Current head of Oregon labor bureau faces primary challenge from agency insider

Current head of Oregon labor bureau faces primary challenge from agency insider

Chris Lynch (left), a former investigator and manager at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries in Portland is challenging incumbent Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson (right) in the May primary. (Photos courtesy of the candidates)Few Oregonians interact with the state’s employment rights agency until they need it, they’re being investigated or they’re voting on its next leader. The latter will happen in the May 19 primary, as there are …