Jeff Mapes
Senior Political Reporter | OPBJeff Mapes is a senior political reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Previously, Jeff covered state and national politics for The Oregonian for nearly 32 years. He has covered numerous presidential, congressional, gubernatorial and ballot measure campaigns, as well as many sessions of the Legislature, stretching back to 1985. Jeff graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in journalism.
An avid bike commuter, Jeff is the author of the 2009 book, Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities.
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Oregon Republican Senate nominee Jo Rae Perkins on Thursday defended her interest in QAnon, a loose-knit group that’s promoted a number of conspiracy theories. -
Ballot counting in Tuesday's Oregon primary could be slower because county elections offices are forced to operate with smaller staffs to provide social distancing.
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The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a voter-approved Multnomah County law putting a $500 limit on campaign donations. It could lead to new campaign finance limits throughout the state.
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All around Oregon, local government and school officials are scrambling to figure out whether they can successfully ask voters for financial help when the economy is cratering from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Could Oregon's vote by mail system go nationwide? That's the goal of two U.S. senators.
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Unemployment claims are spiking because of coronavirus-related shutdowns. Here's a guide to collecting benefits — and how Oregon may liberalize its unemployment insurance program.
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Oregon is one of the last states on the Democratic presidential primary calendar. But the state's votes still mattered in the last two contested Democratic primary races.
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A New York advocacy group is financing the effort to make Oregon the first state to remove criminal charges against the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs.
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A New York group backed by billionaire George Soros is seeking to put a first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization measure on the Oregon ballot in November.
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New legislation would delay voter-approved campaign finance limits if Oregon Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of donor caps.
