BEND, OR -- The Republican candidate for Secretary of State is in Bend this evening for a Community Forum. State Senator Kim Thatcher of Keizer will host the event at 7 o’clock at the Shilo Inn which will include a Zoom link to join the forum. Thatcher is a member of the Oregon Public Records Advisory Council and says she shares concerns that average citizens can’t get at public records or if they can, the fees they are charged are huge. Thatcher faces Democrat Shemia Fagan in the election for Secretary of State in November.