Former Portland Trail Blazer and one-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley is actively weighing whether to jump into next year’s race for governor.

The former NBA center and nonprofit founder told The Oregonian/OregonLive Friday that he’s grown frustrated with Oregon’s lack of progress on pressing issues, particularly its poor education scores, high homelessness rates and ailing economic indicators, most pronounced in the Portland area.

“I think we’re at a unique time in Oregon’s history, and I am concerned that if we don’t change our path soon, it gets harder and harder to do,” Dudley said. “Leadership, to me, is a combination of empathy and accountability, and right now, I don’t think we’re doing either.”

No other Republican in recent years has come as close to be

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