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.
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