Mary Chaffin is a retired lawyer who was a member of the state bars in Oregon and Washington state. She was general counsel of Accion International and Mercy Corps.
Oregon’s newly-redrawn Congressional District 5 has a new representative, Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who has started to cultivate the image of a reasonable, moderate member of the Republican party. She is trying to reflect the “toss-up” character of the district, as Randy Stapilus said in a recent commentary. But anyone who closely follows both her statements […]
