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Republican gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler is challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Kate Brown. Ms. Brown is seekng her first full term. (Associated Press)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown backs a bill requiring insurers to provide free abortions. "The ability to control our bodies and make informed decisions about health are critical to providing all Oregonians the opportunity to achieve our full potential," she said. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech to Oregon legislators in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore. Insurance companies in Oregon would be required to cover abortions and a variety of other reproductive services at no cost to the patient under a $10 million reproductive health bill approved by the state Legislature. House Bill 3391 was approved by the Oregon Senate, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in a 17-13 vote along party lines and now heads to Gov. Brown. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. Governors in states that expanded Medicaid are wary of a bill revealed Thursday, June 22, by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate. The expansion of the state-federal program has allowed 11 million lower-income Americans to gain health coverage. "We anticipate it will be hundreds of thousands of Oregonians that will be stripped of health care under this proposal in order to get a tax break for wealthy Americans," said Brown, a Democrat. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on "sanctuary cities" has triggered divergent actions from blue and red states: Some are moving to follow his order and others are breaking with the U.S. government to protect immigrants in the country illegally. Oregon pioneered statewide sanctuary in a 1987 law. Brown said she will enforce that law, saying, "They take care of our children and they take care of our seniors, and I want to make sure they feel welcome in Oregon." (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on "sanctuary cities" has triggered divergent actions from blue and red states: Some are moving to follow his order and others are breaking with the U.S. government to protect immigrants in the country illegally. Oregon pioneered statewide sanctuary in a 1987 law. Brown said she will enforce that law, saying, "They take care of our children and they take care of our seniors, and I want to make sure they feel welcome in Oregon." (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is hugged is hugged by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas a. Balmer after being sworn on the Capitol House chambers floor in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Brown was sworn in to complete the remaining two years of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's term. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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FILE- In this April 17, 2015, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks during her State of the State address in Portland, Ore. Brown says she supports Oregon's contentious Ballot Measure 97 because the state budget is facing a $1.3 billion deficit, and the money is needed to help fund education, health care and senior services. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown speaks to the media outside of her office at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., in this Feb. 13, 2015, file photo. Brown faces a monumental challenge as she takes the reins of a state government mired in scandal on less than a week’s notice and with a special election already looming. America’s first bisexual governor will be sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, becoming Oregon’s 38th leader after fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned amid ethics questions. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, file)
