Nonaffiliated candidate who hoped to challenge Salinas in November ends campaign • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Jason Faler was running as an nonaffiliated candidate in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District race. He had to collect slightly more than 3,500 signatures to qualify for the November ballot, a hurdle he must pass as nonaffiliated candidates rather than paying a filing fee. He is a fourth-generation Oregonian and a military officer, serving in the U.S. Army for almost 27 years. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
The nonaffiliated Oregonian hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District has ended his campaign.
Jason Faler, a combat veteran and former healthcare executive based in Tigard, announced Monday that his campaign won’t have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
Unlike the major party candidates who paid a $100 fee to the Oregon secretary of state to run for Congress, nonaffiliated candidates have to collect signatures from 1% of the votes cast in their district during the last presidential election.
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