Herman Baertschiger Jr., Grants Pass

Shortly after noon Monday, Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr., of Grants Pass, issued a statement in response to rumors that his caucus might have reached a deal to return.

“No deal with the Democrats has been made,” Baertschiger said. “I have been in communications without any results and nothing has been determined. My caucus and I intend to remain out of the state.”

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Brian Boquist, Dallas

Tensions were already smoldering in the Oregon Senate last week, when Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, poured gasoline on the situation, suggesting he would shoot and potentially kill any state trooper sent to haul him unwillingly back to the Capitol.

“This is what I told the superintendent,” Boquist said, referring to OSP Superintendent Travis Hampton. “Send bachelors and come heavily armed. I’m not going to be a political prisoner in the state of Oregon. It’s just that simple.”

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Fred Girod, Stayton

Girod told Oregon Public Broadcasting: “I’ve been here for almost 16 years and I’ve never seen a governor this lousy in my life.”

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Alan Olsen, Canby

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Chuck Thomsen, Hood River

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Dallas Heard, Roseburg

Dallas Heard told the Capital Press: “This is not what we wanted, but they gave us no other choice in all honesty."

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Dennis Linthicum, Klamath Falls

B.J. Soper, a leader with the Central Oregon Constitutional Guard, posted on Facebook last weekend that he’d bumped into Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, at breakfast. It wasn't true, he noted, later, but rather a fictional, satirical take on what running into a lawmaker on the lam might look like.

“I order bacon and eggs, the wife orders huevos rancheros, the kiddo a Mickey Mouse pancake. I look across the room and lo and behold who do I see sipping a cup of joe??? SENATOR DENNIS LITHICUM,” Soper wrote in his satirical post. “I walk over and say ‘What in the hell are you doing here?’

“He says, ‘Good morning!! Having bacon and eggs just like you.’ I’m astonished at his candid attitude and I say ‘Man, (Oregon State Police) is on the lookout and this is a bold move.’

“He tells me, ‘It’s ok, I’m not worried, pretty sure the boys have me covered,’” Soper wrote. “He looks up at the table across from him as 4 dudes raise their cups up to acknowledge. I couldn’t help but smile! I said “OK, carry on and be safe. Let me know if I can help!!”

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Tim Knopp, Bend

Tim Knopp revealed he was in Idaho. Speaking to National Public Radio, he said: "I have been told that they know where we are but we are out of their reach. And the governor of Idaho has said that they are not going to participate in bringing us back to Oregon."

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Cliff Bentz, Ontario

On Sunday, Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, said that in a conversation with OSP Superintendent Travis Hampton, the superintendent said “if they found one of us, they would be extraordinarily polite and say, ‘It looks like we need to head to (the Capitol in) Salem.’” That appears in-line with OSP’s handling of walkouts earlier this year and in 2007.

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Kim Thatcher, Keizer

Gov. Kate Brown is fining missing senators $500 day a but some interpretations say campaign funds can be used to pay those fines.

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Bill Hansell, Athena

Hansell represents parts of Umatilla County.