GOP senate candidate cites harassment allegations as key qualification

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Oregon GOP senate nominee Monica Wehby

Talk about trying to make lemonade out of ... well, something: The Republican nominee in Oregon's U.S. Senate race said Monday that disagreements with former partners that resulted in calls to the police show that she stands up for her beliefs and "will fight for Oregonians with very strong conviction." After three weeks staying largely out of the public eye, Monica Wehby held a meet-and-greet with supporters in Oregon City and took questions from reporters. Police reports made public days before the May 20 primary showed that an ex-husband and a former boyfriend both called police on Wehby as their relationships were deteriorating, reporting that she was harassing them.

Yeah, sure. And if you think she'll fight hard for Oregon if she gets elected, just wait and see what happens when voters pick Jeff Merkley instead.

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