Meet Lorraine Mae Rafferty of Selma, Ore., who, despite having never served in elective office, is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon.
In this four-minute “meet the candidate” interview with The Oregonian, Rafferty explains why she’s running for governor and makes it clear that she opposes same-sex marriage because it’s a sin, “just the same as murder” — a label she also applies to abortion.
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Oregon could potentially see marriage equality on the ballot next November, so long as organizers collect 116,284 valid signatures by July 3.
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Sponsors of the ballot measure say they’ve already reached that goal, but promised on Tuesday to drop their campaign if a federal judge ruled quickly in a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.