ELECTIONS
Incumbent state senators keep seats
By Cathy Peterson
Emerald Reporter
Contrary to the recent spate of national
"incumbent-bashing." lane County voters
sent three incumbent state senators back to
their jobs Tuesday for another four years
According to election returns late Tues
day night, incumbents Grattan Kerans. tar
ry Hill and Peg Jolin. all Democrats, defeat
ed Republican challengers Peter Swan. Half
Walters and Paul Holbo, respectively.
In the race for Senate District 20, which
covers south Eugene, five-time state repre
sentative Kerens said Swan hurt his own
campaign by making personal attacks on
Kerens.
"People voted for me as a progressive
voice in the legislation," Kerens said. The
state senator said he will focus on the envi
ronment, senior citizens, consumers and
students during his upcoming term.
Swan, a University law professor, said he
was supported on campus, but that the par
ty lines were "pretty well followed" when
people voted in the predominantly Demo
cratic district.
"We've got to learn to make progress and
not lx- paralyzed by party divisions." Swan
said.
In the District 21 election, one-term Sen.
Hill said alxirtion was a major issue in his
race with music industry representative
Walters.
“Springfield and Eugene are pro
choice." Hill said. "They don't want gov
ernment butting into their business."
He added that district voters, who live in
southeast Eugene, the University area and
all of Springfield, were voting for "experi
ence and trust."
"I’ve done a lot of hard work in my dis
trict." he said. "My opponent didn’t offer
experience. Most voters felt they were in for
a tough ride."
Walters, a Springfield resident new to
state politics, said he was disappointed in
voters' reluctance to "take a new direc
tion."
"The answer to our government is not a
bigger government," Walters said. (In the
issue of abortion, he said the rights of a fe
lus art! protected by the 14th Amendment,
which forbids states to deny any person
life, liberty or property rights.
In the District 22 race. University Provost
Holbo said education funding will be an
important issue for four-term Mouse legisla
tor |olin.
"The main reason I ran was that students
at the University have such difficulty get
ting into classes." he said. "Stable <»luca
tion funding has got to be the Imsis for our
future."
Holbo characterized the district, which
stretches south of Eugene from Oakridge to
Raedsj>ort. as primarily rural, making cam
paigning difficult
"I think we got our message out as well
as we could. I happen to think for the farm
ers and working people across the district,
education is important," be said
Min. who was not available for comment
Tuesday night, said in October that she
wouldn't specify a cure for the education
funding. However, she did propose sales
and income taxes to reduce property taxes
Edmunson, Hosticka retain state positions
By Christopher Blair
Emerald Managing Editor
Democrats Jim Edmunson
and Carl Hosticka easily held
on to their seats in the stale
Legislature, and both expressed
worry over the effect Ballot
Measure 5 will have on educa
tion funding.
Late Tuesday night,
Hosticka, representing District
40, was defeating Republican
challenger 1’aula Walsh with 70
percent of the vote.
District 40 covers south Eu
gene.
Hosticka expressed concern
over the apparent passage of
the property tax measure, say
ing it will adversely affect stu
dents at the state's colleges and
universities. He said he will
work in the Legislature to try
and repair damage the measure
will cause.
"You’re going to see a freeze
in services, and you'll see some
selective cutting, hopefully in
areas that can be restored." he
said.
liosticka spoke against the
tuition increases that may be in
the future for the state's college
students.
"I don't think that access to
higher education is facilitated
by a rise in tuition." he said.
Walsh. Hosticka's GO!’ oppo
nent. said she was proud of her
"door-to-door" campaign and
the 23 percent of the votes she
earned.
"It was a really good cam
paign. and the response I got
during the campaign was really
positive.” she said.
Edmunson. representing Dis
trict 3!i (nortliwest Eugene),
was defeating Libertarian can
didate Bob Fauvre. winning 75
percent of the vote Neither
Edmunson nor Fauvre ex
pressed much surprise over the
final tally.
"It was a token campaign hv
the Libertarian candidate.”
Edmunson said, "lie didn't run
much of a campaign: I didn't
run much of one either.”
Edmunson said he did not
differ much with Fauvre on is
sues, and that he worked most
ly on Barbara Koberts' success
ful gubernatorial campaign and
on ballot measures before the
election.
Fauvre agreed his candidacy
was mostly symbolic, but lie
said tin* 11 percent of the vote
he was Hotting encouraged
him.
"Libertarians will continue
the fight," he said. "The race
was worth the effort I don't
think that any candidate should
run unopposed."
l-auvre said the focus of his
candidacy and that of other
Libertarians was the "evils
of taxes "
"Taxation is legalized theft,”
he said "I got that concept out
during the campaign."
hdmunson said he was
"very, very1 disappointed" with
the apparent passage of Meas
ure 5. which would cut proper
ty tax rates, and in turn hurt
funding for education in the
state.
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