Primaries feature intriguing races
By Ron Hunt
Although many state primary can
didates are unopposed, several close
races will be decided Tuesday:
The Democratic contest to decide who
will battle Gov. Vic Atiyeh in the
November general election (Atiyeh is
expected to win the Republican primary),
the Democratic race tor labor commis
sioner. the six-person race for the non
partisan superintendent of public in
struction, Sam Dominy's challenge to
Democratic incumbent Peg Jolin in
House District 44, and the Democratic
race between Larry Hill and Bill Morri
sette in House District 42.
Multnomah County Executive Don
Clark, State Sen. Ted Kulongoski. and
Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust
are the chief contenders for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
(See pages 8-9 for profiles)
Other Democrats running for governor
are.
Sieve Anderson. A lawyer from Salem,
he has no prior governmental exper
ience But he has served on the state
Common Cause executive board and as
Marion County Democratic Chairman
He says he would appoint a public utility
commissioner (‘‘like John Bartels, for
instance”) who would serve the public
interest
E. Allen (Al) Propst. A semi-retired
businessman from Albany, Propst says
his experience makes him the best can
didate to get Oregon’s economy moving
A graduate of Albany High School, he
has taken courses at Linn-Benton Com
munity College and Oregon State
University Propst's answers to inflation
include, “Award the Federal Reserve
(dominated by world bankers) the na
tional debt Petition Congress to take
control of currency and not print over
valued paper."
&an Teny. He is owner and manager
of the Portland Meadows golf course and
driving range He would support
abolishing the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission, advocate eliminating the
Metropolitan Service District in the Port
land area, and push for the creation of a
state lottery to “help education, the han
dicapped, city and county governments,
county fairs and other bodies that are
short of cash money ”
Archie Weinstein. A former Lane
County Commissioner (1977-81), he says
he would try to limit legislative sessions
to 90 days, support bringing back the
death penalty and advocate returning
land use planning to the county level
M.A. “Cap” Yegge. No information
available
In the bemocratic race for labor com
missioner, incumbent Mary Roberts
Gov. Vic AUyeh
Hop. Margie Hendrik sen
Sen. Ed Fadetey
faces a stiff challenge from Rep. Jim
Chreet of Portland
Chrest claims Roberts failed to take "a
leadership rote in promoting economic
development," white viewing her job as
merely administrative He is chairman of
the House Labor Committee, and has
won endorsements from the state
AFL-CIO Committee on Political Educa
tion and the Teamsters union
But he must overcome a missed dead
line by an advertising consultant which
resulted in his photograph and statement
being excluded from the state voter s
pamphlet
Roberts counters Chrest by saying that
although promoting economic develop
ment is not part of her job, she has
worked to improve the economy — both
in her office and as a member of the
Democratic National Committee s Panel
on Economic Growth
She hasn’t run around holding press
conferences on a state lottery, like
Chrest, Roberts says "I don't have
anything to be ashamed of I’ve taken an
agency that was a mess and reformed it,"
she adds
Anne Stegen a third Democratic can
didate for the labor post, sent the state
elections office a letter on April 15 with
drawing from the race But she missed
the deadline to have her name removed
from the ballot, so her name will still
appear there despite her withdrawal
In the non-partisan six-way race for
superintendent of public instruction, the
candidates are:
Verne Duncan. He's the incumbent, a
former University professor and former
member of the Idaho House of Repre
sentatives Duncan emphasizes basic
skills in early grades, a higher level of
state school support to ease the property
tax burden and the strengthening of
graduation requirements
Lydia Pat Graham. She is a math
department head and chairer of the State
Textbook Commission
Bill Kendrick. He is the superintendent
of the Salem public schools and chairer
of the National Community Education
Advisory Council. “Education is facing
the same obstacles as businesses in the
private sector; it must operate as a suc
cessful business." he says
Eugene Lehman. A substitute teacher.
Lehman ts running "because I believe no
other candidates will question the two
basic premises of our education system:
government control and tax financing,"
he says Lehman questions compulsory
attendance, taxation to support a
"grossly inefficient and bureaucratically
insensitive" government school system,
grading and the legislation of minimum
competencies
Primary '82
The Candidates
Rod Monroe. State Democratic sena
tor from Portland and former vice-chairer
of the House Revenue and School Fi
nance Committee Monroe claims that —
under the present superintendent —
Oregon's dropout rate has "soared to
one of the highest in the nation ' Monroe
emphasizes the detection of learning
problems in the primary grades
Jack Reynolds. A small businessman.
Reynolds says "if we care about our
children, and our nation's future, we
must put Bible teaching back in our
schools.”
The Democratic battle between
Elections official offers advice
By Tim Ledbetter
Oftt» Emtaki
(t‘s not too late to register to vote in
the primary election Tuesday, but David
Spriggs of the Lane County Elections
Division warns students that waiting
until the last minute to register may
mean waiting in long lines in the down
town elections office
’ You can register up to and including
8 a m on the day of the primary but
usually there are long lines, ‘ Spriggs
says He emphasizes that to register on
the day of the election one has to
register at the downtown elections of
fice at 135 E. 6th Street
It's already too late to file for an
absentee ballot or to change party
affiliation. Spriggs says The deadline
for filing for an absentee ballot in Lane
county was last week and state law
specifies that a person must change
party affiliation at least 20 days before
the primary in order to vote on partis«m
races of their new affiliation
Lane county election officials are
expecting a moderate turnout Tuesday
There is a tack of hot races on the
ballot this year.” Spriggs says In past
years the primary election turnout has
hovered around 50 percent, he says
The University precinct has a
notoriously low turnout. Spriggs says,
pointing out that Lane County's turn
out was 77 percent while the Uni
versity precinct had 58 percent par
ticipation
In fact. Spriggs says, 'the University
precinct has the lowest turnout in Lane
County ” Other areas of poor turnout
include the precincts near the West
moreland student housing area on
West i8th Street
Spriggs warns foreign students that
they should not register to vote due to
the fact that it is illegal and can become
a serious problem
Immigration officiate frown on this
matter and even deportation can re
suit," Spriggs says As a rule of thumb
election officials ask for identification
from registrants they perceive as pos
sibly being foreign
Students who believe that they do not
have to vote because of a move from,
for example, one apartment to another
in the same complex are wrong,
Spriggs says “You must reregister if
your address changes for any reason,"
he says
At the University precinct, voting
booths will be located in the EMU
Spriggs says that dormitory residents
will vote in the EMU, as no separate
precincts win be established for res
idence halls Polls are will be open from
8a.m. to 8p m
The University precinct is bounded
on the north by Franklin Boulevard, on
the west by Kincaid Street, on the south
by 18th Street, and on the east by Moss
Street From Agate Street to Moss
Street, 17th Street also falls into the
University precinct
Weyerhaeuser forklift operator Sam
Domtny and incumbent Rep. Peg Joltn
has District 44 fired up
"I am running as a real Democrat, a
labor Democrat and a supporter of the
goals and principles of the Democratic
Party," Dominy says "The incumbent
has one of the worst voting records of
any Democrat on issues of concern to
Ipbor and to senior citizens " He is
chairer of the Lane Coalition to Save
Jobs
She has been "sensitive to the needs
of workers, farmers, the retired and bus
iness people," reads her statement in
the voter's pamphlet “Peg Jolin
received a 100 rating for her support of
small business Peg successfully passed
her major One-Stop Permit Bill, making it
easier tor new business to get started "
House District 42 has Larry Hill cam
paigning against Bill Morrisette for the
Democratic nomination
Hill is a millworker with the Ntcoiai Co
in Springfield, but his community exper
ience includes membership on the ex
ecutive board of the Lumber & Sawmill
Workers Local 3035, member of the Lane
Economic Foundation board of directors
and co-founder of the East Kelly Butte
Neighborhood Association
He wants the state's income tax
revised so it is based on ability to pay.
small energy protects emphasized, the
expansion of hardwood manufacturing
and more intensive management of for
ests
Morrisette. a Springfield High School
teacher, wants to require public utilities
to seek voter approval before making
"excessive'' investments, and empha
sizes small business as the key to
Oregon's economic recovery
He is a former chairer of the Lane
County Democratic Party, former pre
sident of the Springfield Education As
sociation, and former chairer of Citizens
for Progressive Springfield City Govern
ment
In the Republican race for the guber
natorial nomination incumbent Ativeh is
challenged by Bruce Broussard, Waiter
Hues, Clif Everett, and John Michael
Wiley Todd. Atiyeh is expected to win
handily
Republicans running for labor com
missioner are Sherry Reynolds and Mike
Wooton. Reynolds, a counselor and
former precinct committeewoman, says,
"our economic crisis is caused by a
spiritual crisis brought about by our
disregard for God's commandments "
Wooton, business representative and
financial secretary for Carpenters Local
1961, says he would streamline claims
processing in the wage and hour and
civil rights divisions and he would take an
active part in diversifying the state s
economy
U.S. Rep. Jim Weaver is expected to
easily defeat Gene Arvidson for the
Democratic nomination in the 4th Con
gressional District Arvidson has report
ed contributions and expenditures less
than $500
Unopposed candidates in the state
primary include:
Ed Fadeley, Democrat, Senate District
21.
Margie Hendriksen, Democrat, House
District 40
Grattan Kerans, Democrat, House
District 39