Oregon Gov. Roberts Drops Reelection Bid
Gov. Barbara Roberts called off her reelection bid on Friday, citing personal and professional concerns in her decision not to try for a second term.
“I thought I could do it all . . . but I can’t do justice to my family or myself if I spread myself that thin,” Roberts said.
Her husband, Frank, died of cancer last fall, and her sister is suffering from lung cancer.
Roberts, 57, became the second Oregon governor in a row to decide not to seek reelection. Democratic Gov. Neil E. Goldschmidt in 1990 announced that he would not run again because he and his wife were splitting up.
Roberts faced a strong challenge from former state Senate President John Kitzhaber in the May Democratic primary.
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