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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1996)
just out T October 18. 1096 V 15 I f your memory gets a little hazy somewhere into the second volume of the Voters’ Pamphlet, who can blame you? But remember, this is not a mail-in election—you must go to your precinct polling place to vote by 8 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Where a district is not listed, no endorsement could be made or there was no candidate. We did not look at city races other than Portland. This information will be repeated in our Nov. 1 issue. STATE cont. N A T IO N A L U.S. President Representative in Congress Bill Clinton, Democrat 1st District: Elizabeth Furse, Democrat 3rd District: Earl Blumenauer, Democrat 4th District: Peter DeFazio, Democrat U.S. Senator C ITY OF PO R TLA N D Tom Bruggere, Democrat Secretary of State State Senator Phil Keisling, Democrat District 2: Dell Isham, Democrat District 4: Patricia Biggs, Democrat District 6: Ginny Burdick, Democrat District 7: Kate Brown, Democrat District 8: Michael Fitz, Republican District 10: Avel Gordly, Democrat District 15: Stu Rasmussen, Democrat Treasurer Jim Hill, Democrat Attorney General Hardy Myers, Democrat District 52: Judy Uherbelau, Democrat District 54: Elli Work, Democrat District 58: Dick McDaniel, Democrat State Representative District 1: Jackie Taylor, Democrat District 3: Marcus Simantel, Democrat District 4: Terry Thompson, Democrat District 5: Jim Hill, Republican District 6: Karen Stratton, Democrat District 7: Chuck Carpenter, Republican District 8: Ryan Deckert, Democrat District 11 Anitra Rasmussen, Democrat District 12 Chris Beck, Democrat District 13 Dan Gardner, Democrat District 14 George Eighmey, Democrat District 15 Randall Edwards, Democrat District 16 Frank Shields, Democrat District 17 Mike Fahey, Democrat District 18 Margaret Carter, Democrat District 19 Jo Ann Bowman, Democrat District 20 George Kelley, Democrat District 22 Chuck Partington, Democrat District 23 Kurt Schrader, Democrat District 24 Richard Devlin, Democrat District 25 Tom Civiletti, Democrat District 27 Ron Adams, Republican District 28 Pat Smith, Democrat District 29 Drannan Hamby, Democrat District 31 Bryan Johnston, Democrat District 33 Peter Courtney, Democrat District 35 Barbara Ross, Democrat District 39 Kitty Piercy, Democrat District 40 Floyd Prozanski, Democrat District 41 Cynthia Wooten, Democrat District 42 Lee Beyer, Democrat District 43 Gary Crum, Democrat District 44 Tony Corcoran, Democrat Mayor Commissioner Vera Katz Position 1: Gail Shibley Position 2: Erik Sten Position 4: Charlie Hales BALLO T M EASURES Measure 26: Changes the principles that govern laws for punishment of crime—No Measure 27: Grants legislature new power over both new, existing admin istrative rules—No Measure 28: Repeals certain residency requirements for state veterans’ loans—Yes Measure 29: Governor’s appointees must vacate office if successor not confirmed in timely manner—No Measure 30: State must pay local governments the cost of state-mandated programs—No Measure 31: Obscenity may receive no greater protection than under the federal Constitution—No Measure 32: Authorizes bonds for Portland North-South light rail and transportation projects elsewhere— Yes Measure 33: Limits legislative change to statutes passed by voters—No Measure 34: Wildlife management exclusive to commission: repeals 1994 bear/cougar initiative—No Measure 35: Restricts bases for providers to receive pay for health care—No Measure 36: Increases minimum hourly wage to $6.50 over three years—Yes Measure 37: Broadens types of beverage containers requiring deposit and refund value— Yes Measure 38: Prohibits livestock in certain polluted waters or on adjacent lands— Yes Measure 39: Government, private entities cannot discriminate among health care providers categories— Yes Measure 40: Gives crime victims rights, expands admissible evidence, limits pretrial release—No Measure 41: States how public employee earnings must be expressed—No Measure 42: Requires testing of public school students; public report—No Measure 43 Collective bargaining law for public safety employees— Yes Measure 44: Increases, adds cigarette and tobacco taxes; changes tax revenue distribution— Yes Measure 45: Raises public employees’ normal retirement age; reduces benefits—No Measure 46: Counts nonvoters as “no” votes on tax measures—No Measure 47: Reduces and limits property taxes; limits local revenues, replacement fees—No Measure 48: Instructs state, federal legislators to vote for congressional term limits—No