"What a Tangled Web we Weave, when first we practice to Deceive." The curious case of Oregon Rep. Ed Diehl. No ethics complaint was ever filed on Senator Christine Drazan. Diehl filed no Amendment to HB 4172. Is Ed Diehl now a Republican Socialist? Op-ed

 Rep. Ed Diehl and Rep. Dwayne Yunker NEVER filed an ethics complaint against State Senator Christine Drazan, the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon for the November 3, 2026 General Election. As they say, "What in the name of Sam Hill is going on? 

Then out of the blue two days before the end of the legislative session, Diehl pops up at a press conference with DSA socialist legislator Rep.Travis Nelson claiming to support attorney Robert Parker. Ed Diehl's social media doesn't reflect that he knows or supports anything to do with Black history. 

Meanwhile Rep. Nelson forgets to mention it was the Democrats who did Parker wrong. “The state of Oregon wronged Bob Parker,” Nelson said. “He was framed, and for decades, he was denied the type of income that a lawyer of his caliber could have earned.” 

Why didn't Republican Rep. Ed Diehl mention at the podium it was the Democrats who did Parker wrong.

Why didn't Diehl turn to State Senator Lew Frederick and State Rep. Travis Nelson and say, 'Hey, it was YOUR Democrat Party who did Parker wrong. You guys have been in power for 40 years in Oregon, why haven't you already fixed this?' 

. "Without legal authority, Senate leadership caused the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Parker." Meaning the Democrat leadership.

 Diehl never filed an amendment to HB 4172, a bill to study in general "government ethics". His "amendment" was reportedly in support of Parker. Well, where is it? It's not on Ed's legislative page or social media pages. 

Diehl blames "legislative Counsel for supposedly telling him his amendment had some technical issues:

 "...legislative counsel has identified some technical issues with the bill, Diehl said...". Oregon bipartisan duo push for compensating committee aide wrongfully accused of misconduct • Oregon Capital Chronicle 

Oregon law does not require legislators to get "approval" from legislative counsel to file a bill or an amendment. The images in the news article make it look like the Republicans, past and present must have had something to do with what happened to Parker.From the look on Parker's face is he wondering why these Republicans are not calling out the Democrats for what happened to him? This was March 4, 2026Two days before the end of session. 

Given that Ed Diehl is no historian of Black history how did this ever get on his radar two days before the end of the legislative session. And why with DSA socialist Rep. Travis Nelson? TPNW has made a public record request to both Diehl and Nelson to gain some further insight as to how this all played out two days before the session was over.

To further add to "What in the Name of Sam Hill is going on" question. Rep. Diehl showed up at a Republican meeting last week and told the audience he was supporting DSA socialist Rep. Travis Nelson in the November 3, 2026 general election. 

As they say, "I did not have that on my Bingo card." 

The Republican Party was started in 1854 with the intent and goal to stop slavery expanding into new territories and states while working to end slavery in America. Why did Republican Rep. Ed Diehl not call out that the Democrats had wronged Robert Parker? He's been in a battle for decades working to clear his name. Why did Diehl let him down?

June 8, 2026