Republican to enter Treasurer's race

The Oregonian's Jeff Mapes is reporting that Governor Ted Kulongoski's deputy chief of staff, Allen Alley, a Republican, will soon file to run for Oregon State Treasurer.

Alley is the founder of Pixelworks, a Tualatin-based semiconductor company that manufactures semi-conductor chips broadband communications.

He is the second statewide candidate to emerge for the GOP. Barring another candidate entering the race, he will square off against Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo).