❖◗❘❱◗❳❘❩❬❭ ❪◗❫❴❵❩❴❬ ❛❞❭ ❛❞❣✐
❥❦❧ ♠♥q❧rs❧r
①③④⑤⑥ ④⑦⑧⑥⑨⑩⑧❶❷
⑥❸④ ❶❷❹❶❺❻ ⑦④❼⑨❽⑩❶⑥❾❸④⑩❶❷⑦
A rare victory for open records in Oregon
❿➀➁➀ ➂➃ ➄➅➅➆ ➇➀➈➃ ➉➁➅➊ ➋❿➂➃ ➌➀➄➂➃➌➍➋➂➎➀ ➃➀➃➃➂➅➇ ➁➀➄➍➁➆➂➇➄
➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➍➒➒➀➃➃ ➋➅ ➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃➓ ➍➇➆ ➋❿➍➋➔➃ ➍ ➁➍➁➀ ➀➇➅➐➄❿
➅➒➒➐➁➁➀➇➒➀ ➋❿➀➃➀ ➆➍→➃ ➋❿➍➋ ➈➀ ➋❿➅➐➄❿➋ ➂➋ ➈➍➃ ➈➅➁➋❿ ➇➅➋➂➇➄➣
↔➀➔➎➀ ➈➁➂➋➋➀➇ ➑➀➉➅➁➀ ➍➑➅➐➋ ↕➀➇➍➋➀ ➙➂➌➌ ➛➜➝➓ ➈❿➂➒❿
➈➅➐➌➆ ➁➀➞➐➂➁➀ ➍➇→➅➇➀ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➂➇➄ ➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➋➅ ➅➐➋➌➂➇➀➓
➟➈➂➋❿ ➏➍➁➋➂➒➐➌➍➁➂➋→ ➣➣➣ ❿➅➈ ➋❿➀ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➀➁ ➂➇➋➀➇➆➃ ➋➅ ➐➃➀ ➋❿➀ ➁➀➠
➞➐➀➃➋➀➆ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃➣➡ ➢➐➁➁➀➇➋ ➌➍➈ ➆➅➀➃ ➇➅➋ ➁➀➞➐➂➁➀ ➏➀➅➏➌➀ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➠
➂➇➄ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➋➅ ➅➉➉➀➁ ➍➇→ ➤➐➃➋➂➥➒➍➋➂➅➇ ➉➅➁ ➊➍➦➂➇➄ ➋❿➀➂➁ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃➣
↕➀➇➣ ➙➀➋➃→ ➧➅❿➇➃➅➇➓ ➨➠↕➒➍➏➏➅➅➃➀➓ ➂➇➋➁➅➆➐➒➀➆ ➋❿➀ ➑➂➌➌ ➅➇ ➑➀❿➍➌➉ ➅➉
➉➅➁➊➀➁ ➩➀➏➣ ➨➀➑➅➁➍❿ ➙➅➅➇➀➣ ➙➅➅➇➀ ➋➅➌➆ ➫❿➀ ➨➍➂➌→ ➭➃➋➅➁➂➍➇ ➇➀➈➃➏➍➠
➏➀➁ ➃❿➀ ➈➍➇➋➀➆ ➋➅ ➊➍➦➀ ➃➐➁➀ ➅➇➌→ ➟➌➀➄➂➋➂➊➍➋➀➡ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃ ➉➅➁ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃
➈➅➐➌➆ ➑➀ ❿➅➇➅➁➀➆➣ ➙➐➋ ➋❿➀ ➑➂➌➌ ➂➋➃➀➌➉ ➆➂➆➇➔➋ ➃➏➀➒➂➉→ ➋❿➍➋ ➯ ➍➇➆ ➂➋ ➆➂➆➇➔➋
➃➍→ ➈❿➅ ➈➅➐➌➆ ➑➀ ➁➀➃➏➅➇➃➂➑➌➀ ➉➅➁ ➊➍➦➂➇➄ ➋❿➀ ➆➀➒➂➃➂➅➇➃ ➍➑➅➐➋ ➈❿➍➋
➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃ ➈➀➁➀ ➌➀➄➂➋➂➊➍➋➀ ➍➇➆ ➈❿➂➒❿ ➅➇➀➃ ➈➀➁➀ ➇➅➋➣
➙➅➅➇➀ ➌➂➦➀➌→ ➈➍➇➋➀➆ ➋➅ ➒➐➁➑ ➃➅➠➒➍➌➌➀➆ ➟➥➃❿➂➇➄ ➀➲➏➀➆➂➋➂➅➇➃➡ ➑→
➋❿➀ ➇➀➈➃ ➊➀➆➂➍ ➍➇➆ ➊➀➊➑➀➁➃ ➅➉ ➋❿➀ ➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➯ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃ ➉➅➁ ➄➅➎➠
➀➁➇➊➀➇➋ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➋❿➍➋ ➍➁➀ ➇➀➀➆➌➀➃➃➌→ ➑➁➅➍➆ ➍➇➆ ➇➅➋ ➎➀➁→ ➃➏➀➒➂➥➒➣
➙➐➋ ❿➀➁➀➔➃ ➋❿➀ ➏➁➅➑➌➀➊➳ ➫❿➀ ➄➅➎➀➁➇➊➀➇➋ ❿➍➃ ➇➅ ➑➐➃➂➇➀➃➃
➈❿➍➋➃➅➀➎➀➁ ➍➃➦➂➇➄ ➏➀➅➏➌➀ ➈❿➅ ➍➁➀ ➊➍➦➂➇➄ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃ ➉➅➁ ➏➐➑➌➂➒
➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➈❿→ ➋❿➀→ ➈➍➇➋ ➍➒➒➀➃➃ ➋➅ ➋❿➅➃➀ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃➣ ➵➉ ➂➋➔➃ ➏➐➑➠
➌➂➒➓ ➂➋➔➃ ➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➯ ➍➇➆ ➋❿➍➋ ➃❿➅➐➌➆ ➑➀ ➋❿➀ ➀➇➆ ➅➉ ➋❿➀ ➃➋➅➁→➣ ➵➇
➒➍➃➀➃ ➈❿➀➁➀ ➍ ➄➅➎➀➁➇➊➀➇➋ ➀➇➋➂➋→ ➊➂➄❿➋ ❿➍➎➀ ➏➁➅➑➌➀➊➃ ➆➀➍➌➂➇➄
➈➂➋❿ ➍➇ ➅➎➀➁➌→ ➑➁➅➍➆ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋ ➉➅➁ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃➓ ➂➋➔➃ ➒➀➁➋➍➂➇➌→ ➈➂➋❿➂➇
➂➋➃ ➁➂➄❿➋➃ ➋➅ ➃➐➄➄➀➃➋ ➈➍→➃ ➍ ➃➀➍➁➒❿ ➒➅➐➌➆ ➑➀ ➇➍➁➁➅➈➀➆ ➯ ➑➐➋
➊➀➊➑➀➁➃ ➅➉ ➋❿➀ ➏➐➑➌➂➒ ➊➍➦➂➇➄ ➋❿➅➃➀ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➃ ➍➁➀ ➐➇➆➀➁ ➇➅
➅➑➌➂➄➍➋➂➅➇ ➋➅ ➃➍→ ➈❿→ ➋❿➀→ ➈➍➇➋ ➋❿➀ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃➣
➫❿➀ ➄➅➅➆ ➇➀➈➃ ❿➀➁➀ ➂➃ ➋❿➍➋ ➙➅➅➇➀ ❿➍➃ ➍➃➦➀➆ ➧➅❿➇➃➅➇ ➋➅ ➌➀➋
➋❿➀ ➑➂➌➌ ➆➂➀➓ ➍➇➆ ➋❿➍➋➔➃ ➈❿➍➋ ➃❿➅➐➌➆ ❿➍➏➏➀➇ ❿➀➁➀ ➯ ➍➌➋❿➅➐➄❿
→➅➐ ➇➀➎➀➁ ➦➇➅➈ ➉➅➁ ➃➐➁➀ ➋❿➍➋ ➍ ➏➁➅➏➅➃➍➌ ➂➃ ➒➅➊➏➌➀➋➀➌→ ➆➀➍➆
➐➇➋➂➌ ➋❿➀ ➸➀➄➂➃➌➍➋➐➁➀ ➍➆➤➅➐➁➇➃ ➌➍➋➀➁ ➋❿➂➃ →➀➍➁➣
➙➅➅➇➀➓ ➍➃ ➂➋ ➋➐➁➇➃ ➅➐➋➓ ➈➍➃ ➋❿➀ ➃➐➑➤➀➒➋ ➅➉ ➍ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋
➉➁➅➊ ➫❿➀ ➺➁➀➄➅➇➂➍➇ ➇➀➈➃➏➍➏➀➁ ➋❿➍➋ →➂➀➌➆➀➆ ➻➓➼➜➜ ➅➁ ➃➅ ➏➍➄➀➃ ➅➉
❿➀➁ ➅➈➇ ➒➅➁➁➀➃➏➅➇➆➀➇➒➀➣ ➽➙➅➅➇➀ ➃➍➂➆ ➃❿➀ ❿➍➆ ➍➃➦➀➆ ➉➅➁ ➋❿➀ ➑➂➌➌ ➋➅
➑➀ ➆➁➍➉➋➀➆ ➍ ➉➀➈ ➆➍→➃ ➑➀➉➅➁➀ ➋❿➀ ➇➀➈➃➏➍➏➀➁ ➊➍➆➀ ➋❿➀ ➁➀➞➐➀➃➋➣➾
➫❿➀ ➇➀➈➃➏➍➏➀➁➓ ➍➃ ➏➍➁➋ ➅➉ ➍ ➑➁➅➍➆➀➁ ➂➇➎➀➃➋➂➄➍➋➂➅➇ ➂➇➋➅ ➃➋➍➋➀ ➒➍➊➠
➏➍➂➄➇ ➥➇➍➇➒➀➃➓ ➈➍➃ ➒➐➁➂➅➐➃ ➋➅ ➥➇➆ ➅➐➋ ➈❿→ ➃❿➀ ❿➍➆ ➒➅➇➋➂➇➐➀➆ ➋➅ ➉➐➇➠
➆➁➍➂➃➀ ➍➉➋➀➁ ➍➇➇➅➐➇➒➂➇➄ ❿➀➁ ➁➀➋➂➁➀➊➀➇➋ ➉➁➅➊ ➋❿➀ ➸➀➄➂➃➌➍➋➐➁➀➣➫❿➀ ➇➀➈➃➠
➏➍➏➀➁ ➆➂➃➒➅➎➀➁➀➆➓ ➂➇ ➏➍➁➋➓ ➋❿➍➋ ➙➅➅➇➀ ❿➍➆ ➐➃➀➆ ❿➀➁ ➃➋➍➋➀ ➀➊➍➂➌ ➍➒➒➅➐➇➋
➋➅ ➒➅➇➋➍➒➋ ➃➋➍➋➀ ➍➄➀➇➒➂➀➃ ➍➑➅➐➋ ➂➃➃➐➀➃ ➋❿➍➋ ➂➇➎➅➌➎➀➆ ➉➍➊➂➌→ ➊➀➊➑➀➁➃➣
➫❿➀ ➺➁➀➄➅➇➂➍➇ ➍➌➃➅ ➐➃➀➆ ➋❿➀ ➁➀➒➅➁➆➃ ➋➅ ➀➲➍➊➂➇➀ ➍ ➒➐➁➂➅➐➃ ➒➍➊➏➍➂➄➇
➥➇➍➇➒➀ ➏➁➍➒➋➂➒➀ ➂➇ ➺➁➀➄➅➇➳ ➋❿➀ ➃➅➠➒➍➌➌➀➆ ➟➏➍➃➃➠➋❿➁➅➐➄❿➓➡ ➂➇ ➈❿➂➒❿ ➆➅➠
➇➅➁➃ ➄➂➎➀ ➊➅➇➀→ ➋➅ ➍➇ ➅➉➥➒➀❿➅➌➆➀➁ ➈➂➋❿ ➂➇➃➋➁➐➒➋➂➅➇➃ ➋➅ ➏➍➃➃ ➋❿➀ ➆➅➐➄❿
➍➌➅➇➄ ➋➅ ➍➇➅➋❿➀➁ ➒➍➇➆➂➆➍➋➀ ➐➇➆➀➁ ➋❿➀ ➅➉➥➒➀❿➅➌➆➀➁➔➃ ➇➍➊➀➣ ➵➇ ➍➇ ➂➇➋➀➁➠
➎➂➀➈ ➈➂➋❿ ➫❿➀ ➺➁➀➄➅➇➂➍➇➓ ➙➅➅➇➀ ➆➀➃➒➁➂➑➀➆ ➍ ➏➍➂➁ ➅➉ ➆➅➇➍➋➂➅➇➃ ➉➁➅➊
➌➍➃➋ →➀➍➁ ➋❿➍➋ ➍➏➏➀➍➁➀➆ ➋➅ ➒➅➊➀ ➉➁➅➊ ❿➀➁ ➑➐➋ ➒➍➊➀ ➂➇➃➋➀➍➆ ➉➁➅➊ ➅➋❿➀➁
➆➅➇➅➁➃➣ ➙➅➅➇➀ ➃➍➂➆ ➋❿➀ ➏➁➍➒➋➂➒➀ ➂➃ ➒➅➊➊➅➇➏➌➍➒➀ ➂➇ ➋❿➀ ➢➍➏➂➋➅➌➣
➵➋➔➃ ➍ ➏➁➍➒➋➂➒➀ ➋❿➍➋ ➊➍→ ➎➂➅➌➍➋➀ ➃➋➍➋➀ ➌➍➈➣ ➙➐➋ ➀➎➀➇ ➂➉ ➂➋➔➃ ➌➀➄➍➌➓
➂➋ ➆➅➀➃➇➔➋ ➌➅➅➦ ➄➅➅➆➣ ➸➀➄➂➃➌➍➋➂➎➀ ➌➀➍➆➀➁➃ ➇➀➀➆ ➋➅ ➋➍➦➀ ➍ ➌➅➇➄
➌➅➇➄ ➍➋ ➁➀➉➅➁➊➂➇➄ ➋❿➂➃ ➏➁➍➒➋➂➒➀➓ ➍➇➆ ➋❿➀ ➃➅➅➇➀➁➓ ➋❿➀ ➑➀➋➋➀➁➣
➙➐➋ ➊➍➦➂➇➄ ➍ ➒➍➃➀ ➉➅➁ ➒➍➊➏➍➂➄➇➠➥➇➍➇➒➀ ➁➀➉➅➁➊ ➂➇ ➺➁➀➄➅➇ ➂➃ ➇➅➋ ➅➐➁
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Working through the 2019 legislative session
The 80th Oregon Legislative
session is now underway and
will end no later than June 30.
I have been the Republican
Deputy Leader of the House
since 2017. When the 2018 short
session ended, one of my re-
sponsibilities was to raise money
for the House Republican cau-
cus and help with campaigns.
The 2018 elections were tough
for Republicans here in Oregon
and in most western states.
There were many factors that
played into the results of last No-
vember’s elections. The national
partisan politics rippled down to
the individual states.
In Oregon, the governor’s
race collected a record amount
of donations, and more Demo-
crats than Republicans voted.
In November, 81.8 percent of
Democrats in Oregon voted,
and 81.1 percent of Republi-
cans voted. This was the high-
est mid-term election results in
recent history. But, Democrats
have 271,000 more registered
voters in the state, which in
simple numbers is 799,123
Democrats voted and 572,493
Republicans voted.
The combination of under-
funding as well as voter turn-
out produced an election cycle
in Oregon that turned both the
Senate and the House into su-
permajorities for the Democrat
Party, and Kate Brown retained
her position as governor. This
means the Democrat majority
party has all the votes they need
to pass any tax increase as well
as any other bill they choose
with simply a partisan vote.
Another way of saying it is:
They don’t need a Republican
vote to pass any bill — period.
The direction of Oregon is
totally in their hands. Almost
100 new tax bills alone have
been introduced at a time
when Oregon has more rev-
enue than ever. This biennium,
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ible. It makes a profound dif-
ference in the capital when you
get active and respond. It is the
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passed or bills being killed.
The carbon tax bill under
review will increase the cost
of living to every Oregonian
through fuel cost, electricity
cost, transportation costs for
goods delivered and on and on.
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ators call for 12 weeks of em-
ployer-paid family leave; al-
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would basically eliminate any
drug free workplace (SB 379);
increase business taxes, from
income tax to a gross receipts
tax; and would implement pay
equity regulations and employ-
er liability for sexual harass-
ment (SB 726).
We spend more than
$1 billion a year in development
trying to retain and attract busi-
ness to the state and then shoot
ourselves in both feet with new
regulations and taxes that make
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cult. Retention will become the
bigger issue in the future.
OK, enough of the bad news.
The session isn’t over yet. A
lot of legislation can be killed,
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frame. Your voice will make the
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I’ll work hard to keep you up
to date on what’s coming for
the people of Oregon. My ob-
jectives are common sense: to
represent you in the best way
I know how, make informed
decisions, look for opportuni-
ties to enhance rural life in this
district and work for legislation
that protects the liberties of
each individual. I will continue
to be for legislation that is pro-
business, pro-life, smaller gov-
ernment and lower taxes. Your
prayers are appreciated.
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the majority party is looking
for an additional $1.9 billion
for education as well as an ad-
ditional billion for health care,
public safety and other things.
That works out to around an
additional $700 per year for
every Oregonian. That doesn’t
include the carbon tax or the
PERS fund that just went up
$4.2 billion this year because
of poor investment returns.
Elected Republican legisla-
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legislation that we don’t agree
on, but at the end of the day it
is in the control of Democrat
legislators to decide. This year,
you, the people, will need to
voice your opinions as loudly
as possible in Salem. I will do
my best to keep you informed
of bills coming forth that will
impact your livelihoods and
our rural values.
I recently attended a meet-
ing in Baker City that was
focused on our education sys-
tem. A woman from Grant
County stood up and said she
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month in property taxes and to
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like her. For some, that is a tiny
amount — for her, it could be
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and losing her home.
Currently, we have seen a
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session, and more are coming
in every day. There have been
some that have caused a lot
of angst with Oregonians, like
SB 501 that would require you
to get a permit simply to buy
a gun, limits guns to no more
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amount of ammunition a per-
son can buy.
The response from the peo-
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