Today, Rasmussen, a leading national polling firm, released a public opinion poll that puts Chris within striking distance of both Former Governor John Kitzhaber and Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. After just two months of campaigning, Dudley trails Kitzhaber by just 6 points and Bradbury by just 3 points!

This poll proves that the momentum Chris has been hearing and feeling out on the trail is felt across Oregon. The voters are saying loud and clear, they want someone from outside government and not tangled up in special interests to lead our state.

The frustration with politics as usual and the status quo is more apparent than ever. Both Kitzhaber and Bradbury are representative of the politics of the past and are viewed unfavorably by a significant portion of those polled.

Most notable in Rasmussen's report is the results among Independents where Chris Dudley beats Former Governor John Kitzhaber. The trend of independents supporting and voting for the outsider in the race, started in New Jersey and Massachusetts, has reached Oregon.

Chris Dudley will be the outsider that Oregonians can trust to make the difficult decisions to get the state back on track. But, Chris needs your ...

By Hugh Hewitt
The Washington Examiner
February 15, 2010

CORVALLIS, OR — At 6’11,” Chris Dudley stands out in any room. But the former Portland Trail Blazer is especially noticeable in a room full of Republicans like Friday night’s Linn County GOP Lincoln Day dinner.

He is younger than most except for the College Republicans from nearby Oregon State University and Western Oregon. He is new to politics. And he is a draw, fully wired into a social media network that will certainly grow as word of a serious hoopster-turned-pol spreads. (www.ChrisDudley.com)

Dudley is running for governor in a state where Republicans have slipped to a level not seen in places except, well, like Massachusetts. Of Oregon’s two United States senators and five congressmen, only one is a Republican, Greg Waldon. President Obama bested Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, by more than 275,000 votes in 2008.

Both houses of the state legislature are under Democratic control. Democrats have held the governorship for 24 years. Last month, with the public fisc in tatters after decades of binge spending and anti-competitive legislation, voters socked it to the wealthy and corporations, passing by initiative punishing taxes on the top 3% of the state’s income earners and the biggest businesses.

That was hardly ...

By Hhasso Hering
Albany Democrat-Herald
February 12, 2010

Chris Dudley paid a visit to Albany on Friday in his campaign to become Oregon’s first Republican governor since Vic Atiyeh.

The former NBA player said he’s found business leaders around Oregon discouraged about the state and some ready to move.

“I’m very concerned,” he said in an interview with the Democrat-Herald.

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He said he keeps hearing from businesses, especially in farming, that lost money last year but still face hefty new taxes based on their gross sales.

Dudley, 44, graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and political science.

He has had diabetes since age 16. At 6-foot-10, he played basketball in college and then for 16 seasons in the NBA, including six with the Portland Trail Blazers, retiring from the league in 2003.

He is a certified financial planner and a partner in a small investment firm.

He and his wife have three children; the family lives in Lake Oswego.

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He has not been involved in politics before, though during his basketball career he served on the negotiating committee of the players’ association. “Being an outsider is a positive” in the campaign, he said.

Dudley was accompanied Friday by state Sen. Frank Morse, R-Albany, who had briefly considered seeking the nomination for ...

By Mark Baker
The Register-Guard
February 13, 2010

Chris Dudley slid his 6-foot-11 frame into the driver’s seat of the small three-wheel electric vehicle. His knees were suddenly up by the steering wheel of Arcimoto’s Pulse prototype, but he got in fairly easily.

“I am actually amazed,” said Mark Frohnmayer, president and founder of Arcimoto, a Eugene startup business. “It can’t be super comfortable. We’ll custom-make one for you,” he joked.

Dudley, the former Portland Trail Blazer basketball player and current Republican gubernatorial candidate, made a couple of stops in Lane County on Friday, part of his 36-county Renew Oregon Tour. Dudley, in addition to visiting Arcimoto, a small 14-employee business on Blair Boulevard in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood, also stopped at the Gateway Restaurant in Springfield.

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Dudley, 44, who played 16 seasons in the NBA — six of them during two stints with the Trail Blazers — after graduating from Yale University, is now a financial adviser who makes his home with his family in Lake Oswego. He has no political experience, but sees that as an advantage, saying Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and his predecessor, John Kitzhaber, who is running again for the Democratic nomination this year, both had plenty of political experience, “and look where we are.”

Dudley is building his ...

Oregon Restaurant Association endorses Chris Dudley in GOP primary
By Michelle Cole, The Oregonian
Another sign that spring is on the way: People are starting to talk about their May primary picks.
Former Blazers player Chris Dudley is seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
The Oregon Restaurant Association, which represents more than 9,000 restaurants and food service outlets, has endorsed Chris Dudley in the Republican gubernatorial primary election to be decided May 18.
Dudley is a political newcomer but known to many Oregonians because he played basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers. The association issued a press release Friday praising Dudley's "sharp focus on jobs and the economy."
Other Republicans in the race include high-tech businessman Allen Alley, former legislator John Lim of Gresham and tax activist Bill Sizemore.
By Michelle Cole, The Oregonian

Another sign that spring is on the way: People are starting to talk about their May primary picks.

Former Blazers player Chris Dudley is seeking the Republican nomination for governor.

The Oregon Restaurant Association, which represents more than 9,000 restaurants and food service outlets, has endorsed Chris Dudley in the Republican gubernatorial primary election to be decided May 18.

Dudley is a political newcomer but known to many Oregonians because he played basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers. The association issued a press ...

Thank you for signing up to receive email updates about Chris Dudley’s campaign for Governor. We sincerely appreciate your desire to get engaged; Oregon needs fresh ideas, a new direction and new leadership; we look forward to working together to accomplish this goal.

With that in mind, we wanted to let you know about a couple exciting upcoming opportunities. First and foremost, this past week Chris began his statewide tour and we invite you to follow along: “Renew Oregon: New Ideas, New Direction, New Leadership.” To see where Chris has been, where he’s going, and pictures, video, and news clips from the tour, please click here. We hope that you will have the opportunity to join the tour and visit with Chris in your community.

The second opportunity is the 46th Annual Dorchester Conference, held in Seaside, the weekend of March 5-7th. This conference is the premier event for Oregonian Republicans. In addition to being a fun time for all, the Dorchester Conference will also be the first debate between the Primary Gubernatorial Candidates, as well as the first straw pollin the Primary. Along with hosting a hospitality suite for attendees, Chris will also be holding a Team Dudley Lunch Meeting after the conference adjourns on Sunday—your ability to be at this meeting would mean ...

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The Honorable Richard Daley
Mayor of Chicago
City Hall 121 N. LaSalle, Room 507
Chicago, IL 60602

Dear Mayor Daley,

I have followed with interest your recent statement about coming to Oregon to steal our jobs and businesses. If you pursue this idea, rest assured you will find me ready to defend our jobs, our workers and our businesses. Having spent 16 years in the NBA, l know how to block shots and play defense and I am looking forward to a little one-on-one with you to protect and defend Oregon’s future. If the current crowd in Salem won’t stand up for Oregon – I will.

More important, if elected Governor, I will change the business-as-usual policies and failed leadership in our State Capitol that created this mess and made you think you could succeed at stealing our jobs, workers and businesses in plain sight.

Yes, Oregon voters recently made a decision to raise taxes on businesses and individuals. I opposed the tax increases. In the long-term I believe these tax increases leave our economy worse off and our budget and funding for schools no better off. To those who supported or opposed the tax measures, simply running in place – maintaining the status quo – should ...

In case you missed it, Oregonians talk about their meeting with Chris at the Cornerstone Underground Cafe and Coffeehouse on Monday.

LAKE OSWEGO – Today, Chris Dudley announced his upcoming Renew Oregon tour, which will take him to all of Oregon’s 36 counties to discuss his solutions to get Oregonians back to work and hear about the issues most important to these communities.

Kicking off the tour on Monday in Newberg, Chris will travel the state during February and March listening to Oregonians, small business owners, and community leaders about what Oregon needs to get moving forward again. To reach as many Oregonians as possible on the Renew Oregon tour, Chris will also be hosting tele-town hall meetings in each area.

For those who can’t meet Chris in person, we are encouraging supporters to follow us on twitter and to use our hashtag #renewOR to ask questions, provide suggestions, and make comments. We will also be active on Facebook, Flickr, and posting his movements onto an interactive map on www.ChrisDudley.com to involve and interact with Oregonians.

“I am looking forward to travelling to every corner of our state to hear from Oregonians about their ideas and concerns, and to discuss solutions for Oregon’s future,” said Chris Dudley. “I hope to earn the vote of every Oregonian because it is time ...