Republic of Oregon

After the collapse of the United States in 2023, The Republic of Oregon is founded. Immediately, it established diplomatic ties with the Washington and California Republics.The capital was Salem and Kate Brown became the first president. In 2026, she chose not to run for reelection. In that election, the Republican candidate nearly beat the Democratic candidate but ultimately lost. The partisan divide in the country became very prevalent in the next few years. Finally, in 2033, Republicans organized a march across Oregon. When they reached Bend, the more extreme part of the protest lit buildings on fire and started to riot. On February 11th, Bend was overtaken by Republican rebels. These Republicans organized an army and quickly overwhelmed Democratic forces in months. They took Salem, but the civil war continued into July. When the Democrats surrendered, the Republican rebels held new elections. They lost. However, the Republicans ignored the election results and held elections with only right-wing candidates. Knute Buehler was able to capture much of the progressive vote. This carried him to victory. At this point, he was 69 years old. The Republicans did not impose a dictatorship, luckily. However, the Democratic party leaders were exiled and fled the Washington Republic. They gave several speeches to the Washington Parliament and Washington intervened in the conflict and accused the Republicans of being biased. The Republican government dismissed the Washington's governments accusations.