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James Buchal

James Buchal, a Portland attorney, says he is running for Congress "because the federal government is out of control and threatening our freedom and prosperity." Buchal has an A.B. degree in physics from Harvard College, a J.D. from Yale Law School and an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management. He ran unsuccessfully for Oregon attorney general in 2012.

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