OR-GOV: Oregon's largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor [View all]

Members of Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.

On Saturday, 75% of the members of the Oregon Education Association Political Action Committee, the political activities arm of the union, voted not to endorse any of the candidates currently running for governor. That’s according to social media, two people who attended the meeting but could not speak publicly and a photo of results shared with the Capital Chronicle.

Declining to endorse Kotek was a surprising development from the group, which backed her last campaign with more than $389,000 in donations.

The last time the group chose not to endorse any gubernatorial candidate was more than a decade ago, when Democratic then-Gov. John Kitzhaber ran for reelection in 2014 against his Republican opponent, Dennis Richardson.



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