Christine Drazan
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Sep 18, 2026
Ryan GirduskyHOST
That could be changing up the situation a little bit.
Ryan GirduskyHOST
Over in Oregon's race, Christine Drazan, who's running for governor against the incumbent, has been leading in the last two polls, showing this race could really be competitive.
Ryan GirduskyHOST
Oregon has not elected a Republican governor since 1982.
Ryan GirduskyHOST
The idea that this is the year they do it seems, I don't know, seems within question for me, but who knows? She's leading in poll after poll.
Tina KotekGUEST
I signed it, um, and it now allows for us to say, "Hey, data centers have to pay their fair share." And we're now already seeing, um, 20, 30% rate, uh, increases on the data centers and in- and decreases for, you know, small businesses and households.
Tina KotekGUEST
Which interesting about my opponent is she voted against it, and so, like, completely out of touch, very much in line with where President Trump is, just not understanding that this actually matters for folks.
Tina KotekGUEST
But it's more than that.
Tina KotekGUEST
I, you know, I just yesterday said we should not be, uh, using any state public lands to help the facilitation of new data center development until we can figure this out.
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Tina KotekGUEST
They're, they're national issues, and they have more tools than we do at the moment.
David PakmanHOST
As you mentioned, you're running for re-election.
David PakmanHOST
You have a Republican opponent, Christine Drazan.
David PakmanHOST
I'm actually interested in getting your thoughts on some of the dynamics within the Democratic Party, where in different parts of the country, we have seen, uh, really embattled primaries between the sort of more centrist establishment wing of the Democratic Party and what we might call a further left DSA or, or, or socialist wing of the party.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Let me give you the case against my position first, though.
Stu BurguiereHOST
So she's going against Christine Drazan, uh, who, uh, is a pretty good candidate, actually, and had a very close race with her last time.
Stu BurguiereHOST
They ran against each other back in 2022.
Stu BurguiereHOST
This is what that race looked like.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Uh, Kotek had 47% of the vote, Christine Drazan at 43.59% of the vote.
Stu BurguiereHOST
And then you see there, uh, Betsy Johnson in third place with 8.63%.
Stu BurguiereHOST
So it was a pretty close race.
Stu BurguiereHOST
But the idea that Kotek would lose this race in this environment, what, what looks like a really bad one for Republicans, is just really hard for me to believe.
Caleb CollierHOST
Yes.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
Christine Drazan, the feisty little redhead.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
She could use a voice coach, okay, for a more, a little more Cronkite gravitas rather than, oh, she sounds like a, you know, 19-year-old college freshman or something.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
Uh, but, but her ideas are sound, but she has to run carefully.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
Where?
Caleb CollierHOST
... she's not getting the support from the RNC.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
Where is the Republican National Party on this? And, and why aren't they? And, and is it simply because she doesn't embrace Trump enough and yet you guys are missing it? You know, Christine Drazan is actually a few points in ahead in the polls.
Dennis KnealeGUEST
The Democrats have had majorities in both houses of the legislature for 20 years.