Republicans tried to recall the country’s first bi governor. They failed.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown is America’s first bi governor.
Photo: Kate Brown

Republicans and a conservative PAC in Oregon announced this Monday that they fell short of the necessary signatures to recall Gov. Kate Brown (D).

Brown, who is bi, is not only the first out person ever to hold a governorship when she was elected in 2016, but was reelected in 2018 by a 6% margin. Still, two separate campaigns were mounted by state Republicans who aimed to remove her from her position. Neither came up with the requisite 280,050 signatures, according to The Oregonian.

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Official party leaders did not return comment to The Oregonian, but state Republican Chairman Bill Currier was quoted on a Portland radio show as stating they “did come up short,” but “not by a lot”.

Michael Cross, a former Turner, Oregon, mayoral candidate and person behind the Oregon First! PAC, also led the “Flush Down Kate Brown” effort to recall Brown.

In addition to reportedly gathering 240,000 signatures, Cross also organized a GoFundMe campaign with Bobbi Swanson, which bought in $850 in donations, less than 1% of their $100,000 goal. Their campaign cites the need for Brown’s recall as a bipartisan issue, specifically naming topics such as…

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