US Midterms 2026
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Christine Drazan, an Oregon Republican state senator and former House minority leader, is again her party's nominee for governor in 2026, in a rematch with Democratic Governor Tina Kotek.
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Portland Public Schools, Oregon's largest district, heard similar demands during a board meeting about two potential school closure scenarios. Hundreds of parents and community members filed into a boardroom Oct. 6.
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Oregon voters join a panel discussion to share their views on the tightening gubernatorial race between Democrat Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan, discussing key issues from business to student life.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and now-state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, participated in a debate in Bend on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
KotekKotek, Drazan focus on development at final debate in Bend for Oregon governor’s race
SmithChristine Drazan is in a tight Oregon governor race against incumbent Tina Kotek. Polls have swung since the campaign began, with Drazan leading early but Kotek gaining ground to a near-toss-up in recent surveys.
KotekDebate focus: Drazan pressed for changes to the corporate activity tax, the estate tax, and simpler regulations aimed at easing business operations.
Drazan, a gubernatorial candidate, joined Portland’s families in urging school district leaders to protect neighborhood schools from closures.
Promising an overhaul of land-use rules and tougher action with local governments to speed up permits and boost development, arguing Kotek has failed on housing despite bipartisan bills.
In the final Oregon governor debate, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan pressed contrasts on leadership and policy.
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Christine Renee Drazan, born Christine Deboy in 1972 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, is the daughter of Perrliee and Dale E. Deboy. She attended Eagle Point High School and holds a degree from George Fox University. In the 1990s she was communications director for Mark Simmons, then Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her marriage to Daniel Joseph Drazan took place on May 17, 1997, and the couple have three children.
Drazan, a Republican, won the open 39th district seat in the Oregon House in 2018 following the retirement of Bill Kennemer, and she was reelected in 2020.
On September 16, 2019, she was selected as minority leader, a post she kept until November 30, 2021; in that role she used parliamentary tactics to block legislation backed by the Democratic majority.
She resigned from the House on January 31, 2022, to run for governor, winning the 2022 Republican primary with 23% of the vote against eighteen other candidates and losing the general election narrowly to Democrat Tina Kotek.
In 2024 she won the Republican nomination for the 51st House district by defeating incumbent James Hieb, was unopposed in November, and returned as minority leader in 2025.
On October 23, 2025, county commissioners appointed her to the 26th district seat in the Oregon State Senate, vacated by Daniel Bonham.
Drazan announced her second bid for governor on October 27, 2025, one week after her Senate appointment. She took 41% of the vote in the May 19, 2026, Republican primary to win the nomination. Her opponent in the November 3, 2026, general election is Kotek, who is seeking a second term and won the Democratic primary with 84%. The contest is the first rematch for governor in Oregon since 1978.
