Oregon: Senate Republican recall effort fails

The recall effort against Senator Chuck Thomsen (R) has failed, with petitioners noting that the coronavirus social distancing rules appear to have killed the effort. Thomsen is one of the Republicans who have walked out on the legislature to prevent climate change legislation.

Petitioners needed 9025 signatures to get on the ballot and had raised more than $130K. Petitioners claimed to have had 2800 signatures early on, but the virus stopped their effort from then on.