HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) — Top Oregon Republican leaders and candidates will headline the state party’s annual Reagan Dinner Gala on Sept. 26 in Hillsboro, joined by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis has been Florida’s governor since 2019. President Donald Trump endorsed DeSantis during his first campaign for Florida governor in 2018.
File: Christine Drazan during her campaign for governor of Oregon in 2022.
The event features a slate of prominent state figures, including U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz of Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District and Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Christine Drazan.
Drazan will face off against Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek in a rematch of Oregon’s 2022 election.
Other attendees announced include and Oregon Senate Republican Leader Bruce Starr. Katie Harman Ebner, an Oregon native and Miss America 2002.
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