Throughout the 2022 election, KATU News is helping you “Know Your Candidates” with a series of interviews with people who will appear on your ballot. We are asking local candidates running for the same office the same series of questions, so you can compare their answers. Candidates for Oregon governor were given questionnaires to answer. Read the responses from Patrick Starnes, a Democrat, below. Candidate's Website. All Democrats running for Oregon governor: David Beem. Julian Bell.

This month, we invited nine of the candidates vying to be Oregon’s next governor for interviews. The seat is open for the first time since 2015. Patrick Starnes is seeking the Democratic nomination.

Patrick Starnes’s optimism about his Democratic primary run for governor has been bolstered by an endorsement from the Oregon Progressive Party.