”Emergency Pod” on the story behind a surprising gubernatorial endorsement! | EP 69

Last week, OR360 broke the news that former Rep. Mike Nearman, who was expelled from the legislature and pled guilty to official misconduct, endorsed Betsy Johnson for governor. Later, The Oregonian picked up the story and included a quote from Johnson rejecting the endorsement. 

 

In this unscheduled "emergency pod", we share the story of how it all happened -- and give an update on the state of the three-person governor's race. 

 

Here's a link to The Liftoff where we broke the news about Nearman's endorsement.

 

Here's a link to The Oregonian story on Johnson rejecting the endorsement.