Republicans in southwest Oregon are hoping that “fifth time’s the charm” for candidate Art Robinson.
Robinson handily defeated four other Republican primary candidates to win the right to try -- again -- to unseat 16-term incumbent Democrat Peter DeFazio this fall in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Robinson ran unsuccessfully against DeFazio in the last four elections … Robinson is a biochemist and former chair of the Oregon Republican Party who operates a non-profit research laboratory in Cave Junction .
Meanwhile, Peter DeFazio easily defeated a Democratic challenger, winning more than 90 percent of the vote.