Christine Drazan is running for governor again.

The former House Republican leader announced her electoral bid at a manufacturing facility in Portland on Monday.

Drazan is among Oregon’s most influential Republican politicians. She last ran for governor in 2022, losing the race to Gov. Tina Kotek, the Democratic nominee, by less than 4%. She was appointed to fill a vacant Oregon Senate seat last week.

Drazan’s continued interest in higher office was hardly a secret among political power brokers in Salem. She held a meeting on the subject with trusted lobbyists last week, three Republican sources told OPB. In August, a Republican fundraising platform listed her as running for governor, even though she hadn’t made any formal announcement. Her political committee switched to reflect her

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