James Buchal
American lawyer
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James Buchal was chair of the Multnomah County, Oregon Republican Party.[1] He won the Republican nomination for Oregon Attorney General in 2012 on a write-in campaign,[2] but lost in the general election.[3] He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 2014.[4] He has spoken strongly in favor of U.S. president Donald Trump.[3] He has served as a lawyer for the far right group Patriot Prayer[5][6] and against gun control walkouts at Portland Public Schools,[7] has spoken on national television against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt,[8] A statement Buchal made on a campaign website in 2014 has been rated "false" by PolitiFact.[4]
He earned degrees from Harvard College (BA), Yale Law School (JD), and Yale School of Management (MBA).[9]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 917,627 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | James L Buchal | 639,363 | 39.1 | |
| Constitution | James E Leuenberger | 45,451 | 2.8 | |
| Progressive | Chris Henry | 28,187 | 1.7 | |
| Write-in | 2,975 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 1,633,603 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Blumenauer | 211,748 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | James Buchal | 57,424 | 19.6 | |
| Pacific Green | Michael Meo | 12,106 | 4.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey J Langan | 6,381 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | David Walker | 4,009 | 1.4 | |
| Write-in | 1,089 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 292,757 | 100% | ||
