Dudley holds a town hall in Prineville
He feels that education and job creation are what it will take to get Oregon back on its feet
Kevin Gaboury
February 23, 2010
Central Oregonian
Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley spoke to around 30 Crook County residents Tuesday morning during a town hall meeting at Brothers Diner.
The republican candidate from Portland touted [...]

Bend, OR- Central Oregon Builders Association announced today the Board of Directors unanimously endorsed Chris Dudley for Governor of Oregon.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley doesn’t like the direction that Oregon is headed and believes the state can do better.

He is ready to lead the charge.

Dudley scores backing from Farm Bureau
By Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian
February 19, 2010, 1:53PM

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley on Friday was endorsed by the Oregon Farm Bureau, which is one of the most important political groups on the GOP side of the political divide.

The farm bureau’s backing comes after another important Republican-leaning group, the Oregon Restaurant Association, also announced that it would support the former professional basketball player.

By Tim Novotny
KCBY News

COOS BAY, ORE – Fighting to get Oregon to rebound is the goal of Republican candidate for Governor Chris Dudley, and he brought his message to the South Coast this week.

Still in the early stages of a two month campaign tour around the state, Dudley paid a visit to Kaffe 101 in downtown Coos Bay on Tuesday, February 16th.

He says people outside of Portland and the I-5 corridor feel disconnected and that is something he wants to address.

Dudley:’a change of direction’
Candidate wants to use ‘power of appointment’ to change political climate
Kathy Ursprung February 3, 2010
Chris Dudley, Republican candidate for Oregon governor, visited The Dalles Tuesday, touring Columbia Gorge Community College and stopping in at Spooky’s to visit with prospective voters on his jobs message.
“The reason I’m running is pretty simple,” Dudley, a [...]

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 [...]

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.

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…

East Oregonian

January 14, 2010

…Dudley, the 6-11 former pro basketball player, a Republican candidate for governor who offers the state its greatest chance to say goodbye to business as usual.

Everyone else is an insider, although Republican Allen Alley has spent only limited time in Salem.

As for Dudley, voters looking at his athletic career would be well-advised to consider him a much more qualified candidate than, say, ex-wrestler Jesse Ventura, who took a turn as governor of Minnesota.