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a n d Union Endorses Ted Kulongoski for Governor of Oregon y o u r U N IO N CAPE Early Endorsed Legislative Candidates, Primary Election 2002 (80%-100% voting record) Diane Rosenbaum HD 42 (SE P o rtla n d ) O n e of th e stro n g est a d v o c ates fo r p ro g ressiv e causes in th e O reg o n Legislatu re. A 100% SEIU Local.503 v o tin g record. Deborah Kafoury HD 43 (N E P o rtla n d ) Oregon Senate L e ad er o f h e r p a rty in th e H o u se w ith s tro n g P o rt Tony Corcoran SD 4 (E u g e n e & ru ral L ane) F o r m e r S E IU L o c a l 5 0 3 , O P E U s ta f f m e m b e r w i t h a 1 0 0% v o t i n g r e c o r d i n d i e 2001 s e s s io n . Joan D ukes SD 16 ( C o l u m b i a & C la ts o p ) A l o n g t im e S E IU 5 0 3 a n d la b o r s u p p o r t e r f r o m th e n o r th w e s t c o m e r o f th e s ta te t la n d a n d O reg o n ro o ts. Skillful a t m e d ia tin g am o n g d ifferen t p a rts of h e r cau cu s. A n 83% v o tin g record. Gary Hansen HD 44 (N P o rtla n d ) A u n io n m e m b e r a n d lead er. F o rm er co u n ty co m m issio n e r w h o is a stro n g d e fe n d e r o f labor. A 92% v o tin g reco rd . Peter C ourtney SD 11 Jackie Dingfelder HD 45 ( S a le m ) A c h a m p i o n o f b o t h la b o r (N É P o rtla n d ) R ep laced Jo A n n B o w m an w h e n sh e left th e is s u e s a n d q u a lity p u b lic s e r v ic e s . F o r m e r p a r t y le a d e r in th e H o u s e w h o s ta n d s u p f o r w h a t h e b e lie v e s . A 100% 2001 v o tin g re c o rd . Frank S hields SD 24 L eg islatu re to r u n fo r c o u n ty co m m is sioner. D in g feld er h a s ac q u itted h erself w ell in h e r first sessio n a n d h a s b ee n a v ocal d e fe n d e r o f u n io n rig h ts. She h a s Members reviewing map of Willamette Valley to go door-to- ( P o r tla n d ) A s t r o n g p r o p o n e n t o f h u m a n s e r v ic e s is s u e s w i t h a 1 0 0 % S E IU 5 03 v o t i n g r e c o r d . A m i n is te r w h o s p e a k s u p f o r t h e p o w e r le s s a n d th e p o o r. Oregon House m a d e h e rs e lf av a ilab le to h e r co n stitu en ts 92% v o tin g r Steve March HD 4 6 (NE P o rtla n d ) A co u n ty w o rk e r a n d a u n io n m e m b e r w h o h a s ca rried iris belief in h is co w o rk ers in to th e L eg isla a n d e a rn e d o u r s u p p o rt. A ^ c p rd , tu re . A 92% v o tin g record. Jeff Merkley HD 47 (N E P o rtla n d ) A lan Bates HD 5 (A sh la n d ) A p h y s ic ia n w ith a n i n s i d e r 's p e r s p e c tiv e — a n d c ritic is m s o f t h e h e a lth c a r e s y s te m a n d th e n e e d A n effective voice fo r h is d istrict w h o h a s b e e n active a ro u n d e n v iro n m e n ta l a n d n eig h b o rh o o d issu es. I H is v o tin g reco rd (92%) h a s e a rn e d h im o u r s u p p o rt. Randy Leonard HD 48 (P o rtla n d ) fo r re fo rm s . Phil B arnhart H D 1 1 (E u g en e) A c a n d id a te w i t h a 100% S E IU L o c a l 503, O P E U v o ti n g r e c o r d i n th e 2001 s e s sio n . A le a d e r in th e firefig h ters' u n io n w h o is a n o u ts p o k e n p r o p o n e n t o f issu es in s u p p o r t o f w o rk in g fam ilies. H e h a s s to o d u p fo r u s in fig h ts a g a in s t . Robert Ackerm an HD th ird tie r PERS o v e r m u ltip le sessions. 1 3 (E u g en e) A le a d in g c ritic o f A relativ ely n e w le g islato r w h o h a s e a rn e d Joanne Verger HD 09 (C oos Bay) th e resp ect o f h e r co lleag u es a n d labor. H e r 83% SEIU Local 503, O PE U v o tin g rec o rd e n e r g y d e r e g u la tio n , sp eak s w ell fo r her. a s w e ll a s a s tr o n g la b o r s u p p o r t e r w i t h Kelley Wirth HD a 92% S E IU L o c a l 503, O P E U v o ti n g Distrlct 2 candidate forum. re c o r d . 1 6 (C o rv allis) In s essio n a n d o u tsid e , sh e h a s w o rk e d tirelessly o n b e h a lf of SEIU .Local 503, O PÈ U m e m b ers a t O SU a n d generally. In Ted Kulongoski, SEIU Local 503, OPEU has endorsed a candidate for Governor who is a strong advocate of organized labor and of OPEU's three biggest issues: quality public services, healthcare and PERS. Kulongoski was endorsed for Governor by the Oregon State Council of SEIU. In his every race for elective office in the past, he was endorsed by SEIU Local 503, OPEU when he was a candidate for the legislature, for attorney general, for state supreme court justice and in a previous race for Governor. He was also endorsed by the Oregon AFL-CIO, the Teamsters and nearly every central labor council in the state. As a legislative committee staff member, Kulongoski authored Oregon's Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act, championed it as a labor lawyer, a legislator, state agency head and elected statewide official. "When there is a fair comparison," Kulongoski said, "public services provided by the public sector are a good value." Kulongoski also said, "As Governor I will lead (an effort to make) our tax system broader-based, more stable, progressive and adequate to meet the public service needs of Oregon's families and future. Kulongoski would work to make healthcare more affordable and expand its coverage by addressing the rising cost of pharmaceuticals and explore ways to reduce the administrative and marketing costs in our health insurance system. He also supports a national healthcare strategy. He would work to expand the federal waivers for the Oregon Health Plan and cover children without insurance. He recognizes the value of PERS in attracting and keeping valuable workers, who might otherwise go into the private sector. For more information and to become active in Kulongoski's campaign for Governor of Oregon, contact your SEIU Local 503, OPEU field office or the Union's political office at the Salem Headquarters. U.S. Senate Elaine H opson HD 3 2 (T illa m o o k ) A n in c u m b e n t w i t h a n 82% v o ti n g r e c o r d w h o f o u g h t f o r O r e g o n Y o u th A u th o r it y p r o g r a m s . M ary N olan HD 3 6 (S W P o r tla n d ) A lo n g tim e a c tiv is t o n p r o g r e s s iv e is s u e s w ith a 9 2% v o ti n g r e c o r d . Carolyn Tomei HD 4 1 (M ilw a u k e e ) A f o r m e r m a y o r w i t h a g o o d g r a s p o f lo c a l a n d s ta te is s u e s a n d a 91% v o ti n g r e c o r d . Labor Commissioner D an G ardner L e a d e r o f h is p a r ty in th e H o u se w h o has fo u g h t h a rd an d w o n fu n d in g fo r th e H o m e c a re C o m m issio n a n d s u p p o r te d h o m e c a re w o r k e r o rg a n iz in g a n d i w o rk e r rig h ts th r o u g h o u t h is career. Bill B radbury A s s e c r e t a r y o f s ta te , h e h a s d e a l t w i t h a c o n t e n ti o u s r e d i s t r ic t in g is s u e a n d a n d s u r v iv e d a ll c h a lle n g e s . H e is a s tr o n g a d v o c a te o f e n d i n g p u n c h c a r d b a l lo ts a n d f o r a c e n tr a l v o t e r r e g i s t r a ti o n file. H e h a s b e e n a s tr o n g d e f e n d e r o f l a b o r r ig h t s in h i s c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n a n d i n e a r l ie r p u b li c o ffic e. PAGE 4 TH E OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
