James Buchal was chair of the Multnomah County, Oregon Republican Party. [1] He won the Republican nomination for Oregon Attorney General in 2012 on a write-in campaign, [2] but lost in the general election. [3] He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 2014. [4] He has spoken strongly in favor of U.S. president Donald Trump. [3] He has served as a lawyer for the far right group Patriot Prayer [5] [6] and against gun control walkouts at Portland Public Schools, [7] has spoken on national television against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, [8] A statement Buchal made on a campaign website in 2014 has been rated "false" by PolitiFact. [4]
He earned degrees from Harvard College (BA), Yale Law School (JD), and Yale School of Management (MBA). [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 917,627 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | James L Buchal | 639,363 | 39.1 | |
| Constitution | James E Leuenberger | 45,451 | 2.8 | |
| Progressive | Chris Henry | 28,187 | 1.7 | |
| Write-in | 2,975 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 1,633,603 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 211,748 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.6 | |
| Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey J Langan | 6,381 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | David Walker | 4,009 | 1.4 | |
| Write-in | 1,089 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 292,757 | 100% | ||
- ^ Bernstein, Maxine (2020-10-12). "Man firing gun in SE Portland drew officers from Sunday night's downtown protest, Portland's police chief says". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Attorney General Candidate: James Buchal » Radio » OPB". www.opb.org:80. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Portland Republican says party should use militia groups after racial attack". TheGuardian.com. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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b Tims, Dana; Dc 20036 (June 27, 2014).
"Is the government 'stockpiling' hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?". PolitiFact.
Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "Patriot Prayer leader sues Multnomah County DA". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. September 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chair of the Multnomah County Republicans Will Represent Patriot Prayer Leader in Civil Lawsuit". Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Campuzano, Eder (2019-03-14). "Pro-gun parents say Portland schools violated their civil rights". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Kaplan, Talia (2020-08-13). "Portland attorney blasts DA for violating 'equal protection under the law' by refusing to prosecute protesters". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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"Archived copy".
Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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James Buchal was chair of the Multnomah County, Oregon Republican Party. [1] He won the Republican nomination for Oregon Attorney General in 2012 on a write-in campaign, [2] but lost in the general election. [3] He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 2014. [4] He has spoken strongly in favor of U.S. president Donald Trump. [3] He has served as a lawyer for the far right group Patriot Prayer [5] [6] and against gun control walkouts at Portland Public Schools, [7] has spoken on national television against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, [8] A statement Buchal made on a campaign website in 2014 has been rated "false" by PolitiFact. [4]
He earned degrees from Harvard College (BA), Yale Law School (JD), and Yale School of Management (MBA). [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 917,627 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | James L Buchal | 639,363 | 39.1 | |
| Constitution | James E Leuenberger | 45,451 | 2.8 | |
| Progressive | Chris Henry | 28,187 | 1.7 | |
| Write-in | 2,975 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 1,633,603 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 211,748 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.6 | |
| Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey J Langan | 6,381 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | David Walker | 4,009 | 1.4 | |
| Write-in | 1,089 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 292,757 | 100% | ||
- ^ Bernstein, Maxine (2020-10-12). "Man firing gun in SE Portland drew officers from Sunday night's downtown protest, Portland's police chief says". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Attorney General Candidate: James Buchal » Radio » OPB". www.opb.org:80. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Portland Republican says party should use militia groups after racial attack". TheGuardian.com. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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b Tims, Dana; Dc 20036 (June 27, 2014).
"Is the government 'stockpiling' hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use?". PolitiFact.
Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "Patriot Prayer leader sues Multnomah County DA". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. September 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chair of the Multnomah County Republicans Will Represent Patriot Prayer Leader in Civil Lawsuit". Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Campuzano, Eder (2019-03-14). "Pro-gun parents say Portland schools violated their civil rights". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Kaplan, Talia (2020-08-13). "Portland attorney blasts DA for violating 'equal protection under the law' by refusing to prosecute protesters". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
-
^
"Archived copy".
Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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