Good reporting.  

It would be helpful to know what kind of political action committee Wolf-PAC is that keeps it from making direct candidate contributions, but allows it to make reportable in-kind contributions.  It sounds like it doesn't know what it's doing.

I don't know what basis Speaker Kotek may have had for voting against a non-binding resolution in a short session.  There are probably plenty of valid ones.  But Tina Kotek is not a closet Republican, and being Speaker doesn't really amount to a "cushy job".  

I hope voters in House District 44 return her to another term.  By doing so, they'll also be sending a message to out-of-state political interests about playing in Oregon politics without knowing the rules.  I expect the Elections Division will be following up too.

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