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Kari Chisholm
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He was the longest-running weekly guest on the Portland progressive political talk radio station KPOJ.
Chisholm is a graduate of Lake Oswego High School and earned a degree in political science from the University of Southern California in 1995. He worked on Darlene Hooley"s first Congressional campaign in 1996 and managed David Bragdon"s campaign for the Metro Council in 1998. In 1999-2001, Chisholm was the volunteer board chair of X-Public Affairs Committee, a 1000-member nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that sought to build a new generation of political leaders and community activists in Oregon.
Chisholm is the president of Mandate Media, an Internet web site development and political consulting company whose Democratic clients have included United States. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Max Baucus.
United States. Representatives Rick Larsen, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Bill Foster. Governors Ted Kulongoski, John Kitzhaber, and Ted Strickland.
And many others He is the publisher of BlueOregon, a prominent progressive political blog in Oregon frequently cited in articles on Oregon politics by The Oregonian, the state"s largest newspaper.
He was also the longest-running weekly guest on Portland talk radio station KPOJ, during its eight-year run as a progressive talk station. When KPOJ flipped to a sports talk format, Chisholm led the "Save KPOJ" movement.
As of 2013, his streak of accurate selection stands at twelve. Chisholm"s projections have been referenced on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and in Sports Illustrated, and regional and local sports media.
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His commentary on the Heisman Trophy is regularly sought in sports coverage, and his site StiffArmTrophy.com has correctly predicted the winner of the trophy every year from 2002 to 2012. He is the founder and publisher of BlueOregon, the state"s most widely read political blog. Chisholm is known as a leading commentator on the Heisman Trophy, the award given annually to the most outstanding college football player. On his site, Stiff Arm Trophy, Chisholm has correctly projected the winner of each Heisman contest since 2002.
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He is also the former creative director for new media for Lewis & Clark College and is a member of the National Writers Union - United Auto Workers Local 1981/American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer.
