PORTLAND, Ore. — Nicholas Kristof is returning to the New York Times following his failed bid to become Oregon’s governor.
Kristof’s campaign never really got rolling. The Oregon Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan, said he did not meet the requirements to run for governor.
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Kristof challenged that decision in the Oregon State Supreme Court and lost.
Kristof will resume his opinion column according to the New York Times.
Before running for governor, Kristof had spent over four decades working for the paper.