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fringe anti-gay candidate for Oregon
House District 31 has left a path of destruc
tion in his wake for St. Helens business owners
to clean up.
It all started when Boh Ekstrom, Constitu
tion Party of Oregon chairman, distributed a
petition regarding financial reform and state
audits. One of the people who signed it, Puffer-
belly Toys owner Stephanie Cox, stx>n was sur
prised to find herself threatened with a boycott
launched by the sexual minorities community.
Apparently, Ekstrom had advertised in the
South County Spotlight that the petition signers
endorsed his candidacy. Cox, who is straight hut
has many queer customers, had no idea he rep-
resented the Constitution Party.
The newspaper eventually corrected the
error, hut the damage might take some time to
heal. “ 1 just learned a very, very valuable lesson,”
Cox said.
Democrat Betsy Johnson defeated Ekstrom
67 percent to 24 percent Nov. 5. Constitution
Party candidates didn’t fare well in any of their
other races:
• U .S . Senate: Lon Mahon, Oregon C iti
zens Alliance chairman, came in last place
with 20,944 votes, or 2 percent. He sent a let
ter to donors Oct. 15 declaring: “Gordon
Smith is advancing the homosexual agenda! If
we don’t stand for something, we’ll soon he
falling for everything! And that is what is
happening!”
• U .S . House District 3: David Brownlow,
whose wife, Suzanne, leads Concerned Women
for America of Oregon, came in last place with
3,326 votes, or 1 percent. His platform opposed
gays in the military as well as legislation to curb
hate crimes based on sexual orientation. He
also suggested expanding the war on drugs: “If
we are going to have an honest discussion
about harmful behaviors, we need to include
alcohol abuse, tobacco, overeating and un
natural sexual activities, which have caused
the early death of untold millions of Ameri
cans. Why pick on just one self-destructive
behavior to go afterT’
• Oregon Senate D istrict 15: Tom
Humphrey, who believes driver license require
ments suppress individual liberties, came in last
place with 926 votes, or 3 percent.
• Oregon House District 18: Herman Bau-
rer, a retired small-business man, came in last
place with 2,929 votes, or 17 percent.
• Oregon H ouse D istrict 4 4 : Martin
Kennedy— who listed the year he found Jesus
under “educational background" and whose
prior governmental experience consisted of
"voting...for 35 years”— finished second in a
three-candidate race with 1,863 votes, or 13
percent.
• Oregon H ouse D istrict 4 8 : Jeremy
Bowen, Committee for Constitutional Quirts
director, came in last place with 789 votes, or 6
percent.
R oundtable G ets
D own to B usiness
he Sexual Minorities Roundtable met
Nov. 12 to discuss the risks and dangers
faced by queer street kids.
Co-chairman Christopher Webster hopes
to establish dialogue between these youth and
the law enforcement agencies that have the
power to reduce violence. The ultimate hope is
that the roundtable will increase safety for
these extremely vulnerable members of the
community.
A s yet, there is no clear plan o f action.
Webster is frank: “We know there is a prob
lem. We don’t know what the problem is or
how to solve it.”
It is clear, however, that the roundtable is
committed to listening to those who can explain
-what needs to change. About 30 people attend
ed the most recent meeting; only four of them
were street kids.
Fittingly, the focus of the meeting was how
to set up an opportunity for youth to share their
concerns and experiences without making them
feel like they are onstage. Another youth-
centered gathering will he held at a later date;
the details have yet to he arranged.
Webster emphasized the roundtable’s desire
to come at the issues with humility and open
ears. “We know we can’t solve all the problems
or even address them all. We want to do what
we can."
The next roundtable meeting will he held
from noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Outside In,
1132 S.W. 13th Ave. The public is welcome.
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For more information e-mail Christopher Webster
at pdxproudu.’olf@hotmail.com.
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