Official Hillary for America Buttons

Here are the buttons that the Hillary for America campaign has been selling on their website for the last several months.

Some of the first pins issued by the campaign were logo pins that utilized the H logo.

The RWB H flag pins are all sold in a set. The LGBT H is also a set of 2 and the standard logo pin is another set of two. The website pins were also sold in a set. The website sold all these sets for 5 dollars.

The second wave of pins came out this fall

Tom McCall Memorial Program

Really neat program that a friend was able to find for me while he was shopping for books.

Look at some of the names that were able to speak at this event.

Val Hoyle Items

Here are items from the campaign of Val Hoyle. She is running for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State.

Included in the photo is a holiday mailer, remit envelope, bumper sticker and lapel sticker.

Just the first of many items you will probably find from Oregon candidates in 2016.

IKE Felt Elephant

Picked this up at local flea market this winter. It was amazing to find, as we often don't find Oregon political items in Oregon at local markets.

The tag says that it was made by Washington County Republican Women. Mine is missing. We do not have a firm date on this item. Either from 1952 or 1956.

Does anyone else have another variation of these?

Wayne Morse OEA Award

This item was picked up from an ebay seller in Indiana who believed it came from the estate of another former Senator. It was found in a box in 'as is' condition.

Gifted from the Oregon Education Association to Senator Morse for his leadership in education. I have looked for a reference to an event for the date, but have not yet found one.

Any pen experts out there know where I might find some supplies to put new pens on this?

2015 DNC Summer Meeting Button

This button is from the 2015 August DNC meeting that featured 4 out of the 5 major Democratic candidates for the Democratic party's presidential nomination. It is three inches. One of the many party themed buttons showing multiple candidates we will see from the political party events in 2015-2016.

Gore Family BBQ Pin

Some new national items found their way in my mailbox two weeks ago. I don't usually go out of my way to purchase items from other states, but these were convention and single day event related so I went for them.

I posted a few images on the APIC facebook page and got some responses. While they are fairly uncommon and even a rare one or two, because they are mostly Gore related items they do not set the hearts of collectors afire with need. Most were between $5 and $15 each. One pin did draw me to the lot a little more. It was this Gore Family BBQ pin from 1997.

I have found only two brief mentions of the 2nd Annual Gore Family BBQ from clippings in 1998, but nothing on the 1st Annual Gore Family BBQ, which is apparently where this pin is from. What was the purpose of this BBQ? Was it to help organize his partisans in Tennessee to keep them focused on 2000? Was it to raise money for local candidates? If you can find a newspaper article from the period, I would appreciate seeing it.

Gore items from 1996-2000 intrigue me the most of any Gore items. I have seen items promoting Gore for President in 2000 as early as 1997, on the heels of finishing the 1996 election Gore and supporters got to planning his 2000 effort. If you have any Gore 2000 items that can be traced to this time period please feel free to share them.