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jiHy *i, » t —t |7 L,M ;lJ!lVIW Jnet(/s Invest a little time and I'll take it from there. K ulongoski C ampaign R eturns D onation B radbury M eets with Q ueer L eaders D regon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury spoke to a smattering of leaders from the sexual minorities community June 28, assuring them about his excellent chances of winning the U.S. Senate race this fall. The Democrat is receiving strong monetary support from party leaders, who consider this to be a pivotal election. Peter Buttenwieser, Demo cratic Senatorial Campaign Committee finance emocratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski has promised to return a $15,OCX) campaign contribution because the money was tied to a company that produces gay adult videos, the Oregonian reported June 26. Con West Resources Inc., the corporate par ent of Falcon Studios, was owned by philan thropist Charles Holmes of San Francisco, who died in 2000. His friend, longtime gay rights advocate Terry Bean, was named executor of his estate so he could continue giving money to political and social causes. When the pom connection was brought to the attention of Kulongoski, offi cials immediately promised to re turn the contri bution. However, campaign manag er Sean Sinclair said their deci sion had nothing to do with the donor’s sexual orientation. “The money Peter Buttenwieser (left) and was returned for with queer leaders June 28 one simple rea son: Ted has been running this campaign on the issues of education, health care and the environ ment,” he told Just Out. “We saw this donation as a potential distraction to getting away from the issues that Oregon voters care about. And so instead of making it a distraction in the campaign we decided to return the check. Ted and Terry Bean, who it came from, have been friends for over 30 years. This has nothing to do with Terry; 1 think their friendship is still strong. This just had to do with us wanting to keep the campaign on the issues that I think everyone cares about.” Sinclair noted Kulongoski s longtime support of gay rights. He was responsible for some of the country’s first anti-discrimination bills in the 1970s and, as Oregon attorney general, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that influ enced its decision to overturn Colorado’s anti gay constitutional amendment in 1995. Bean admitted he disagrees with Kulongos- ki’s decision but said there are no hard feelings. When asked when any other campaign has rejected a ConWest contribution, he replied, "Not to my recollection.” “I’m very proud to be Chuck’s executor,” Bean said. “He was my dear friend and a philan thropist and cared greatly about the welfare and safety of G LB T Americans. As far as the return, it may not have been the decision I would’ve made in that situation; however, I support Ted Kulongoski 100 percent.... He continues to be my very good friend, and I’m going to do every thing 1 can to get him elected.” Roey Thorpe, executive director of Basic Rights Oregon, which accepted a $15,000 Con- West contribution for 2000’s No on 9 Cam paign, said she is grateful for Holmes’ estate and for Bean’s philanthropy. She wondered why the Oregonian didn’t address donations from the tobacco industry, pharmaceutical companies and other questionable sources. “If Mr. Holmes hadn’t been creating a prod uct that people enjoyed, he would not have been such a wealthy man," Thorpe said. “1 don’t see what the problem is.” Everyone knows they need a financial plan for the future, but it’s hard to find time to do it. That’s where I can help. Since 1987, I’ve helped guide couples, domestic partners, families and businessmen and women towards their goals of prosperity and comfort. All it takes to start is a phone call. O WADDELL «SarREED r O «T lA N P A M A SM ifftU A iio f u rto *! 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