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Workers in two House offices have signed memoranda of understanding with their managers, securing some of the first pay increases for unionized staffers. 

House primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon and Idaho settled intraparty battles and set matchups for November elections.

Democrat Val Hoyle has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon's 4th Congressional District

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off an eight-state tour in Oregon on Thursday

The retirement of Oregon's longest serving congressman, Democrat Peter DeFazio, has opened up the U.S. House seat in the state's 4th District

Val Hoyle defeated Doyle Canning, Andrew Kalloch, John Selker, and four other candidates in the Democratic Party primary for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Peter DeFazio (D), who represented the district since 1987, did not run for re-election. 

Matchups will be set for two open seats in the Senate and nine in the House, but some crowded races could lead to runoffs.

Eight candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Peter DeFazio (D), who has represented the district since 1987, announced he would not seek re-election in 2022 on Dec. 1, 2021.

Biden's trip to Oregon comes as a Washington super PAC's spending in a crowded House primary has made some Democrats angry with Washington.