Shemia Fagan was supposed to be the next Democratic star in Oregon politics, but now she’s about to be out of office due to a spectacularly fast-moving scandal in Salem. On the latest “OPB Politics Now,” reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart talk about Fagan’s rise to prominence and sudden resignation as secretary of state.
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