Kristof defends residency to Oregon Supreme Court [View all]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof asserted Friday he paid Oregon income taxes as a full-year resident beginning in 2020, answering a question raised about whether he is qualified to run.

He made the disclosure in a lengthy court filing urging the Oregon Supreme Court to restore him to the ballot.

The 54-page legal brief filed Friday night largely repeats legal arguments Kristof and his attorneys have made since August, shortly after the former New York Times columnist began publicly pondering a run for governor of his home state.

After he formally filed for office late last month, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan determined that he didn’t meet a constitutional standard that candidates for governor reside in Oregon for three years prior to the election and therefore could not appear on the Democratic primary ballot in May.

Read more: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/01/15/kristof-defends-residency-to-oregon-supreme-court/