POLITICS
Dix, Bell differ on funding, abortion
By Hope Nealson
Emerald Contributor
Both candidates in the race
for Oregon House District 41
strive for similar goals in the
area of school finance and
property taxes.
But when it comes to abor
tion and how to reform Ore
gon's tax system, incumbent
David Dix and his challenger.
Marie Bell, offer voters a
choice.
Bell, the Republican candi
date. and Dix, a Democrat, both
seek alternatives to Measure 5.
an initiative on the Nov. t> bal
lot that would limit property
taxes that provide funding for
schools and government opera
tions. And they both say they
rank educational funding as a
top priority.
However. Bell and Dix's ap
proaches to education funding
and state spending would even
tually be journeys down two
different roads.
“Buildings art; a part of the
solution, but we need to focus
on the human needs also, with
out the proposed tuition in
crease." he said.
Bell, in her approach to high
er education funding, said she
believes the most important
thing for legislators to do is to
pay for the necessities of the
state, and then work their way
down.
"That means education and
people services, and more spe
cifically. salary increases and
funding of higher education
and community colleges," she
said.
"It's time for the state gov
ernment to be held accountable
and tighten their belts" Bell
said. Property owners will feel
immediate relief, if funds are
raised through other means of
taxes. Bell said.
But while Bell said she wants
to lower property taxes and cut
back on the state budget. I)ix
wants to create a special fund
for higher education
Dix's alternative involves a 5
percent sales tax. which would
raise dollars for primary and
secondary education through
out the state
Bell claims that Dix's sales
tax plan would never work.
"There is no way in the
world we're going to get a sales
Correction
In a story in Monday's
edition explaining Ballot
Measure 7, comments
and quotes attributed to
Nick Thompson should
have been attributed to
lrv Jacob. Both support
Measure 7. The Emerald
regrets the error.
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BIOGRAPHY
Marie Bell
Candidacy: State representative. District 41
Party: Republican
Age: 44
Home: Eugene
Occupation: Homemaker: dental hygienist
Background: Former assistant chairwoman, l,ane County Repub
lican Party; Oregon delegate to 1988 Republican National Con
vention: former LCC instructor
David Dix
Candidacy: State representative. District 41
Party: Democrat
Age: 33
Home: Eugene
Occupation: Public relations consultant: state representative
Background: State representative. 1987-present; Mouse majority
leader. 1988-89; Majority whip. 1987-88; press aide to House
Democratic caucus; aide to former U S Rep )im Weaver, D-Ore.
lax plan presented and paid off
in time," she said.
And beyond the debate over
money matters, the issue of
abortion has become a clear di
vision between the two candi
dates.
Oix says he will vote no on
Measures 8 and 10. the two ini
tiatives on tho ballot that would
affect the state s abortion laws
Bell, on the other hand, said
she supports measures 8 and
10. But she said she also hopes
the issue will stay out of the
Legislature. "The system is
that we go with the majority,"
she said "I'm very, very happy
these measures will be on the
ballot. We can each k<> in and
vole our conscience." As for
campaign matters. Dix's in
cumbency may not l>e an ad
vantage. The Democrat con
cedes that Iasi year's Democrat
ic caucus campaign finance ir
regularities are hurting his
present campaign. Hut he
points to the secretary of state's
findings that found the prob
lem was the result of hiring a
poor bookkeeping staff that
filed erroneous reports.
Dix said he accepts full re
sponsibility. lie has paid
$23,872 in fines. Hut he also
believes "there has been a con
stant barrage of mudslinging.
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