Don’t vote for Roberts
To the E ditor ,
I am queer and a union member. Oregon
Public Employees Union, to be exact. I volun­
teer on the political committee of OPEU, the
statewide committee that decides which politi­
cal candidates will best serve working
Oregonians. I can guarantee you that OPEU,
like many unions in 1998, took queer rights into
consideration when considering what working
Oregonians need and deserve. Why? Because
OPEU recognizes that union rights are queer
rights, and queer rights are union rights.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice every­
where.”
For this reason I was appalled to see Jack
Roberts (incumbent candidate for labor com­
missioner) on your list of endorsements. Did you
interview him? Easier yet, did you give a call to
Bureau of Labor and Industries employees? They
would tell you what they have learned about
Jack Roberts as l^bor commissioner: He is no
friend to unions. He is no friend to working
Oregonians.
His opponent, Mike Fahey, served a term as
representative and proved himself a leader of
progressive Oregonians. I suggest that you do a
little more research into your endorsements, and
I urge Just Out readers to vote for Mike Fahey
despite your recommendation.
E ve L yons
Portland
Enemies off transsexuals
E ditor ,
Just Out has endorsed Jack Roberts for
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and
To the
Industries—the same Jack Roberts who, as
BOLI commissioner, testified to Oregon legisla­
tors last year to urge removal of transsexuals
from Oregon’s law prohibiting discrimination
on the basis of disability.
Contrast Roberts’ despicable behavior to
that of his opponent for the position, Rep. Mike
Fahey. Fahey took an active role in the struggle
to preserve our civil rights and proved himself a
friend to Oregon transsexuals by applying pres­
sure to BOLI to investigate our complaints of
discrimination.
Just Out has also endorsed the following rep­
resentatives who voted in favor of Senate Bill
44, which removed transsexuals from the state
law requiring employers to make reasonable
accommodation for the disability of transsexual­
ism: the 4th District’s Terry Thompson, the 8th
District’s Ryan Deckert, the 15th District’s
Randall Edwards, the 23rd District’s Kurt
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Just out OREGON PHIMIIIIY ’911ENDORSEMENTS
This is not a mail-in election. Unless you are a registered
absentee voter you must go to your precinct polling place to
vote by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 1998.
Where a district is not listed, no endorsement could be made
or there was no candidate.
U.S. Senator
Ron Wyden, Democrat
U.S. Representatives
1st District: Linda Peters,
Democrat
3rd District: Earl Blumenauer,
Democrat
4th District: Peter DeFazio,
Democrat
5 th District: Darlene Hooley,
Democrat
Governor
John Kitzhaber, Democrat
Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries
Jack Roberts
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Margaret Carter
State Senators
3rd District:
Brad Avakian, Democrat
5th District:
Jeanette Hamby, Republican
9th District:
Frank Shields, Democrat
13 th District:
Ken Libbey, Democrat
14th District:
Rick Metsger, Democrat
16th District:
Lloyd Kumley, Democrat
17 th District
Peter Courtney, Democrat
18th District:
Cliff Trow, Democrat
20th District:
Susan Castillo, Democrat
22nd District:
Tony Corcoran, Democrat
State Representatives
1st District:
Jackie Taylor, Democrat
4th District:
Terry Thompson, Democrat
5th District:
Jim Hill, Republican
7th District:
Chuck Carpenter, Republican
8th District:
Ryan Deckert, Democrat
9th District:
Robin Smith, Democrat
11 th District:
Anitra Rasmussen, Democrat
12th District:
Chris Beck, Democrat
13th District:
Dan Gardner, Democrat
14th District:
Diane Rosenbaum, Democrat
15th District:
Randall Edwards, Democrat
17th District:
Gary Hansen, Democrat
18th District:
Deborah Kafoury, Democrat
19th District:
Jo Ann Bowman, Democrat
20th District:
Ellen Juett, Democrat
Schrader and the 24th District’s Richard
Devlin.
In addition, Just Out endorsed John
Kitzhaber for Governor, despite the that fact he
signed into law a bill restricting the civil rights
of transsexuals.
There is no excuse for Just Out’s endorse­
ment of these enemies of transsexuals. None.
M argaret D eirdre O’H artigan
Acting Director, The Filisa Vistima Foundation
Editor’s note: Jack Roberts has been a doing a good
job at BOLI and he is good on gay and lesbian
issues. Frankly, we need Republican allies and
Roberts is that to us. We have endorsed Rep. Mike
Fahey in all his races for state representative and
think he would do a fine job as BOLI commissioner,
but Just Out does not do dual endorsements.
Just Out’s endorsements for the May 19 primary
21st District:
Randy Leonard, Democrat
22nd District:
Chuck Partington, Democrat
23rd District:
Kurt Schrader, Democrat
24th District:
Richard Devlin, Democrat
25th District:
Tom Civiletti, Democrat
26th District:
Kathy Lowe, Democrat
27th District:
Andrea Hungerford, Democrat
28th District:
Stu Rasmussen, Democrat
31st District:
Bryan Johnston, Democrat
32nd District:
George Bell, Democrat
36th District:
John Donovan Sr., Democrat
39th District:
Kitty Piercy, Democrat
40th District:
Floyd Prozanski, Democrat
41st District:
Vicky Walker, Democrat
44th District:
Don Hampton, Democrat
49th District:
Candace Bartow, Democrat
C ity of E ugene
City Councilors
Position No. 1: Tim Laue
Position No. 4: David Kelly
50th District:
Melody Kolb, Democrat
52nd District:
Judy Uherbelau, Democrat
53rd District:
Dotte Schaffer, Democrat
54th District:
Elli Work, Democrat
57th District:
David Mitzimberg, Democrat
L ane C ounty
Commissioners
Position No. 1 : Peter Kilger
Position No. 2: Bill Dwyer
Position No. 5: Greg Hume
C ity of P ortland
City Councilors
Position No. 2: Erik Sten
Position No. 3: Tanya Collier
B enton C ounty
Commissioner
Position No. 1 :
Annabelle Jaramillo
Metro Councilors
Executive: Mike Burton
Position No. 1:
Ruth McFarland
Position No. 2: John Jackley
Position No. 7: David Bragdon
C lackamas C ounty
Commissioner
Ronald Johnson
M ultnomah C ounty
Sheriff
Dan Noelle
L incoln C ounty
Commissioner
Position No. 3: Rick Brissette
W ashington C ounty
Commissioner at Large
Tom Brian
Commissioners
Chair: Elev Stein
Position No. 1 : George Eighmey
Position No. 2: Serena Cruz
Position No. 3: Barbara Wilier
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