Challengers enter primary-election races Candidates campaign for party nomination By Scott McFet ridge Or the Emerald The primary elections are more than three months away, but most candidates expected to be serious challengers for na tional offices already have com mitted themselves to a race. The race for Bob Packwood's U.S. Senate position is sure to be one of the most heated. Packwood is heavily favored against his only challenger, Joe Lutz, but three candidates, state Rep. Rick Baumann. D Portland; state Sen. Rod Monroe, D-Portland; and U.S. Rep. Jim Weaver, are vying for the Democratic nomination. Because Weaver has stronger name familiarity with Oregon voters than Baumann and Monroe, it appears that the 12-year veteran of the House has the best chance of receiving the Democratic nomination. But both Baumann and Monroe have strong support in the Portland metropolitan area, which makes up more than a third of the state’s population. All three Democratic can didates have voiced strong disapproval of Packwood’s large campaign fund, estimated to be about $6 million. Weaver has recently issued the strongest attacks on Pack wood, and has called upon the three term senator to return $3.5 million of his campaign funds. Weaver's charges come despite a House investigation into his own campaign finances. After examining records provided by Weaver, the House Standards of Official Conduct Committee concluded Friday that Weaver had not acted improperly in borrowing $a 1,900 from his campaign fund. The decision by Weaver not to seek re-election to his 4th District House seat opened the way for a large field of Democratic challengers. Three candidates, state Sen. Bill Brad bury, D-Bandon; Lane County Commissioner Peter DeFazio; and state Sen. Margie Hen driksen, D-Eugene, have declared their intention to run for the 4th District position. Bradbury served two terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 1984. Bradbury, a 3B-year-old television pro ducer, was chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the 1985 Legislature. DeFazio. who worked in Weaver's office for five years, won his county position in 1982. DeFazio is 38 years old and lives in Springfield. Hendriksen was elected to the House in 1981 and won her Senate seat in 1983. Hen driksen. who has one of the most liberal records in the state Legislature, ran against Sen. Mark Hatfield in 1984, losing by ————————— more than a 2-1 margin. State'Rep. Mary Burrows, R Eugene, Douglas County Com-' missioner Brut;e Long,' and retired Goshen businessman AMERICAN | FAMILY =¥ideo VIDEO MOVIES 1 HOUR PHOTO TV-VCR STEREO EUGENE NORTH 1600 1 CoOu'g Rd 613-1477 9 a m te 11 p m EUGENE SOUTH 2VO MiUmetw 456-4606 9 i m u it p m SANTA CLARA frail Meyer Mae 688-1165 9am to 11 p m ALBANY 926 0012 LEBANON 451-1683 COBVALLIS 752 7001 SWEET HOME 367-8493 KEIZER 390-6257 N.E. SALEM 362 9663 | SOUTH SALEM 362 7499 S.E. SALEM 581 5491 Page 4 , .. - . . :i . • • v:*.v Genu Arvldson are running in ■■ the Republican primary.- 0 ; . v ° Burrow* wan elacled to the Mouse in 1VI71 and# it"xon*- ij(’\ sidered to la- prte -of fTn* biost • liberal Republkans in. the state'.- ! “• legislature; burrows, .igjhd; ^'V; -V represents ipost pi -north '. - Kugene. ‘ served on- tmf ^louse;' . Revenue Committee In •ttsi;'.' *. ' and helped write the sales-tax- . measure that voters defeated by a Sxt1 margin in September*-' '_j; •• 1985.* . * - * ■ .S ; \ A f.l e r re« *: i v- j n g . t*h e> ■ Republican. nomi oaf inti for'the; v v s •4th Oigrict m-.i*.iM4.■ Long lost. .. . '.by "a. large margin lit U'eavei jir " the general election*. .liing! has<. cited poor 'funding and adack-trf V. •' •’ ’ organisation■%% the.'mison.he' •‘lost the last elect ion, but hi*lays*. •'/•• this year's campaign vvill.la; Iwt. ' ter-coordinated! ‘ .* .. v’ • A rv id son. who ' hwned- a - ; Goshen business'.that ' sold -c hga vy-equipment:<re"nr against, and lost'tolling .in the- 1.H84 4th District Republican, .primary. Arvidson- is" enrolled _at .the University . ind - ls: .’seeking a Ph.D. in Mitidtl.lSciencs! • - The primary elect-iotv»?wiH be .held May .20.• -* / ; .Social Security. . increase lowers food -stamp; relief . Oregon itfns receiving .both food stamp arid Sdcia) SrH.uri.ls benefits will -lose a» |Jorti'on.o’f food stamp henefits°ih February’ due to.a- January ■qusO'of-livihg increase in Sri^iaJ . Security; Because, income is. a criteria.in determining the amount of food: stamps a person .inay-Vocelye-, jn increase’in Social .Security, in.'; come reducetf.the-eligibility-for food stamps for. peop'le- receiv ing both benefits. • ' ~The. rodu'cfions"“"»iH~trfftaJ' monthly food stamp benefits, starting in February. ^ Each month, the 'food stamp program- helps approximately. 90,000 Oregon households with the purchase of food items.'The 3.1 percent cost-of-llving .in- . . crease from Social Security will affect about 27,000 households in Oregon. Food stamps are a program ol the United States Department of Agriculture, administered In Oregon by the Adult and Family Services Division (AFS). AFS estimates that the reduc tioris in food stamps will be very small. As an example, peo ple who receive a $10 Social Security increase would see their food stamp benefits .decrease by -$.F.»> ■ • Monday February 17. 1980