-State representative candidates
Hood: lists
equal rights
as an issue
Barry Hood is 23, married, and a junior in
pre-journalism at the University. He is also
one of three Democratic candidates in the
upcoming primaries who hopes to be the
party's choice to unseat Republican in
cumbent Wayne Whitehead from the
district 39 seat of the Oregon House in the
November general elections.
Hood has a rather unusual and say-it-all
slogan that will appear on the formal
primary ballots: "Impeach Nixon; honesty
in politics; equal rights for women and all
people." Although the first two points of
his slogan are probably no more than an
attempt to capitalize on the current political
climate, Hood does list women's rights as
one of the six issues of his current cam
paign.
The candidate lists education, field
burning, the Ayres property, the Willamette
River fountain, French Pete and wilderness,
and women's rights as the six issues of
discussion in the current campaign for the
seat to district 39.
On the question of education, Hood
would like to "change the system of
education so that student strengths are
emphasized instead of their weaknesses."
More control of logging as well as timber
disclosures at statewide and factory levels
by the logging companies" would go
towards the preservation of the French
Pete and other wilderness areas, claims
candidate Hood.
Specifically, he would like to gradually
phase out the property tax as the base for
education expenses. Instead of property
taxes, Hood wants to involve more federal
and state revenues in education with
cutbacks in defense spending at the
national level.
As alternatives to field burning in the area,
Hood would like .to see low pollution field
burning machines and alternative crops.
The candidate to the district 39 seat feels
strongly that "condemnation should not be
used for this (sanitary landfill) or any other
purpose" in talking about the proposed use
of the Ayres' property as a refuse dump.
Hood sees viable alternatives to sanitary
landfills in the incineration of solid wastes
and recycling. He thinks he can save the
Ayres' property from condemnation if he
were elected legislator.
As a footnote to the candidate, Hood was
Barry Hood
recently arrested in Eugene for driving with
a suspended operator's license and for
"recklessly endangering another."
Shahryar Ahmad
Kerans:
campaign
disclosure
"We can no longer have the suspicion,
distrust, and alienation that has arisen from
the belief among the public that elected
officials serve their own personal finances
as opposed to the public's” says Grattan
Kerans, candidate for the Oregon House,
district 39.
In an effort to restore confidence in
elected officials, a committee chaired by
Kerans drafted an initiative which was
referred to the people by the 1974 special
session. The initiative, which will be on the
Orattan Kerens
November ballot would set up standards of
disclosure of personal finances of elected
officials The initiative also sets up a code
of condust, which in Kerans words,
"prohibits a lot of things that need
prohibiting."
Kerans says honesty in government is the
thrust of his campaign.
To go along with the concept of honesty
in government, he supports public
financing of election campaigns. "This is an
absolute necessity," Kerans said, "we
shouldn't allow people to shout others
down with money."
When asked about land planning, Kerans
responded, "We need comprehensive
regional planning, something that respects
natural boundries."
Kerans went on to say that he opposes
any extension of the ban on field burning,
which takes effect in 1975. According to
Kerans, "the only progress in stopping the
burning has come from the pressure of this
deadline. I see no reason to remove the
incentive by extending the deadline."
When asked for his view of the current
marijuana laws, Kerans said that he is
happy with where they are now. However,
Kerans feels felonies for marijuana sales are
probably too harsh
He says he is in complete support of ballot
measure two, which allocates eight per
cent of the highway trust fund to research
and development of mass transit. "We
need to do more," Kerans said, "but it's a
beginning."
When asked about nuclear power, Kerans
said he supports the six year moritorium on
nuclear power development in the state.
The real problem with nuclear reactors,
according to Kerans, is that some of the
wastes remain radioactive for 25,000 years.
As an alternative, Kerans said that the
state is going to have to encourage less use
of energy by a restructuring of the utility
rates, as well as researching other forms of
energy Greg Wasson
Democrat
JACK J- CRAIG
For State Senator, Twentieth District
JACK CRAIG, is an ideal candidate for the NEW
Oregon SENATE DISTRICT No. 20, created in 1971.
JACK was elected LANE COUNTY-WIDE as
STATE REPRESENTATIVE in 1970, served a two
year term, but did not seek re-election in 1972
because of the same reapportionment which also
created the NEW SENATE DISTRICT No. 20.
As there is NO INCUMBENT for this new seat,
JACK CRAIG’S proven legislative record and
present job as the TOP ADMINISTRATOR for the
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, qualifies him for the
job.
JACK CRAIG was appointed by Governor Tom
McCall in January, 1,974, as a BOARD MEMBER
OF THE LANE TRANSIT district. (He was later
elected treasurer)
JACK, 51, born in Walla Walla, Wn. in Jan. 21, 1923,
but has lived in Eugene all his adult life. He and his
wife, BARBARA ERB CRAIG, both graduated from
the University of Oregon in 1946, the same year they
got married. Their four sons attend (2) the
University of Oregon (1) Lane Community College
and (1) South Eugene High School. Barbara is a
teacher at SPENCER BUTTE JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL.
JACK CRAIG
HAS A PROVEN
RECORD AS AN
OREGON
LEGISLATOR
JACK CRAIG
IS AN IDEAL
CANDIDATE FOR
THE NEW SENATE
DISTRICT NO. 20
SEAT
Is and has been a Democratic precinct Committeeman for precinct No.
233 for nearly 10 years. He founded LANE DEMO FORUM five years ago
and is still chairman, JACK was a DEMO County Commissioner Can
didate in 1966 & 68, coming within a narrow margin of winning both years.
Is a member of the new South UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD Assn,
and past president Edison PTA, Lane Health Council, Etc.
Served as a State Representative, 1971-72, and has a near 100 per cent
attendance record; was only Lane Representative named to an interim
committee chairmanship that year (Environmental Law Revision).
Rated with perfect and near perfect voting records on key issues by
LANE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, OREGON TIMES, OREGON EN
VIRONMENTAL COUNCIL. (1971 Legislative Session).
Has a first-person friendship with most major officials of Oregon
Government including members of both Houses of the Legislature as a
result of his present and past work with the LEGISLATURE and
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION.
Pd by Craig for State Senate, Meg Tims, Chrwn., 2159 Emerald St,, Eugene
Red Fox:
extend field
burning
Though he has taken a job
outside Eugene, David Red Fox
remains in the primary election
race for the Democratic
nomination for the state House
district 39 seat.
Because he has been unable to
find a job in Eugene, Red Fox has
taken temporary employment at
the Kah-nee-ta Lodge on the
Warm Springs Indian Reserva
tion. But his campaing committee
will continue a door-to door
campaing and he plans to return
to Eugene several times. If he
wins the nomination he will return
Red Fox favors a temporary
moratorium on building nuclear
power plants in the state "We re
really not aware of some of the
problems that might come up
with them," he said.
State funding of public schools
should be increased to 65 per cent
of the total cost, Red Fox said
The other 35 per cent should
continue to come from property
taxes, he said, to retain local
control over school budgets. He
opposes any state-funded kin
dergarten program but would
support state-funded child care
centers.
Red Fox said, "there is a need to
do something about mass transit
in the large cities," but again said
he could go either way on the
issue depending on the bill
proposed "A good bill would set
a date for industry to subsidize
buses." he said.
to tugene Tor tun-time
campaigning.
Red Fox said the main
issues in the election are
tax relief, field burning,
campaign financing and
mass transit.
Tax relief should be
given to the citizens of
the state. Red Fox said,
and a new tax program
should be based strictly
on a person's ability to
pay. He said hasn't
designed any specific
tax program but pre
vious attempts by the
legislature have resulted
in bills that were too
hard to understand and
produced a surplus of tax money.
Red Fox favors extending the
present 1975 field burning cut
off date indefinitely. "Farmers are
being discriminated against in the
field burning issue," he said.
"Private industry and every
person that drives a car, pollute
just as much as the farmer but the
farmer is the only one being
forced to stop." He said farmers
should be given more time to find
an alternative to field burning.
David Red Fox
Red Fox said the main problems
facing district 39 (River Road,
Santa Clara and Bethel-Danebo
areas) are the traffic problem and
sewage and lighting problems. He
feels mass transit would relieve
the traffic problem. He said he
would support a county and state
program to improve sewage and
lighting systems in his district at
the least cost to the taxpayer.
Judy Hucka