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The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping down due to 鈥渃ommunist psychological warfare tactics鈥� he believes are being used within his own party to 鈥渄estroy anyone of true character.鈥�

Drazan's entrance into the race suggests Republicans think they have a unique chance at victory in 2022, after decades of failing to win the state's top elective office.

Johnson officially announced the forthcoming campaign to supporters Thursday. Her emergence creates a potential wrinkle for major-party candidates.

Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Khanh Pham say Oregon is well-poised to help those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban takes over.

State Sen. Dallas Heard , R-Myrtle Creek, is one of three current or former Republican state senators from Southern Oregon who swept into party leadership after a vote Saturday. Former Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr., now a Josephine County commissioner, won a contested race for vice chair. And state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, will serve as party treasurer.

A resolution making its way through the Oregon Legislature would commemorate the Modoc War of 1872-73 and express regret for the removal of the Modoc鈥�