Saturday, November 23, 2024

Joe Biden's visits to Oregon

Joe Biden was elected in November of 2020 as the 46th President of the United States. He won the state of Oregon with 56% of the vote. Biden's history of campaigning in the Beaver state goes back much farther than most might think. Many people can remember him campaigning during the Obama years for Jeff Merkley and John Kitzhaber and most recently for Tina Kotek. What few probably know is that Joe Biden has been visiting Oregon for politics since the late 1970s. 

In this post we will document his various visits to Oregon over the years from his earliest to the most recent. If there are items from any of these events we will be sure to let you know too! Also if there is a visit we have missed, please let us know so we can update.

April 1, 1978

The first known visit was in 1978 to the Democratic Party of Oregon Platform Convention. He was the keynote speaker at the dinner held in Springfield, Oregon. The Rodeway Inn hosted the convention and the 600 some delegates attending from various counties across Oregon. Biden was booked as 'the youngest person ever elected to the US Senate'. The dinner cost Delegates and others $10 to attend. Oregon Democratic Party Chair Jim Klonoski said at the time "[Biden] will be a candidate for the presidency within 20 years". Below is the article from the Albany Democrat-Herald covering his remarks.