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Among Oregon's nearly all-Democratic delegation, the Electoral College votes were supported by both U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley. Four of the five Oregon Democratic House members — U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader — supported the slates brought to the Capitol in thick mahogany boxes.

"Lives were lost, blood was shed, laws were broken," said Oregon Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, in an interview over zoom with Fox 12. "Donald Trump cannot accept reality that he has lost an election," Bonamici added. "There's a lot he could do in the next couple weeks and so now there is bipartisan support for doing what we can to make sure he is removed from his office as soon as possible."

The lack of comparative data from the state makes it hard for the public to get the full grasp of the situation. In a Dec. 17 conference call with Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, superintendents from rural and metropolitan districts shared their struggles with COVID-19 impacts on their ability to provide quality education. In Clatskanie, a rural city along the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border, Superintendent Cathy Hurowitz told Bonamici that 136 students in the Clatskanie School District have dropped out since the pandemic hit.

I am currently sheltering in place and safe," Oregon Representative Suzanne Bonamici tweeted.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Cliff Bentz and Rep. Kurt Schrader also released statements on Twitter.

Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) both said they were safe. They referred to the crowd's actions as "domestic terrorism" and put blame on Trump for provoking the violence.

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, said after being evacuated from the House side of the Capitol that she didn't think what was happening was possible in the United States. "It's like a third-world country," Bonamici told the Oregonian in a phone call. "Someone has been shot in the Capitol. The Capitol windows have been shot out. It's unbelievable."