Lesbian Jamie McLeod-Skinner Wins Congressional Primary in Oregon
The Oregonian, both called the race for McLeod-Skinner Friday. Problems with counting ballots had delayed the call in the May 17 primary.McLeod-Skinner will face Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in November’s general election.
The Fifth District leans Democratic and extends from Oregon’s central coast through the southern suburbs of Portland and then farther inland.
McLeod-Skinner had run unsuccessfully for the U.S. House from the Second District in 2018; Oregon’s congressional districts have since been redrawn.She challenged Schrader from the left, portraying him as too moderate and too close to big-money interests such as pharmaceutical companies.
He was endorsed by President Joe Biden, even though he had opposed some aspects of Biden’s legislative program. McLeod-Skinner was endorsed by some other high-profile Democrats, such as U.S.
