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About The Oregon public employe. (Salem, Oregon) 1981-???? | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1994)
Lawmakers will consider pay, PERS, bargaining rights OPEU legislative endorsements State Senate Joan Dukes District 1, Astoria Always accessible, always willing to speak out on behalf of public employees and our issues. CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE March & Rally. A proponent of tax reform on the Revenue Committee. Facing an opponent in the May Primary. Barbara Ross District 35, Corvallis Vast experience in local elective office where she has won election for Benton County Commissioner three times, and the Corvallis School Board, running for longtimeRepublicanstateRepresentativeTonyVanVliet’s seat in a district with a 2,000+ Democratic registration edge. Robert Shook District 3, Portland Running for an open seat currently held by a Democrat. Unopposed in the Primary, but will face a current House Republican looking to move up and a former Senator who held the same seat in the 1970s. Peter Tarzian District 36, Albany A former Democratic state legislator from Medford with an academic background in collective bargaining who will mount a strong challenge in Novem ber to the current House Republican leader who has a three of seven 1993 OPEU voting record. Jack Johnson District 45, Roseburg A recently-retired school teacher who defeated an incumbent to win a seat on the Roseburg City Council, he has worked part-time as an Oregon Education Associa tion bargaining spokesperson for teachers in Douglas County school districts. Challenging an anti-public em ployee Republican in a district with nearly equal Demo crat-Republican registration. Jim Gourley District 37, Sweet Home A paid activist for the past three years for Local 1189 of the United Paperworkers International Union, he is also on the Sweet Home City Council. A strong candidate who will run in the General Election against an incumbent with a 43% OPEU voting record. Mike Lehman District 47, Coos Bay An attorney active in his community including 14 years on the Coos Bay School Board running for an open seat currently held by a Democrat. Hank Vredenburg District 38, Woodburn A high school teacher who has been president andnegotiatorforthe union. He understands and supports our issues and will be running in November against freshman Republican Patty Milne, who has aligned her self with Bob Tieman and the initative to eliminate the 6% PERS pickup. Jim Edmunson District 39, Eugene A good friend of OPEU with a strong record of leadership on labor and public employee issues. Cynthia Wooten District 41, Eugene A consistent and reliable supporter of OPEU and an active proponent of labor issues generally. Lee Beyer District 42, Springfield An effective spokesperson for our issues on the key Commerce Labor Subcommittee. Chuck Ivey District 43, Crow A pro-labor candidate with extensive local gov ernment elective experience where he has been mayor of Junction City, a Lane County Commissioner, and a mem ber of the Lane Community College board. He faces both Primary and General Election opposition for House Speaker Larry Campbell’s open seat This race could figure in control of the House. Tony Corcoran District 44, Cottage Grove OPEU/SEIU Local 503 organizer based in the Eugene office, running for an open seat previously held by a Democrat. The Primary is the key election in this race. Bob Repine District 49, Grants Pass An incumbent Republican who is open to our issues and respected among his peers and who single handedly stopped passage of the bill to eliminate em ployee transfer rights. Lou Hannum District 50, Medford A past mayor and Medford City Council mem ber taking on the incumbent Republican who used his chairmanship of the Labor Subcommittee to promote anti-public employee legislation. Steve Hauck & Judith Uherbelau District 52, Ashland Hauck is a community activist with extensive experience in local government; Uherbelau is a registered nurse who works as an attorney and has served on the Jackson County Budget Committee. They are seeking election to an open seat currently held by a pro-public employee Democrat; the Primary Election winner will face an anti-public employee candidate who held the seat during die 1991 legislative session. Gary Barrett District 56, The Dalles A newspaper columnist and fonner Los Ange les Police Department sergeant seeking election to an open seat currently held by the retiring House Republican leader. Joan Silver District 59, Kimberly Running for an open seat currently held by a Democrat in one of the state’s largest House districts. Randy Leonard District 9, Portland A firefighter and former union lobbyist who was a strong participant in the PERS Coalition. Appointed to the Legislature following the session to fill a vacancy, he ’ s facing his first election. Dave McTeague District 12, Milwaukie A longtime strong supporter of public employee and labor rights attempting to move into the Senate against a Republican incumbent. Jay Watts District 14, Clackamas In a contested Primary for an open seat, he hopes to move on to the General Election where he will face a Republican House member with a three of seven 1993 OPEU voting record. Tricia Smith District 17, Salem One of the Legislature’s strongest and visible proponents of public employee and women’s issues. She chaired the Senate Labor Committee in the 1993 Legislative Session. She was honored by the state Commission for Women as a Woman of Achievement for her sponsorship of the 1993 Oregon Women’s Health and Wellness Act. She is a speaker at many PERS Coalition and Union functions, including the June 5 Public Employee March & Rally. She faces Primary and General Election opposition. Cliff Trow District 18, Corvallis An articulate and strong- willed fighter and de fender of Higher Education and Human Resources as cochair of the Ways and Means Committee. Pete Sorenson District 20, Eugene Appointed to fill a vacancy, he faces his first election in a district that is important to keep to maintain the Democratic majority in the Senate. He has supported OPEU and its allies in previous activities as well. Bill Dwyer District 21, Springfield A union member and influential member of the Ways and Means Committee who carries with him a concern for working families. Karsten Rasmussen District 22, Eugene Appointed to a vacated seat early in the session; facing his first election. Supportive of OPEU concerns. Articulate and smart Page 13
