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Kulongoski, to bear the Democrats’ banner
He’s often been called a “savvy” politician
who can navigate the maelstrom of the
Legislature, deftly tacking between Scylla and
Charybdis, usually coming into port in full sail and
unscathed Ted Kulongoski has outdistanced
other gubernatorial hopefuls Jerry Rust and Don
Clark and affirmed his position as the clear choice
for Democrats in the primary election Tuesday
Kulongoski has the strongest political back
ground among the contenders. He has been in the
Oregon Senate since August 1977. Prior to that he
served two years in the House of Representatives.
Much of what is called Kulongoski’s political
"savvy'' is really the depth of his experience in the
House and Senate Neither Clark, currently Mult
nomah County chief executive, nor Rust, at pre
sent a Lane County commissioner, can claim as
complete a knowledge of the workings of the
Legislature.
Kulongoski is a candidate who stands in a
more moderate posture than his opponents. His
ideas, especially dealing with the circumstances
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of the state's economic recovery, are not too far
removed from the possibility of implementation.
He would not mire his campaign in the difficult and
occasionally futile task of tackling Oregonians
attitudes on issues. Kulongoski reflects the es
tablished, but cautiously progressive attitudes
Oregonians are noted for.
With his focus on the economic problems for
small- and medium-sized businesses, Kulongoski
shows his understanding of those who are exper
iencing the brunt of this “recession.” Kulongo
ski's idea for a regional program aiding small- and
medium-sized businesses is both realistic and
quite workable
Equally realistic is Kulongoski s outlook on
attracting diverse industry to the state Rather
than leaping into competition with 49 other states
vying for the major — high employment — indus
tries, Kulongoski contends the state's economy
would fare better with smaller “high-tech" indus
trial plants with 50 employees Certainly, this
would make for a stronger industrial-base if
economic difficulties persist.
Both Rust and Clark have contributed valua
ble issues to this primary race Rust’s stands on
environmental and energy issues are important
His concept of creating jobs by establishing a
state bank is interesting and plausible Clark
wants to form an Oregon Employment Corps and a
Young Adult Employment Corps which, he
believes, could employ 20,000 workers on public
works projects. He’s unjustly suffered slurs due to
the resemblance of his plan to the National
Recovery Act These are extraordinary times —
Gov Vic Atiyeh has said it’s a 50-50 chance there
will be yet another special session of the Legisla
ture this summer An Oregon Recovery Act makes
more than just a little sense.
But it’s Kulongoski who is the only Democrat
with the experience, voter recognition, and issue
orientation to challenge Atiyeh in November
letters
Refreshing
You in Lane County are for
tunate to have Jerry Rust as a
public servant. I hadn’t known
him outside of legislative hear
ings until his decision to run for
Governor Now, he and I and
Rep Margie Hendriksen have
sponsored an initiative to help
develop Oregon’s vast renewa
ble energy potential and I see
more of Rust here in Portland
Rust’s depth on the key is
sues is rare and refreshing. You
will be proud to know that Rust
has mounted a solid grassroots
campaign in Portland, one that
is right on the issues
Rust has the only specific
economy recovery program to
lead Oregon out of this depres
sion The program stems from
Oregon's Constitution, is based
on developing our renewable
resorces, and has the support of
the Democratic party. Our ini
tiative (11-D) and the formation
of a state bank are the corner
stones of Rust’s proposals, and
I urge you to study them closely
We have much to gain by mov
ing forward with them at this
time
Less than two weeks remain
until the election and I'm sure
Rust is counting on his friends
to help him both here and down
in Lane County The campaign
he is running deserves all the
support we can give When
people ask “Can Rust win?”, I
tell them this: The polls show he
can, but only if we help now. I
hope you can find time to help
both his campaign for Governor
and our 11-D initiative Both
actions will benefit Oregonians
greatly
Wally Priestley
State Representative
For Sowards
Students who live in the
dorms, or in the area east of
campus and around Hendricks
Park, have an interesting choice
in the election for Eugene City
Council. This race is between
Susan Sowards, a local busi
nesswoman and aide to Repre
sentative Margie Hendriksen;
and Dick Hansen, the general
manager of Valley River Center
I'm supporting Sowards
because she has a better know
ledge of the city and of the
University area
Sowards is a member of the
City Budget Committee, and
lives near campus on Moss
Street She has often come to
campus to meet with student
and University leaders, and she
helped register students to vote
at Spring term registration
C.J. Balfe, Kevin Kouns, Rich
Wilkins and I all urge you to
support Susan Sowards for
Eugene City Council. She's best
for Eugene
Alan Contreras
Senior, political science
Myers ’ support
I would like to explain to your
readers why I support Don Clark
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor
Clark is an experienced pub
lic official and manager who has
solid, detailed plans for
Oregon’s future
His economic recovery pro
gram has been praised by poli
tical writers as ‘ imaginative,
daring and carefully-construct
ed.” I agree His plan would
provide 23,000 jobs now for
Oregon's unemployed — in their
home communities on projects
of long-range importance to
local economic growth His plan
for an Oregon Job Development
Corporation is especially ap
pealing, because it would focus
state economic development
tools on Oregon's 60,000 small
businesses
Last week he proposed a
much-needed $25 million hous
ing program — again using ex
isting resources — to stimulate
construction of 500 new houses
and $15 million in new wages for
Oregonians
I think his State Health Plan is
especially necessary during
these times of high unem
ployment It would provide
comprehensive health cover
age tor every Oregon resident —
whether employed, unemployed
or retired — and would cost less
than what we currently spend
on health care. In fact, it would
save more than $200 million an
nually, including nearly $30 mil
lion in savings for business
Clark's strong record in fiscal
management in county govern
ment cannot be overlooked As
Multnomah County’s elected
executive he has demonstrated
an exceptional ability to
stabilize his government despite
high inflation I think he can do
the same job as governor
Clark, in summary, is a leader
with the experience and vision
these difficult times demand I
hope your readers will join me
and vote for him on May 18.
Rep. Hardy Myers
Speaker of the House
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