Kari Chisholm (born July 2, 1973) is an American political consultant and sports commentator based in Portland,

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. He became known for commentary on the

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, and his now-defunct site StiffArmTrophy.com correctly predicted the winner of the trophy every year from 2002 to 2012. He is the founder and publisher of

BlueOregon ''BlueOregon'' is a now-defunct progressive blog that covered the politics of the U.S. state of Oregon. While rarely updated in recent years, it was once an often read Oregon political blog. It was often mentioned in articles on Oregon politics by ...

, a defunct blog.

Early life and career

Chisholm is a graduate of

Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego High School (LOHS) is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States. History Lake Oswego High School first opened in September 1951 as a six-year school, with an enrollment of 564. In 1956, it became a four-year high sch ...

and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the

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in 1995.

Career

He worked on Darlene Hooley's first Congressional campaign in 1996 and managed David Bragdon's campaign for the Metro Council in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, Chisholm was the volunteer board chair of X-PAC, a 1000-member nonpartisan

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nonprofit organization that sought to build a new generation of political leaders and community activists in Oregon. He is also the former creative director for new media for

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and is a member of the

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–

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Local 1981/ AFL-CIO. Jeff Merkley and Kari Chisholm

He is the publisher of

, a prominent progressive political blog in Oregon frequently cited in articles on Oregon politics by ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 18 ...

'', the state's largest newspaper. He was also the longest-running weekly guest on Portland talk radio station

KPOJ KPOJ (620 AM) is a radio station serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon and neighboring Washington. It airs a sports format, and is affiliated with Fox Sports Radio. Its transmitter is located in Sunnyside, Or ...

, during its eight-year run as a progressive talk station.Archived version of KPOJ program page from January 27, 2012
/ref> When KPOJ transitioned to a sports talk format, Chisholm led the "Save KPOJ" movement.SaveKPOJ.comarchived version from January 27, 2013

College football commentary

Chisholm is known as a leading commentator on the

, the award given annually to the most outstanding college football player. On his site, ''Stiff Arm Trophy'', Chisholm has correctly projected the winner of each Heisman contest since 2002. As of 2013, his streak of accurate selection stands at twelve. Chisholm's projections have been referenced on ESPNVideo profile of stiffarmtrophy.com from ESPN
/ref> and in Sports Illustrated, and regional and local sports media.

Personal life

He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Carrie Wynkoop, and their son, Jake.

References

External links

Stiff Arm Trophy
- publisher {{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Kari 1973 births Living people American political writers Lewis & Clark College people University of Southern California alumni Writers from Portland, Oregon People from Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego High School alumni