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Outgoing Oregon governor reflects on turbulent final term

FILE - Federal officers move toward demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse early Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Oregon's Democratic Gov. Kate Brown faced unprecedented challenges in her term: COVID-19, a surge in homelessness, street fights between police, racial justice protesters and right-wing extremists. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - People protesting Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's stay-at-home order, imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, drive around the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., Friday, April 17, 2020. Oregon's Democratic Gov. Kate Brown faced unprecedented challenges in her term: COVID-19, a surge in homelessness, street fights between police, racial justice protesters and right-wing extremists. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

FILE - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in San Francisco, on Oct. 6, 2022. Brown faced unprecedented challenges in her term: COVID-19, a surge in homelessness, street fights between police, racial justice protesters and right-wing extremists. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Outgoing Oregon governor reflects on turbulent final term