Kate Brown, Knute Buehler agree to three debates along the I-5 corridor
A civic group in Bend is calling out Gov. Kate Brown for declining to participate in a debate east of the Cascades.
Republican Rep. Knute Buehler of Bend has tentatively agreed to participate in the City Club of Central Oregon debate, scheduled for Oct. 1. Brown, a Democrat, declined to participate without explanation, said city club executive director Joey Drucker. It would be the city club's first ever gubernatorial debate, although governors including Brown have spoken at its events.
"Although two-thirds of Oregon's land is located east of the Cascades Mountains, the region is often overlooked by politicians seeking statewide office," Drucker wrote in a news release on Tuesday.
Buehler called for 10 debates back in May, but Oregon candidates for governor typically participate in three or four debates in Portland, Eugene, Medford and Bend.
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