OCTOBER 1, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
RUBY
everywhere he has played.
During Pride Month in June, Ruby
was encouraged by his teammate, Evan
Brisentine, to wear rainbow colored shoe-
laces during games.
“These cleats let me know every time
I look down that I have support,” Ruby
said. “Being authentic is always a step in
the right direction.”
Until last month, Ruby's friendship
with Bean was his only tie to MLB. But
on Sunday, Sept. 12, the Los Angeles
Dodgers showed their support for Ruby
by inviting him to sing the National
Anthem before the Dodgers game
against the San Diego Padres.
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congressional Rep. Kurt Schrader
plans to run in the 5th or 6th District.
Re-election for Schrader may be dif-
ficult in both districts, with poten-
tial to lose in a primary in the more
liberal 6th District or in the gen-
eral election in the highly competi-
tive 5th District. As of press time, a
spokesperson for Schrader said no
decisions have been made.
Keizer will also switch from
District 25 to District 21 in the
House, which no longer
encompasses cities such
as St. Paul and Newberg.
House District 21 instead
encompasses a larger por-
tion of north and east Salem.
District 25 incumbent Rep.
Bill Post announced earlier
this month that he would
not be seeking reelection.
While legislative maps
were seen as being more
bipartisan than the congres-
sional maps, that doesn’t
appear to be the case for
Keizer’s new House district.
“I don’t know who thought put-
ting Salem and Keizer together is
a great idea because they actually
hate each other FYI,” said Salem area
Rep. Brian Clem during a speech on
the House floor. He also announced
during his speech that he would not
be seeking re-election.
In the Oregon Senate, Keizer will
move from District 13 to District 11.
Keizer’s new Senate district won’t go
as far north and also encompasses
parts of Gervais and Woodburn.
“I was treated really well there. The
fact that there are people in MLB that
want to be supportive means the world,”
Ruby said. “It means so much that they
would care about a little indy league
player.”
Whether it's playing semi-pro base-
ball or writing songs for future country
music stars, Ruby wants to use his plat-
form to be an advocate for the LGBTQ+
community.
“If I can lend my voice to the greater
good, then I am all for it. But I can't wait
for the day when people don't have to
come out. Hopefully that day will come
sooner rather than later,” Ruby said.
WE TAKE
PRIDE
in being staffed better than
any other senior living
community
District 13 incumbent Senator Kim
Thatcher did not respond by press
time to an email inquiry asking what
district she planned to run in if she
sought re-election.
Thatcher and Post both had
excused absences from Monday’s
floor session.
Republicans boycotted Saturday’s
session, and continued to express
upset during Monday’s session, after
House Speaker Tina Kotek reneged
on a deal that gave Republicans
equal representation in the House
Redistricting
Committee
in
exchange for them ending delay tac-
tics with other bills.
I don’t know who thought
putting Salem and Keizer
together is a great idea
because they actually
hate each other FYI.
— REP. BRIAN CLEM
After Republicans refused to pass
Democrats’ maps through the redis-
tricting committee onto the House
floor, Kotek announced on Sept. 20
that she would be creating two new
committees. Both committees gave
Democrats the advantage needed
to push through their congressional
and legislative maps.
Both congressional and legisla-
tive maps passed both the House
and Senate on Monday in near party
line votes.
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