FILE - Oregon Sen. Brian Boquist poses in his office inside the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., July 3, 2019. Republican state Sens. Boquist and Dennis Linthicum are seeking statewide office after being barred from reelection for staging a record-long walkout in 2023 to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights. Boquist, who also made national headlines at the start of a GOP-led walkout in 2019 for threatening comments toward state police, is running for state treasurer. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
FILE - Oregon Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, poses in his office inside the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., Feb. 8, 2019. Republican state Sens. Linthicum and Brian Boquist are seeking statewide office after being barred from reelection for staging a record-long walkout in 2023 to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights. Linthicum is running for secretary of state, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)