Ex-columnist Kristof ineligible to run for Oregon governor

By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials ruled that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible to run for governor because he does not meet the state’s residency requirement. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said it was obvious Kristof had been a New Yorker until recently, citing in particular his having voted in New York in the 2020 election. Kristof responded on Twitter that he plans to appeal. Questions about Kristof’s residency had dogged him even before he announced his candidacy in October, the same month that The New York Times announced he had resigned.