KATU Reports on IPO Primary

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Bonamici wins Independent Party primary

Steve Benham
KATU
November 29, 2011

PORTLAND, Ore. – Democrat Suzanne Bonamici won the nomination for the Independent Party of Oregon Tuesday night in a special election primary in the race to replace the congressional seat vacated by David Wu.    Read more ...

Bonamici Wins IPO Nomination for U.S. Representative

The members of Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) in the 1st Congressional District of Oregon have nominated Suzanne Bonamici for U.S. Representative.

She won the nomination by receiving votes of 56 IPO members residing in the 1st District. Finishing second was Rob Cornilles with 31 votes.

Ms. Bonamici is also the nominee of the Democratic Party for the same office. Rob Cornilles is the nominee of the Republican Party for that office.

Under Oregon's "fusion" voting law, the winner of this election will be allowed to print the name "Independent Party" next to her name on the ballot in the January 31, 2012, Special Election to fill the remainder of the term of David Wu, who resigned from Congress in August.

"We knew it would be tough for the candidates to turn out the voters for a one-office special election, particularly when voters were required to go to a website, download a ballot, and return it with ID," said party secretary Sal Peralta.

"When we allowed members to vote online, the turnout for Congressional candidates was as much as 10 times higher," said party co-chair Linda Williams.

Oregonian Reports on Our Debate

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Congressional debate: Cornilles, Bonamici square off on job creation

Jeff Mapes
Oregonian
November 28, 2011

Democrat Suzanne Bonamici and Republican Rob Cornilles, in their first debate since they won their respective congressional primaries this month, argued Sunday over who would do a better job of helping create jobs in the 1st Congressional District.

Cornilles, who owns a sports marketing firm, said he wanted to attack "crony capitalism" by pushing for a simplified tax code with fewer exemptions and lower rates that he said would give smaller businesses more certainty and encourage them to expand.

Bonamici, who recently left the state Senate, focused on boosting federal spending on roads, bridges and other public works that she said would be the most effective at putting people back to work.    Read more ...

KATU Reports on KATU-IPO Debate

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Bonamici, Cornilles debate ideas on job creation

Steve Benham
KATU
November 27, 2011

PORTLAND, Ore. – In their first post-primary televised debate Sunday night in the race for the seat vacated by David Wu, Democrat Suzanne Bonamici and Republican Rob Cornilles worked to win the political middle and sought to convince voters in the 1st Congressional District they are the candidate to improve the region’s economy.

The former state senator, Bonamici, and businessman, Cornilles, faced off during an hour-long debate on KATU Television on a wide range of issues but the economy was front and center.

The candidates fielded questions from a four-member panel that included representatives from three community newspapers and KATU reporter Patrick Preston. KATU anchor Steve Dunn moderated the debate and it was co-hosted by the Independent Party of Oregon.

The debate can be watched, in 4 segments, at:
Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4

Segment 1 is embedded below.
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KATU Reports on Upcoming Debate

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Candidates to pursue Independent vote in KATU debate

Steve Benham
KATU
November 23, 2011

PORTLAND, Ore. - Voters in the 1st Congressional District will get their first side by side look at the two major candidates vying for the seat vacated by David Wu during a televised debate Sunday night on KATU Television.

The debate between Republican businessman Rob Cornilles and Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, who just resigned as a state senator, will air from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 27. It is being held in conjunction with the Independent Party of Oregon. Viewers can watch it on the air or it will be streamed on KATU.com here.

Oregonian Reports on Our Election

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Cornilles, Bonamici will compete in primary -- for Independent Party nomination

Jeff Mapes
Oregonian
November 09, 2011

Democrat Suzanne Bonamici and Republican Rob Cornilles aren't entirely through with the primary season in the special election race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District.

The two, who won their party primaries Tuesday, are also competing for the cross-nomination of the Independent Party of Oregon, the 68,000-member party announced Wednesday.

The party will hold a primary from Nov. 14-29 during which its members in the 1st Congressional District will be allowed to download a ballot from the party's website and mail it back to the party.

The winning candidate will also be able to list the nomination of the Independent Party on the ballot. Sal Peralta, the party's secretary, said being able to declare they are an "Independent" on the ballot is clearly something the candidates value.

Peralta argued that the Independent endorsement played a role in Democrat John Kitzhaber's narrow election as governor in 2010.

In addition, Peralta said the candidates have agreed to participate in a Nov. 27 debate. Details of that event are still pending.

(OR-1) Cornilles, Bonamici respond to IPO Questionnaire

Rob Cornilles and Suzanne Bonamici have responded to our questionnaire for the 2011 Special Primary Election.

Here are the candidates' contribution reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) so far for the Special Election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District:

For Bonamici, you need to click on the link to "Itemized Individual Contributions" to get the list of contributors.

Unfortunately, the FEC data for Cornilles also includes all contributions and expenditures on his race for the same seat in 2010, while the data for Bonamici is only for the Special Election. Nevertheless, the data provide a good indication of where each candidate's funding is originating.

Cornilles, Bonamici To Compete For Independent Party Nomination (OR-1)

NOV 9, 2011 – HILLSBORO –The 5-member nominating caucus of the Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) has unanimously qualified State Senator Suzanne Bonamici and Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles to compete for the Party's nomination for the office of United States Representative for the First Congressional District of Oregon.

The IPO will hold a special primary election from 5pm, November 14th through 5pm on November 29. Under Oregon's fusion voting law, the winner of this election will be allowed to print the name "Independent Party" next to his or her name on the ballot for the January 31, 2012, Special Election to fill the remainder of the term of David Wu, who resigned from Congress in August.

Bonamici and Cornilles have both agreed to participate in a debate as a part of this process. The Party is also planning election kick-off events in in McMinnville and Hillsboro.

The candidates have completed an extensive questionnaire. The IPO will publish their answers on its website, indparty.com.    Read more ...