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March 9, 2010

Republican legislators throw support to Bruun

 WEST LINN, Ore – All eight Republican members of the Oregon House of Representatives who represent the Fifth Congressional District have joined to throw their support behind Scott Bruun in his bid for Congress on Tuesday.  Each of the legislators represent portions of Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District and suggests that the party’s support is definitely galv...

Gazette Times (Corvallis)

By Rachel Beck

The Benton County Republican Women hosted two candidates for U.S. Congress on Monday. Though only one will end up with the party's nomination, both Scott Bruun and Fred Thompson were warmly received.

Bruun and Thompson are running to be the GOP nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District seat. Democrat Kurt Schrader currently holds the position, which comes up for election this November.

Thompson...

Bruun collects $160,000 in battle for Schrader's spot

By Peter Wong

Statesman Journal

Scott Bruun isn't Scott Brown, but the Republican from West Linn hopes to do Nov. 2 with the 5th District congressional seat what the Republican from Massachusetts did Tuesday for a U.S. Senate seat — wrest it from the Democrats.

Although Bruun has a contest in the May 18 primary against retired Salem businessman Fred Thompson, Bruun already has collected...

West Linn Tidings

By Rep Scott Bruun

As a small child I remember my Grandma Ilene, a constant worrier, pleading with those of us in her family to be careful whenever we visited Oregon’s beaches.

Warnings about slippery rocks, drift logs and sea lions were often mentioned. But her constant warning, without fail, was that we watch out for “sneaker” waves by never turning our backs on the ocean. Sage advice...

The Oregonian

By Jeff Mapes

Republican congressional candidate Scott Bruun - as well as his cheerleaders at the National Republican Congressional Committee - boasted Tuesday morning that Bruun had raised $160,000 in the first quarter of his campaign.

The reports aren't due until Jan. 31, so we don't know the details (other than that Bruun said he still had $150,000 in the bank on Jan. 1).  But Bruun, a state representative from We...