The Independent Party does not yet have a candidate for Secretary of State of Oregon. We have until August 26, 2008, to nominate a candidate.

The IPO Caucus has decided to conduct a process to endorse a candidate in the primary contest for Secretary of State. This office is central to the key platform items of the Independent Party, including campaign finance reform, voting integrity, and protecting the initiative and referendum processes.

The IPO Caucus will send a questionnaire to all of the announced candidates, including the Democrats, Republicans, and any minor party or unaffiliated announced candidates. We will also listen carefully to the statements at the candidate debate sponsored by the Alliance For Democracy and others at the First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland on May 3 (starting at 10 a.m. in the main sanctuary). Soon after that debate, the IPO Caucus will announce its decision whether to endorse a candidate and which candidate is endorsed.