Ballot Measure 82
Ballot Measure 84
(Authorizes private casinos)
(Eliminates inheritance tax)
NO
NO
Don’t let the slick commercials about The Grange
“family-friendly” casino — promoting an amendment to
the state Constitution that lifts the ban on non-Indian
reservation casinos in Oregon — fool you into thinking it
will be a benevolent tax boon for the state. A “yes” vote
would be a devastating blow to Oregon’s tribal populations,
who, already under financial duress, will find their much-
needed casino profits in competition with the private
sector. The private sector (and primary investor) in this
case is the Canadian company, the Clairvest Group Inc.,
which could funnel profits straight out of the state (and
country). Three weeks before the election, casino backers
dropped their more than $6 million dollar campaign saying
“not enough Oregon voters are ready to add a private
casino to the state’s gaming options.”
Ballot Measure 83
The pro-small farms view initiative supporters have
painted is nice, but it turns out this measure to phase out
the inheritance tax already applies to all farms worth less
than $7.5 million. If this law passes, it’s a tax cut to the
very wealthy at a time when the state is struggling to take
in enough revenue for essential services.
Ballot Measure 85
(Corporate kicker for K-12 education)
State Rep. District 8
YES
Paul Holvey (D)
Oregon’s corporate kicker is quite the loophole, sending
excess tax revenue more than 2 percent above projections
back to corporations instead of investing it in schools or
saving it for a rainy day. Measure 85 would close that
loophole and direct tax dollars to stay in the General Fund
to aid schools or other projects.
(Authorizes Multnomah Co. casino)
State Rep. District 7
NO
In addition to Measure 82, Measure 83 specifically
authorizes the privately owned Wood Village casino (The
Grange), and also mandates a chunk of its revenue must be
dedicated to state funds. Backers of the measure tout that
it will pay back 25 percent in gaming revenues, which, at
face value seems generous, but when compared to the 84
percent the lottery pays the state, it looks stingy, especially
considering the investors projected annual profits are over
$400 million.
We admire retired forester Fergus McLean of Dexter
for standing up against this guy, as Sara Byers did in 2010
(getting a third of the votes), because lock-step Republicans
focused on perpetuating a fossil-fuel economy and clear-
cutting forests are the dinosaurs in our political system.
The times are changing, even in this Republican-leaning
district. McLean is a smart guy, involved in the Occupy
movement and working on watershed issues, foreclosure
reforms and sustainable forest practices. We predict he will
get thousands of votes even without raising money or
advertising. Hanna’s big war chest, meanwhile, is being
doled out to help other Republican legislative campaigns.
Fergus McLean (D)
Roseburg Republican Bruce Hanna is seeking his fifth
term in District 7, which covers southern Lane County and
northern Douglas County. Hanna’s political machinery is
generating nearly $500,000 in contributions, mostly from
timber, mining, pharmaceutical, oil and insurance PACs,
including $5,000 directly from Koch Industries. He even
has $25,000 from the American Beverage Association (he
is, after all, a soft drink distributor). We see Hanna’s
campaign is reimbursing him for more than $1,500 in
airline tickets (he’s not flying around his district).
Unlike many bemoaned incumbents, four-term State
Rep. Paul Holvey has a record of getting things done: He
sponsored key legislation banning field burning in the
Willamette Valley, he is a consumer protection champion
and he is the sole vocal supporter of a sales tax that would
benefit public schools. His opponent is Aaron Baker, a
Union Pacific Railroad engineer taking his first stab at
public office and running on a “let’s-eliminate-most-taxes-
and-shrink-government” platform. Baker would stop
income and property taxes and replace them with a
consumer tax. Baker is the self-described part-time journalist
who declared in his “No Sugar Coated News” YouTube
series that the Hult Center is a haven for communists.
State Rep. District 11
Phil Barnhart (D)
Incumbent Phil Barnhart’s stance as a pro-schools, anti-
tax-loophole Democrat fits well in District 11, plus he’s
one of the few people in Salem who really understands
Re-elect
Betty Taylor
“With a long record of service to
our community, Judge Leiman is
the ideal choice to serve on the
Lane County Circuit Court. He has
a tremendous work ethic, a deep
understanding of the law and he’s
earned my strong support.”
INTEGRITY
INDEPENDENCE
Pete Sorenson
EXPERIENCE
Lane County Commissioner, and
former State Senator
ENDORSED BY
AFSCME
Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Sierra Club
Lane County Young Democrats
Mayor Kitty Piercy
GEARS
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Eugene City Councilor Alan Zelenka
Former Congressman Jim Weaver
Former Commissioner Jerry Rust
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