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Bonamici Elected to Congress
Democrat breaks
all-male delegation
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Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici will be
the newest member o f Congress and the only
female in the state’s congressional delegation
after a decisive victory in a special election to
replace former Rep. David Wu, who resigned in
a sex scandal.
Bonamici, a former state senator, defeated
Rob Comilles, owner of a sports marketing busi
ness.
"I really believe that the election reflects that
my priorities and the district's are aligned,"
Bonamici told The Associated Press after an
election night victory speech to her supporters in
downtown Portland. "And I'm thrilled with this
opportunity."
Bonamici won't get much of a break before
gearing up for the next campaign. She'll face a
May 15 primary before the general election on
Nov. 6.
The district will become marginally friendlier
for Republicans in the next election, when new
district boundaries will leave out a swath of
Democratic voters.
Wu stepped down from Congress in August
after a newspaper reported that a young woman
accused the seven-term Democrat of making an
unwanted sexual advance at a Thanksgiving
dinner. His resignation capped months of reports
about Wu's bizarre behavior that included widely
panned photos of the congressman wearing a
tiger costume.
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Democrat Suzanne Bonamici celebrates after
winning last w eek’s special election for Oregon's
1 st Congressional District against Republican
Rob Cornilles. (AP photo)
Bonamici emphasized her experience in the Leg
islature and as a lawyer working on consumer
protection issues at the Federal Trade Commission.
Democrats and their allies pummeled him with
television ads that attacked his business creden
tials, highlighted his opposition to abortion and tried
to align him with the tea party.
Cold Case Arrest in Plaid Pantry Murder
Man charged in
1980 death of
store clerk
On Jan. 18,1980, M yongSuCho
was killed after an armed robbery at
a Plaid Pantry store near Portland
State University. Cho, 29, was an
employee of the store, located at 950
S.W. Mill St., and was a student at
PSU.
After the armed robbery, Cho
was shot and killed a few blocks
Antonio Igisomar Wabol
away. The homicide investigation
became cold after few leads were Police Crime Lab.
available at the time.
Antonio Igisomar Wabol, 52, was
In 2011, Cold Case Homicide Unit identified as the suspect, and on
investigator Dennis Baker, a retired Jan. 25, a Multnomah County Grand
Portland Police Bureau detective, Jury indicted him for aggravated
re-examined the case file and sub murder.
mitted evidence to the Oregon State
"Plaid Pantries and all its em
ployees, highly commends the dili
gence and perseverance of the Port
land Police Bureau's Cold Case Ho
micide Unit in resolving this tragic
event," said Chris Girard, Plaid Pap-
tries president and chief executive
officer.
Even with the lengthy passage of
time, a loss such as this can never be
erased for family, friends and co
workers, officials said.
The Portland Police Bureau Cold
Case Homicide Unit is comprised of
a sergeant and four detectives who
are assisted by several retired in
vestigators who volunteer their time
and are now working under a federal
grant sponsored by the U.S. De
partment of Justice and the National
Institute for Justice.
The Cold Case unit's slogan is,
"We don't give up. We never give
up."
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