So. No mention of political persuasion anywhere in the excerpt....I’m assuming he’s a Democrat?
Yeah, Democrat.
Need you ask?
IIRC, no Republican has won a non-senatorial state-wide election since 1986 (I believe a re-election win at Secretary of State). Gordon Smith’s retention of a Senate seat was the only non-incumbent Republican win since 1982. The drought in Oregon is the longest of any in the nation.