December 8, 2016
The Oregon Health Authority never conducted a basic internet search of candidates' backgrounds for a top state benefits administrator job last year, instead hiring James Raussen, who'd been caught in an ethics violation while an Ohio lawmaker and who subsequently quit his Chicago city job after an investigation was launched into his office there.
Raussen lasted just eight months in his new Oregon job before being placed on leave. He resigned Nov. 8 while under an investigation into potentially illegal gifts and improper spending that could have led to his termination.
