Oregon's primary election is May 17th and ballots are beginning to hit mailboxes throughout the state. At the top of the ticket, the Governor's race which is wide open this election since incumbent Gov. Kate Brown can't run again because of term limits. KGW and The City Club of Portland partnered for a debate between the leading Democratic candidates, former House Speaker Tina Kotek and State Treasurer Tobias Read. A debate between five Republican candidates is set for Tuesday, May 3rd at noon.

This episode of "Straight Talk" includes excerpts from Kotek and Read as they debated how to tackle homelessness and gun violence, what they would do for rural Oregon, and how they would have handled the pandemic.