The leading Republican candidates for Oregon governor laid out similar visions for the state and did not challenge each other much during their first debate Thursday night in Hillsboro. The gubernatorial hopefuls addressed topics in which they largely aligned. Each candidate said they would fight to lower taxes, slash bureaucratic red tape across the board, hold agency heads accountable, restore local control on various issues and improve the state’s poor K-12 education outcomes by tracking test scores and other metrics. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Carlos Fuentes #oregon #oregongovernor #oregonpolitics #orpol #gopgovernor #republicangovernor #candidate #debate #theoregonian #politics