D*A. testifies in suit
challenging election
By JQSH MARQUIS
Of the Emerald
Lane County District Attorney Pat Horton took the stand on
his own behalf for several hours Tuesday during the second day
of a suit challenging his recent election to the post he now holds.
The suit was filed by Donald Armstrong, law clerk to Roy
Dwyer, who is representing Armstrong in his suit against
Horton.
As the hearing began its second day before Judge Richard
Mengler of Benton County Circuit Court, Dwyer called former
deputy district attorney Steven Keutzer who testified that he
refused to work under Horton because of the way Horton’s
campaign was conducted.
Among the charges brought against Horton by Armstrong
were allegations that Horton had improperly solicited bank
loans to finance his campaign, misrepresented certain facts in
his campaign literature and improperly distributed free
balloons to voters.
Responding to the charge regarding loans, Horton testified
that he had informed the bank he would be using $2000 of the
$3000 loan to help finance his campaign. State law prohibits
banks from contributing to political campaigns.
Armstrong also alleges that Heaton violated state election
laws that prohibit the giving away by a candidate of “things of
value.” Horton responded that he had initially distributed
balloons free of charge after consulting the Oregon Revised
Statutes but that he sold them after he was told by the secretary
of state’s office the practice of giving the balloons away was not
permitted.
Dwyer brought into evidence several different ads run by
the Horton campaign committee in the Emerald where Horton
stated he would, if elected, issue “traffic ticket like citations”
for drug users. Dwyer charged Horton had no intention of doing
this.
Horton responded that he referred to misdemeanant
citation, a procedure whereby an officer may issue a citation, or
written order to appear in court for certain misdemeanors.
Horton testified that he had every intention of instructing Lane
County law enforcement agencies to utilize the citations, where
applicable, in place of arresting persons who were likely to
appear for trial.
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the press conference, he said “I only talk to people when they ask me
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