Dirk VanderHart
JPR Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, Dirk spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter鈥攎uch of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury.
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The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September. -
Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote. -
The document doesn鈥檛 clarify key questions raised earlier this year, when three aides left the governor鈥檚 office after raising concerns about first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson鈥檚 expanding authority. -
Updated findings show nearly 1,260 possible noncitizens were registered to vote in Oregon since 2021Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year鈥檚 election. -
Lindsey O鈥橞rien was one of three women to abruptly leave the office in March, after raising concerns about the expanding role of first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson. -
The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens. -
The news comes as immigration and allegations of voter fraud animate Republican politics nationally. -
The former congressman from Hood River has quickly made himself indispensable to his party鈥檚 legislative hopes. -
More than a third of Oregon's county clerks have departed since the 2020 presidential election, and it's come as election administrators face many challenges, including conspiracy theories, onerous record requests, and insufficient resources. -
Lawyers that vie for business from the State of Oregon have become a mainstay in races for attorney general and treasurer. This year is no different. -
Virtually every major player in Oregon politics has come out against the proposal. That鈥檚 a big change 鈥� and no guarantee it can鈥檛 succeed. -
Following U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the state鈥檚 most powerful Democrats have given little sign they want to alter state policies.
