Thanks to Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read @tobiasread.bsky.social for coming into Medford and speaking at the Chamber Forum this afternoon.

Oregon Members of Congress By Seniority #orpol

Start of 119th Congress

OR1 Suzanne Bonamici - 97th (+15 spots)
OR2 Cliff Bentz - 249th (+40)
OR4 Val Hoyle - 326th (+52)
OR6 Andrea Salinas - 356th (+55)
OR5 Janelle Bynum - 382nd
OR3 Maxine Dexter - 385th

Wyden 4th
Merkley 23rd (+6)

Last week I said a farewell to our four wonderful Medford City Councilors. Many years of discussions about how to improve the place we all care about, and the pathways to do so.

Thanks to Sarah Spansail, Tim D’Alessandro, Eric Stark, and Chad Miller for their service to Medford. #orpol

The best article I read this week was about the Presidential election precinct results in Oregon.

There's mapping where you can click scroll around the entire state and see the election results by precinct, along with the change from 2020 to 2024.

A precinct in Malheur went 80-0 for Trump. #orpol

The best article I read this week was about a website taking the name of the former Ashland Daily Tidings. It reproduces and repurposes work, taking the names and pictures of journalists.

I saw the website awhile back and didn't understand what was happening. Great read by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social.

Oregon Members of Congress By Seniority
#orpol

Adam Schiff and Andy Kim resigned to take their seats as US Senators

Suzanne Bonamici 112th (+1 spot)
Cliff Bentz 289th (+2)
Earl Blumenauer 21st
Val Hoyle 378th (+2)
Lori Chavez-DeRemer 358th (+2)
Andrea Salinas 411th (+2)

Merkley 29th
Wyden 4th

Oregon Members of Congress By Seniority #orpol
118th Congress - Start to Now

Suzanne Bonamici - 119th to 113th
Cliff Bentz - 300th to 291st
Earl Blumenauer - 22nd to 21st
Val Hoyle 390th to 380th
Lori Chavez-DeRemer 370th to 360th
Andrea Salinas 423rd to 413th

Merkley 31st to 29th
Wyden 5th to 4th

The best article I read last week was this piece about retiring House Representative Earl Blumenauer. #orpol

Ran 3.9 Miles for my 39th Birthday. #running

Nice Turkey Trot run this morning in Talent. #running

Safe to say that Oregon Dems will flip HD 22 after an election that once had a 1 vote margin. This give Dems the thinnest supermajority.

Will be interesting if what Lesly Munoz does for 2026 as she also resides in the top Dem pick up opportunity for State Senate District 11. #orpol

I made an Oregon Politics starter pack. Feel free to let me know who else should be on it. #orpol

Happy to have gone over 300 miles ran so far this year. #running

The best story I read this week was from @maxbernstein.bsky.social for the @oregonian.bsky.social

A man, who described himself as a failure, stole the identity of a child who died. He became a distinguished lawyer under that name. He got caught 50 years later when renewing his passport. Wild story.

Difference between the Oregon Democratic Party having a supermajority in the legislature has soared from 1 vote up to 34 votes. #orpol #orleg

I'll hop on the bandwagon and try Bluesky. I hope we get coherent conversations about Oregon political matters like the other website had at one point. #orpol