Gordon Smith

Republican  •  2 Terms  •  Sworn In 1997
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12/28/08
The Best Senate Campaign of 2008

...In an election cycle where Republican senators in blue states were an endangered species (John Sununu in New Hampshire, Gordon Smith i...

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12/28/08
Senator-Elect Focuses on Jobs

Although Merkley may still be processing the fact that he trounced Gordon Smith on Nov. 4, a two-term incumbent Republican who significa...

Source: Portland Observer, OR
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12/27/08
Oregon 2008: a mix of the tragic a...

US Sen. Gordon Smith was upset in his bid for a third term by Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley, leaving Oregon with no statewide elected...

Source: kgw.com, OR
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12/25/08
Smith Received Contribution From B...

BY CHRISTY GEORGE Oregon Senator Gordon Smith was among several Republicans who got campaign contributions from the family of a Brooklyn...

Source: OPB News, OR
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12/24/08
Retirement of key policy drivers h...

... victories strike Oregon and national politics as agriculture lost some long-time supporters, including two-term Oregon Republican Se...

Source: Capital Press (subscription), OR
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12/24/08
Coal for Christmas: Brooklyn man's...

Between them, they gave $4600 to Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and another $4600 to Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, all on Oct. 1...

Source: The Associated Press
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12/24/08
Questions abound after Bush withdr...

...In 2008, Toussie's father donated almost $40,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain, Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith an...

Source: CNN
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12/24/08
Bush Withdraws Presidential Pardon...

...campaign. On October 15, Robert made $2,300 donations each to the re-election campaigns of Sens. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Gordon Smith ...

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12/24/08
Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he ...

...same address. Between them, they gave $4,600 to Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and another $4,600 to Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Sm...

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12/24/08
Bush withdraws a pardon he issued

...address. Between them, they gave $4,600 to Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and another $4,600 to Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, ...

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12/30/08
Mary Lyon: The "Bush Effect" - Hop...

Gordon Smith Ted Stevens Wayne Allard Michelle Bachmann Lincoln Chafee Chuck Hagel John Warner John Sununu (the younger) Pete Domenici He...

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12/30/08
Feds accuse Portland man in bomb c...

He has a criminal history dating back 10 years, which includes a 2006 criminal mischief conviction for breaking a large window at a downt...

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12/29/08
NW Republican: Blagojevich makes h...

For all the horrible and dishonest things that Sen. Harry Reid has said over the last ten years what you have done has crossed the line. ...

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12/29/08
GEEZERPOWER: Beirut protest in sup...

A not-so-tongue-in-cheek bit of guidance for the art world. 5 days ago. Home Nature Report. 5 days ago. Carl Nemo's blog | Capitol Hill B...

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12/29/08
Public Policy Polling: The new par...

Senator: Jeff Merkley (D) 51 Gordon Smith (R) 43 Dave Brownlow (C) 4. Secretary of State: Kate Brown (D) 51 Rick Dancer (R) 40. Treasurer...

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12/29/08
Looking back at 2008

Longtime U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith was defeated in November as well, making way for Democrat Jeff Merkley. And of course, there was a change...

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12/29/08
ACT! for America, Golden Gate: Ara...

Evan Bayh (IN), Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), Sen. Saxby Chambliss (GA), Sen. Tom Coburn (OK), Sen. Norm Coleman (MN), Sen. Susan Collins (ME), S...

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12/29/08
umkahlil: End the Brutal Siege of ...

Arab-Israel War, 1967, Personal Account Nancy Pelosi Gives A Pep Talk Nancy Pelosi's Disdain for Palestinian Lives Senator Gordon Smith P...

Source: umkahlil
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12/29/08
TheDahnReport: Portland, Oregon's ...

Coming in third was the defeat of long time Oregon senator Republican Gordon Smith by a basically unknown Democrat, Jeff Merkley. Smith w...

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12/29/08
Pick the Story of the Year on KVAL...

The election resuls were huge: Sen. Barack Obama became the first black man elected President of the United States; Jeff Merkley unseated...

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