Nathalie Paravicini Withdraws as Governor Nominee

She notes new commitment to campaign finance reform by Tina Kotek. Other candidates for Governor lack this commitment.​

​Statement of Nathalie Paravicini

August 30, 2022
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Oregon's governor's race must have a pro-democracy candidate who prioritizes campaign finance and electoral reform.  Winning an election is not only about getting elected but also about raising alternative solutions and changing the debate. That objective was advanced when Tina Kotek last week made specific public commitments to prioritize campaign finance reform.

 Starnes feeling optimistic about governor run | Elections | nrtoday.com

Starnes feeling optimistic about governor run

• CARISA CEGAVSKE Senior Staff Writer Roseburg News-Review

Patrick Starnes’s optimism about his Democratic primary run for governor has been bolstered by an endorsement from the Oregon Progressive Party.

Starnes, who ran on the Independent Party ticket in 2018, formerly lived in Douglas County, but now calls Brownsville home. He met with a News-Review reporter Friday to talk about how the campaign is going and what he’d like to accomplish if he were elected to the position.

Dedicated to an ideal of getting big money out of politics, Starnes has stayed true to that in his campaign. He’s refused donations from corporate and union PACs, along with donations of more than $1,000 from any individual.  It’s an approach that he said has left him free to pursue the policies the people want rather than the policies big money donors want.

Oregon Progressive Party Endorses Candidates in the Primary Election

The Oregon Progressive Party has endorsed these candidates running in the May 17, 2022, primary election: 

Non-Partisan Office	Candidate
OR Labor Commissioner	Chris Henry
Portland City Auditor	Brian Setzler
Portland City Council	Jo Ann Hardesty

Office Sought in Primary	Candidate
Governor	Patrick Starnes
U.S. Congress #4	Doyle Canning
Oregon House #19	Jackie Leung
Oregon House #44	Eric Delehoy

Run as a OR Progressive Party candidate

You can run as a candidate of the OR Progressive Party (OPP) if you 

 • Are a progressive 

 • Have thought of running for any partisan office (like state representative or senator, Governor Attorney General, or Secretary of State, U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative, or non-partisan office (most city council positions, school boards or other local boards, most county commissions) in Oregon 

 • Recognize that being able to say that you have been endorsed or nominated by the OPP would benefit your campaign. 

  In partisan races, you would be able to skip campaigning during the primary election but yet appear on the General Election ballot, cutting both the time and expense of being in two elections. Yet you could state that you are the nominatee of the OPP. 

  In non-partisan races, you could seek endorsement for office and be able to state that you have OPP endorsement in your campaign literature and/or your voter pamphlet statement. In order to be endorsed or become the nominatee of the OPP, please complete the appropriate candidate questionnaire (Fed, State or local) and return it to the OPP at info@progparty.org. Questionnaire are available at https://www.progparty.org/candidates.html And then schedule a talk with the OPP state council. Contact info at info@progparty.org to schedule.

The Progressive Party of Oregon will offers candidates many of the same services that are offered by the major political parties, including: 

- Access to the Oregon voter file, including statewide and district lists. 

- The ability to download canvassing lists. 

- Contact lists of Progressive Party members in your district.