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James Buchal

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James Buchal was chair of the Multnomah County, Oregon Republican Party.[1] He won the Republican nomination for Oregon Attorney General in 2012 on a write-in campaign,[2] but lost in the general election.[3] He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 2014.[4] He has spoken strongly in favor of U.S. president Donald Trump.[3] He has served as a lawyer for the far right group Patriot Prayer[5][6] and against gun control walkouts at Portland Public Schools,[7] has spoken on national television against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt,[8] A statement Buchal made on a campaign website in 2014 has been rated "false" by PolitiFact.[4]

He earned degrees from Harvard College (BA), Yale Law School (JD), and Yale School of Management (MBA).[9]

Electoral history

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2012 Attorney General [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Rosenblum 917,627 56.2
Republican James L Buchal 639,363 39.1
Constitution James E Leuenberger 45,451 2.8
Progressive Chris Henry 28,187 1.7
Write-in 2,975 0.2
Total votes 1,633,603 100%
2014 US House of Representatives, Oregon's 3rd congressional district [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Blumenauer 211,748 72.3
Republican James Buchal 57,424 19.6
Pacific Green Michael Meo 12,106 4.1
Libertarian Jeffrey J Langan 6,381 2.2
Independent David Walker 4,009 1.4
Write-in 1,089 0.4
Total votes 292,757 100%

References

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  1. ^ Bernstein, Maxine (2020-10-12). "Man firing gun in SE Portland drew officers from Sunday night's downtown protest, Portland's police chief says". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  2. ^ "Attorney General Candidate: James Buchal » Radio » OPB". www.opb.org:80. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Portland Republican says party should use militia groups after racial attack". TheGuardian.com. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Tims, Dana; Dc 20036 (June 27, 2014). "Is the government 'stockpiling' hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-10-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Patriot Prayer leader sues Multnomah County DA". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. September 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Chair of the Multnomah County Republicans Will Represent Patriot Prayer Leader in Civil Lawsuit". 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ^ Campuzano, Eder (2019-03-14). "Pro-gun parents say Portland schools violated their civil rights". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  8. ^ Kaplan, Talia (2020-08-13). "Portland attorney blasts DA for violating 'equal protection under the law' by refusing to prosecute protesters". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  9. ^ "Oregon U.S. Representative - 3rd District: James Buchal". 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  10. ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.