Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
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Candidates emerge for Oregon 2010 gubernatorial race
Tiernan said. “Oregonians
want a new direction and new
ideas for our state and that
won’t include John Kitzhaber
as governor again.”
Since announcing his
candidacy, Kitzhaber has
expressed his support for a
series of tax increases passed
by the Legislature earlier this
year. Efforts now are under
By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
Oregon’s next guberna-
torial election won’t be held
until November 2010, but
candidates already are lining
up to seek the nominations of
their parties.
Gov. Kulongoski, a De-
mocrat, is barred by law from
seeking a third consecutive
ter m.
Th at
leaves his seat
wide open for
any of the four
candidates who
have declared
their intentions
to run.
The first to enter the
foray is former governor John
Kitzhaber, who announced
his candidacy on Wednesday,
Sept. 2.
Kitzhaber served in that
office from 1995 to 2003
after a stint in the Legislature.
His district included the
largely rural area around
Roseburg.
In a Sept. 2 press release,
the Democratic Governor’s
Association (DGA) wel-
comed Kitzhaber to the race.
“Gov. Kitzhaber’s entry
into the race adds depth to an
already strong field of candi-
dates and signals our party’s
determination to hold on to
this seat,” said Montana Gov.
Brian Schweitzer, who serves
as DGA chairman.
DGA was not alone in
applauding Kitzhaber’s can-
didacy. However, Bob Tier-
nan, Oregon Republican
Party chairman and a former
legislator, expressed concerns
in a Sept. 2 press release.
“John Kitzhaber’s candi-
dacy represents more of the
same -- higher taxes and in-
creased government spending
-- instead of ideas to lead our
state in a new direction,”
Bradbury, a Democrat who
also served in the Legislature,
announced his candidacy for
governor in a press confer-
ence at the Portland Commu-
nity College Sylvania cam-
pus. He was introduced by
former governor Barbara
Roberts, also a Democrat.
Kitzhaber strategist Mark
Weiner said that Bradbury’s
entry into the
race “changes
nothing” as far
as their cam-
paign is con-
cerned.
“I think John is
driven by the
things he sees that need to be
done. We believe he has both
the experience and skills to
put people together to do it,
and that’s what we’re focused
on,” Weiner said. “We’re not
focused on who may or may
not be getting into the race.”
Weiner said that the
Kitzhaber campaign is in the
process of putting together its
infrastructure and hiring staff.
He added that the campaign
already has an active online
presence, including social
networking sites like Face-
book.
Also work-
ing in Kitz-
haber’s favor is
preliminary poll-
ing,
which
shows him with
a large lead over
any
potential
Republican can-
didates.
“There’s no question that
John Kitzhaber is a very
popular figure in Oregon,”
stated Weiner. “People cer-
tainly respect his integrity,
commitment and creativity in
trying to tackle tough prob-
lems. Having said that, John
draws neither comfort nor
‘There’s no question that John
Kitzhaber is a very popular figure
in Oregon.’
- Mark Weiner
way to refer those increases
to voters in January.
Tiernan also slammed
Kitzhaber’s position in a
Wednesday, Sept. 16 press
release.
“John Kitzhaber’s solu-
tion is higher taxes, fewer
private sector jobs and an
Oregon that struggles to make
ends meet,” Tiernan said.
“These sky-high, job-killing
taxes, increases in public
spending and anti-business
policies Kitzhaber advocates
will cause the Oregon econ-
omy to continue to struggle
for years.”
But despite that criticism,
several prominent Oregonians
have publicly endorsed Kitz-
haber’s candidacy. In a Sept.
16 press release, the Kitz-
haber campaign announced
endorsements from Attorney
General John Kroger, State
Treasurer Ben Westlund,
Superintendent of Public
Education Susan Castillo,
former Congresswoman Dar-
lene Hooley, former Portland
Mayor Vera Katz and a slew
of legislators.
Those endorsements
came the day before former
secretary of state Bill
Accounting
‘I think (unemployment and home-
lessness rates are) a reflection of the
policies of the last 25 years in Salem.’
- Allen Alley
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Alley recently completed
a 400-mile walk across the
state, from Baker City to
Portland. He described it as
an “amazing experience” that
enabled him to connect with
more than 1,000 voters on an
individual basis.
“People were walking
with us almost every day.
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platform, he said, adding that
his extensive life, business
and legislative experience
also will aid in his efforts.
Lim said he plans to
spend up to $1 million in the
May 18 primary election.
Some of that will be his own
funds, and Lim said his in-
volvement with several Asian
business associations will
boost those figures further.
Sen. Jason Atkinson (R-
Central Point), whose district
includes most of Josephine
County, has yet to formally
announce his candidacy, but
it’s anticipated that he will
within the next few weeks.
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Some days it was just one or
two,” Alley said. “The last
day, going into Portland, it
was probably 60 or 80.”
The main issues for the
2010 race will be jobs and the
economy, Alley said.
“We have one of the
highest unemployment rates
in the county, the highest
homeless rate in the county
and one of the highest hunger
rates in the country,” he said.
“I think it’s a reflection of the
policies of the last 25 years in
Salem.”
On Sept. 4, former state
representative and senator
John Lim announced his can-
didacy. Lim, a businessman
who was born in Korea, rep-
resented the Gresham area
during his legislative career.
First elected to the Ore-
gon Senate in 1992, Lim is no
stranger to statewide races.
He ran against U.S. Sen. Ron
Wyden (D-Ore.) in 1998, and
ran in the Republican guber-
natorial primary in 1990.
Lim also served as the
Senate Majority Leader in
1995 before being re-elected
in 1996. Term limits forced
Lim to give up his seat, but he
later served in
the House of
Representatives
before losing to
Rep. Greg Mat-
thews
(D-
Gresham)
in
2008.
During an ap-
pearance on the
Tuesday, Sept. 15 KAJO Ra-
dio talk show, Lim touted his
legislative work on welfare
reform, enterprise zones and
international trade as proof of
his qualifications for gover-
nor.
Employment, education
and environment will be the
planks of Lim’s campaign
instruction from polls. But it’s
certainly not a disappointing
place for him to start from.”
On the Republican side,
two candidates have officially
announced and another likely
will soon.
Republicans have been
shut out of the governor’s
mansion since Vic Atiyeh left
office in 1987, but Allen Al-
ley is looking to change that.
A Lake Oswego busi-
nessman who served as dep-
uty chief of staff to Kulon-
goski, Alley officially entered
the race on Feb. 18.
Alley ran for treasurer
last year against Westlund
and lost. However, he said he
learned much from that ex-
perience, which prompted
him to begin running earlier
this time.
“In the treasurer’s race, I
started very late. I started
almost on the last filing day,”
Alley said. “What I realized
was, there are a lot of things
you can do when you have
time, like walk across the
state and attend smaller meet-
ings with people. You can’t
afford to do that when you’re
in a short time period race.”
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