Wehby, who is vying for a Senate nomination, was not arrested in the incident. Senate hopeful accused of stalking

Oregon GOP Senate candidate Monica Wehby was accused by her ex-boyfriend last year of “stalking” him, entering his home without his permission and “harassing” his employees, according to a Portland, Oregon police report.

Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon, is the leading Republican candidate to challenge Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).


Wehby was questioned by a police officer on April 3, 2013, after being seen leaving the area near the home of Andrew Miller. Miller, the wealthy owner of a timber company, had been romantically involved with Wehby but their relationship was ending at that time, they both say now.

Wehby, who is vying for the Oregon GOP Senate nomination, was not arrested in the incident.

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But the Portland police report detailing the incident said Miller, owner of Stimson Lumber in Portland, was worried that Wehby had come to his home uninvited, and had even entered the residence without his permission. Miller said he was considering getting a protective order against Wehby, the report states.

Miller never sought such an order, however.

Miller and Wehby’s relationship has become an issue ahead of Oregon’s GOP Senate primary on Tuesday. Miller has helped fund radio and billboard ads slamming one of Wehby’s rivals for the Senate nomination, state Rep. Jason Conger. The Oregon Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Wehby in which it noted that Miller has given nearly $31,000 to a super PAC attacking Conger. Miller said he does not think his relationship with Wehby is relevant “outside a group of people who pay a lot of attention to politics.”

Miller has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years backing GOP candidates in Oregon, including Chris Dudley in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign.

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In a statement to POLITICO, Wehby said she was unaware that a police report had been filed over the 2013 incident and downplayed the episode.

“The first time I ever learned of this report was this evening and there really isn’t much to it of consequence,” Wehby said in her statement. “A year ago I went through the process of concluding a relationship. That relationship ended amicably, and while I’m not pleased that it has been deemed newsworthy, I guess that is the cost of challenging the political status quo.”

In an interview, Miller said he now regrets calling the police on Wehby. The couple had dated for about two years, but broke up in 2013. Miller, who is divorced with four children, said they remain friendly.

“There was a week there or so when we were breaking up that people can be emotional. And me included,” Miller said. “If I think back to that period of time, I regret saying those things in that light.”

“There’s a lot of things that I like about Monica and respect about her,” Miller added. “I never sought [a protective order]… We’re friends.”

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Miller said he supports Wehby’s candidacy, yet he will not be involved in the Senate campaign if Wehby is the Republican nominee. Miller said his efforts to defeat Conger are not related to his relationship with Wehby.

According to the report, Miller left his home when he saw Wehby come in through an unlocked back door, and then he called the police. An officer pulled over Wehby’s car when he spotted her driving away from Miller’s home in a silver Mercedes sedan and questioned her, but she was not formally detained.

The document, filed by Officer Brent Taylor, states Miller “told me that he wanted to initiate a police report because WEHBY has been ‘harassing’ his employees and ‘stalking’ him. He told me that he intended to get a stalking order tomorrow against WEHBY. I asked MILLER what WEHBY had done specifically to make him desire to get a stalking order. He told me that WEHBY has showed up at his home uninvited about 5 times within the last 10 days.”

The report adds: “MILLER told me that the last few times he has observed as WEHBY knocked on the doors and rang the door bell repeatedly for the duration of about 10 minutes before finally leaving. MILLER told me that tonight WEHBY did the same thing as she has done the last few times. However, this time MILLER told me that WEHBY walked around to the back of the house and tried the door handle. MILLER told me that after WEHBY discovered that the door was unlocked she entered the residence and attempted to find MILLER.”

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Miller then left the house, texted Wehby that he was calling the police, and went to a friend’s home, the report states.

Wehby, 52, told Portland police that she had been romantically involved with Miller for two years prior to the incident and was trying to figure out why their relationship was in trouble. She is divorced with four children.

“WEHBY told me that she was in a relationship with MILLER and had been for the last 2 years,” the report said. “She told me that since Easter weekend something changed because now MILLER does not answer/ return her calls or talk to her at all. She told me that she just wanted to speak with MILLER to try to sort things out. WEHBY told me that she was close to MILLER up until this point. She told me that they even each have keys to each others homes.”

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