In a video to supporters, former State Rep. Knute Buehler announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress for the seat of retiring Rep. Greg Walden.
“Many Oregonians are tired of being disrespected or ignored by Portland liberals and elite D.C. politicians. In Congress, I will defend the values, rights and jobs threatened by the powerful arm of big government. I will be a conservative voice for the people and place I call home,” said Buehler.
Buehler joins a growing field of eight previously filed candidates, including (so far) Jason Atkinson, Cliff Bentz, Ken Medenbach, Mark Roberts and Jeff Smith on the Republican side and John Holm, Raz Mason and Isablela Tibbetts on the Democrat side of the May primary election, according to the secretary of state.
