Sharon Nasset Backers Take One Final Shot at House Speaker Tina Kotek

Gas station sign captures tenor of low-budget insurgent campaign.

By Nigel Jaquiss

The battle between House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-North Portland) and challenger Sharron Nasset for House District 44 will be over tonight, probably by 8:01 or so, as Nasset has not been able to fund a serious challenge to the five-term incumbent.

The long odds against Nasset didn't stop Nasset supporters from taking one last whack at Kotek on a gas station sign at the corner of North Lombard Street and Portsmouth Avenue.

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As WW reported earlier, a shadowy group of activists have been working hard to confuse voters in the district.

This time, they settled for a simple message: FUTK.

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Nigel Jaquiss

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Reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined the Oregon Journalism project in 2025 after 27 years at Willamette Week.

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