$10 million mystery check hangs over governor’s race

Locked in a dead heat, Kotek and Drazan will debate for the first time this election on Oct. 1.

 

By Nigel Jaquiss

Oregon Journalism Projecty

Gov. Tina Kotek attended the Pendleton Roundup earlier this month.
— Governor Tina Kotek photo
GOP nominee for governor Christine Drazan speaks in Bend in August.
— Christine Drazan photo

There’s a shadow hanging over the Oregon’s governor’s race: a record $10 million check that a California carpenters union…