Rick Dancer ( born June 29 , 1959 ) is an American journalist and politician in the state of Oregon . A native of Hillsboro , he was a longtime anchor for KEZI television in Eugene . Among his other activities as anchor , he covered the Thurston High School shooting . He later left broadcasting to run as a Republican for Oregon Secretary of State , losing in the general election to Democrat Kate Brown in 2008
Thurston High School shooting
Thurston High School shooting
Rick Dancer