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HoodRiverNews.com • TheDallesChronicle.com • WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, October 21, 2020 13 Fagan, Thatcher vie for Oregon Secretary of State ■ By Gary A. Warner Oregon Capital Bureau The top two candidates for Secretary of State said Oct. 12 they did not want to use that office as a stepping stone to running for governor in 2022 and questioned each other’s independence from influ- ence by their political parties. Sen. Shemia Fagan, D-Portland, and Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, are facing off in the Nov. 3 election for the only statewide office without an incumbent on the ballot. It’s only executive office held by a Republican in a state where Democrats also have a super-majority in the Legislature. Thatcher and Fagan ap- peared Monday in an online virtual forum hosted by EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group, which com- bined operate 39 newspapers and two magazines through- out Oregon. The moderator was Gerry O’Brien, editor of The Bulletin, an EO Media newspaper in Bend. A video recording of the forum can be found at facebook.com/ bendbulletin. Oregon is one of five states that does not have a lieutenant governor. The Secretary of State becomes governor if the incumbent dies or leaves office. Gov. Kate Brown was Secretary of State in 2015 when Gov. John Kitzhaber re- signed amid allegations of influence-peddling. Thatcher promised to carry on the legacy of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, the State Senator Shemia Fagan, D-Portland, at left, campaigns with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, meeting with supporters on the grass at Thompson Track, a former school athletic track in The Dalles, on Wednesday night, Oct. 14. Fagan, a graduate of Wahtonka High School in The Dalles, is running for Oregon Secretary of State against Oregon Senator Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer. Mark B. Gibson photo Republican elected to the office in 2016. Richardson announced in June 2018 that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He died in February 2019. Under Oregon law, Gov. Brown was required to name a Republican to fill out the remainder of Richardson’s term. She appointed former House Speaker Bev Clarno of Redmond, a Republican, with the implicit agreement that Clarno would not run for the office this year. Thatcher said that if Richardson were alive, he would be “sailing to re-election.” “Voters crossed party lines of alley at 114 S. Columbia; Klickitat, Depot Park; Lyle Club; Roosevelt Drop off, mail or Lions School; Trout Lake, east of replace a ballot Post Office; White Salmon, 501 N.E. Washington; and Continued from page 1 Wishram Park BALLOTS the high interest in this elec- tion,” Wasco County Clerk Lisa Gambee said in an email on Friday afternoon. “We’re already getting ballots back from the main mailing two days ago which is quicker than previous years.” Ballot requirements because we need checks and balanc- es in our government,” Thatcher said, adding later, “it’s a little easier when you’re not part of its endorsement to both Democrats and Republicans in state races. Fagan said it is up to voters to decide who is Secretary of State. “I don’t think any political party is owed a position,” she Sen. Kim said. Thatcher Fagan promised to be an independent advocate for all Oregonians. ‘the club.’” “Ultimately, it’s what your Thatcher also touted values are,” not the political her endorsement by the party label, she said. Independent Party. Though While the forum was gen- it accounts for just under 125,000 of the state’s nearly erally cordial, each candidate 2.87 million registered voters, took shots at the other. it is recognized as the state’s Thatcher questioned official third major party. Fagan’s independence, In 2020, the party has given saying she was “beholding” ballot to you before request- ing a replacement. Election offices offer curbside service, where you can make an ap- pointment and pull up to our front curb and staff will bring necessary paperwork to you. Replacement ballots may be requested right up to 8 p.m. on Election Day. including 12 general election ballots belonging to Hood River residents living on Eugene Street, Hazel Street, and Lovers Lane. The ballots were returned to the Elections Office and all of the voters have been mailed replacement ballots on Oct. 19, deputy clerk Darlene Johnson reported late Monday afternoon. If you have not received your ballot, contact the Hood River Elections Office at 541-386-1442. to Brown and other top Democrats. The Secretary of State needs to be “a watchdog in state government, not a lapdog.” Thatcher said large donations from unions and Democratic Party groups would undercut Fagan’s independence. Fagan has raised just under $1.8 million, while Thatcher has raised just over $576,000. Fagan spent heavily to win a close May primary, beating Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton by just 4,400 votes out of more than 587,000 cast. Former 2nd Congressional District candi- date Jamie McLeod-Skinner of Terrebonne finished a dis- tant third. Thatcher received 85 percent of the vote in the Republican primary. Fagan criticized Thatcher for being part of Senate Republicans’ walk-outs to deny a quorum to vote on a carbon cap-and-trade bill that Democrats said they had enough votes to pass. Fagan also hit Thatcher for refusing to say whether she will vote for President Donald Trump’s re-election. Thatcher was a delegate from Oregon to the 2016 Republican National Convention. She had supported Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, early in the election season, but ended up casting her delegate vote for Trump. She was quoted in the Portland Tribune as saying, “I can honestly say I feel less uncomfortable with Trump.” Fagan accused Thatcher of being a candidate “propped up by extreme right-wing groups.” “The bottom line is she is signaling one thing to her base and something else to the rest of us,” Fagan said. There were some areas of broad agreement. Fagan said she had “no plans” to run for governor in 2022. Thatcher said that if elected, she would serve four years and likely run for re-election as Secretary of State. Each said they would aggressively pursue audits of government agencies and programs. Thatcher said she would “shine a light” on parts of government that were not working for residents. Fagan singled out the unemploy- ment system. She said audits were done before and part of her audit would be why the earlier audits were not implemented. Both generally support Oregon’s vote-by-mail system and creating a commission to decide legislative district lines for reapportionment. Both want a more indepen- dent public records advocate. The Secretary of State’s Audits Division investigates and issues reports on public spending by state govern- ment. The Elections Division has oversight of elections, including candidate filings, campaign finance records and ballot measures. The Corporate Division handles business filings. The Archives Division maintains the state government’s records. 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