OFFICIAL ORP NEWS RELEASE
Thursday September 20, 2012 – 01:00 PM PDT

Oregon Republican Party Schedules State Senate, District 8
Nominating Convention, October 2nd in Corvallis
Process for Filling Vacancy Announced;
Deadline for Candidates is Friday September 28th at 5:00 PM

Lake Oswego, OR – Oregon Republican Party Chairman Allen Alley announced that the Nominating Convention for Senate District 8, a seat formerly held by Senator Frank Morse (R- Albany), has been set for Tuesday October 2nd at 7:30 PM at the Corvallis Comfort Inn, McKenzie Room, using a process determined by Oregon Law and Oregon Republican Party Rules.

“We are going to nominate strong Republican candidates to follow Senator Frank Morse’s superb public service,” Chairman Alley said. 

The Party has until October 7th 2012, 20 days after the announcement of vacancy, to complete the nomination process. Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen from Senate District 8 will meet in Convention to hear from hopeful Senate candidates and to elect between three and five nominees whose names will be forwarded to the Benton and Linn County Commissioners, where one of them will be appointed to the State Senate seat vacated by Senator Morse for the two years remaining in his term.

Republicans who have been registered for at least 180 days, who have lived in Senate District 8 for at least one year, and are otherwise qualified to serve under Oregon Law may apply to be considered for nomination by filing these three documents with the ORP Office, by 5 PM on Friday September 28th, 2012: an Oregon Republican Party SD 8 Candidate Nomination Filing Form, a State of Oregon Candidate Filing for Major Political Party (Form SEL 101) and a Statement of Nominee’s Willingness to Serve (Form SEL 145).

Candidates who meet the qualification for nomination will have the opportunity to make a five minute oral presentation to the Senate District 8 Convention prior to the vote. The Republican Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen will vote, according to the number of Registered Republicans in their Precincts, to elect the nominees.

Questions about the Senate District Convention or nominating process can be directed to Greg Leo, Chief of Staff of the Oregon Republican Party at (503) 804-6391 or Greg@orgop.org.

Senate District 8 Map

OFFICIAL ORP NEWS RELEASE
Wednesday August 1st, 2012 – 06:00 AM PDT

Oregon Republicans Send Delegation to National Convention to
Nominate Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates

Lake Oswego, OR – During the last week of August, 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternate delegates will make history at the 40th Republican Presidential Convention, culminating in the nomination of the Republican candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The Oregon Republican Party has fielded a Delegation to this event which occurs every four years as part of the National Presidential Campaign.

The 2012 Oregon Delegation to the Republican National Convention includes twenty-eight voting members, three of whom are unbound and twenty five who are bound by their pledge to vote for  candidates who won proportional shares of the Republican vote during the 2012 Primary Election. By Oregon law, Delegates are bound to support their declared candidate until the end of the second ballot, or until their candidate receives less than 35 percent of the Convention vote or until released by the Presidential candidate to whom they are pledged.

In addition to Oregon’s 28 Delegates, 25 Alternate Delegates, spouses, family members, friends and guests will all be converging on the Tampa Bay area to join tens of thousands of other Republicans from around the country for four days of activities building up to the nomination of the President and Vice President on Thursday August 30th. Click Here for list of all members of the Oregon Delegation.

Delegates travel to the National Convention at their own expense, and invest considerable time and energy to ensure a successful opportunity to participate in the Convention process. While in Tampa, Oregon Delegates will attend Convention sessions, breakfasts with nationally known Republican figures, receptions and other events designed to build enthusiasm and commitment to winning their states to reach the 270 Electoral votes necessary to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

On the 236th  Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, please remember that “Freedom is never given, it is won”.  God Bless these United States of America!

From the State Central Committee, Officers, and Staff of the Oregon Republican Party

OFFICIAL ORP NEWS RELEASE
Friday June 22, 2012 – 06:00 AM PDT

Oregon Republican Party Notified of Vacancy
in Office of State Representative, District 26
Process for Filling Vacancy Announced

Lake Oswego, OR – Oregon Republican Party Chairman Allen Alley announced today that notification of a vacancy has been received from the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division for House District 26, a seat held by Representative Matt Wingard, and has set in place the process to fill this nomination through means determined by Oregon law and Oregon Republican Party Rules.

“We are going to move expeditiously to fill this seat,” Chairman Alley said.  The Party has until 5:00 PM on August 28th, 2012 to complete a nomination process and to provide the designated filing documents to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen from House District 26 will be called to a Convention on Monday July 9th at 6:00 PM in the Oak Room of the Wilsonville Public Library, to hear from the candidates hopeful to fill this nomination, and to cast votes, weighted proportionately, based on the number of Republicans in the District.

Republicans who have been registered for a minimum of 180 days (September 8th, 2011) prior to the March 6th, 2012 Primary Election filing deadline, who live in House District 26 and are otherwise qualified to serve under Oregon Law may apply by filing a Oregon Republican Party candidate filing form, a State of Oregon Candidate Filing for Major Political Party (form SEL 101) and a Statement of Nominees Willingness to Serve (form SEL 145) at the ORP Office, not later than 5:00 PM on Friday July 6th. Candidates will be asked to make a five minute oral presentation to the House District 26 Convention prior to the vote.

Candidates Filed For
CD Delegate, CD Alternate Delegate
At Large Delegate, At Large Alternate Delegate
and Presidential Elector

ORP PCPs:

Please click here to download the official, finized list of all candidates who are running for Delegate, Alternate and Elector positions at the Congressional District Conventions on June 23rd, 2012.

The Primary Election results were Certified by the Secretary of State on Thursday June 14th, allowing a final Delegate allocation determination to be made by the Oregon Republican Party. Based on the final Certified Primary Election returns, allocation of Delegates shift by one Delegate, reducing Romney At Large Delegates by one and increasing Santorum At Large Delegates by one.