Oregon Doctor Launches Bid for Congress

Oregon physician Dr. Jenni Neahring kicked off her campaign for Congress last week. The Democrat is seeking the nomination in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in an effort to unseat Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), who lead the charge to dismantle President Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation. Neahring has worked in the medical field for nearly 30 years but no longer practices medicine full-time. She does, however, help local medical centers when needed. She said she believes the key to fixing the country's healthcare system is to lower overall costs and simplify health insurance. “Most things that we need to fix are tied back to health – not just healthcare – the ways that we’re going to work on making sure we have a robust economy, the way that we look at our infrastructure,” said Neahring. The 51-year-old Northwestern University med school graduate also said, “Talking with national healthcare leaders, including an author of the Affordable Care Act, I realized that the best way to make an impact is to run for office.” She will face Eric Burnette, Michael Byrne, Jim Crary, Raz Mason, Jamie McLeod-Skinner,Steven Cody Reynolds, and Timothy White in the May 15th primary. More here.