengers in competitive House races in ...

Gov. Ted Kulongoski, Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and U.S. Reps. David Wu, Peter DeFazio and Darlene Hooley, among others, have serious concerns about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ...

U.S. prisoners of war imprisoned in Japanese forced-labor camps during World War II would receive $20,000 in compensation under a bill Rep.

Last month, I blogged about how a Michigan legislator proposed banning novelty lighters in the state.

It's a long way from the walls of McNary High School to the halls of Congress. But that's the road Sean Bates aims to take.

Changing light bulbs, driving less, and using energy efficient appliances are steps in the right direction.

Millionaires get a free pass; will the grassroots fight back? Late last week, we talked a lot about the Supreme Court's ruling on gun rights -- but not at all about another ruling they made on the same day.

Businessman Mike Erickson was a favorite to run for the seat of retiring Rep. Darlene Hooley, but allegations that he paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, and then lied about it, have dogged his campaign since ...

A new GI Bill that dramatically improves educational benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was signed into law Monday as part of a $162 billion bill to pay for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spent about $4 million in the last several days to reserve television advertising time in several large media markets in preparation for contested campaigns ...

House Republicans lost three recent elections when customary campaign themes failed to sway voters and their candidates could not overcome the "negative perception of the national party," according to an ...

"This has left many in the mountain biking community very frustrated." -Shane Gould, Portland United Mountain Pedalers Mountain bikers throughout Oregon, with support from the International Mountain Bicycling ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon City woman says 5th District congressional candidate Mike Erickson, now a pro-life advocate, paid for her abortion in January 2001 after she told him she did not want the baby.

Moving to protect the state's natural but threatened "treasures," four Oregon Democrats offered legislation Wednesday that would provide the highest level of protection to thousands of acres surrounding Mount ...