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criminal justice system contrast with Mannix’s — in part because he’s been directly
impacted by minimum sentencing in Oregon. In 2011, Navarro went to jail for 18
months for marijuana. Navarro’s sentence was required to be a minimum of 18
months with no possibility for parole or sentence reduction.
“No good time, no work time on my fi rst felony charge for using an herb to cope
with my PTSD. And there's no leeway. The judge doesn't have the power to be able
to take my PTSD and other things that I was experiencing at that moment into
consideration and say, ‘Hey, you know, maybe this guy needs help,’" said Navarro.
Navarro doesn’t hide from his past and instead says that it’s given him perspec-
tive to be help others. Things like Measure 11, Navarro said, look good on paper
but can have signifi cant generational impacts on communities. Navarro said that
he wants to advocate for policy that focuses on recovery within the criminal justice
system.
“If we're sending people to prison to be held accountable for their actions then
we should give them opportunities to be able to understand why what they did was
wrong and an opportunity to turn their lives around,” Navarro said.
Navarro will compete with Husseman and McCall for the Democratic nomina-
tion in the district. Husseman is a former graduate of McNary High School and a
journalist — having written for the Keizertimes for a short period.
“Journalism helped to teach me how a community really works – what it values,
how it carries itself, and where the gaps in integrity may lie. I am a more observant
and conscientious citizen today for learning what I learned, putting myself out
there, talking to people I otherwise might not,” Husseman said.
Housing, education and the climate are three of the main issues Husseman said
he hopes to focus on. More specifi cally, Husseman said he hopes to bring a DMV
offi ce to Keizer, improve the Salem Parkway Path and “champion as representative
a slew of mental health initiatives while in offi ce.”
“I am a kid from Keizer. This is my home. And I can represent Salem and the
state’s higher-education institutions along the way. I owe so much to all of them,”
Husseman said.
Oregon’s primary election will take place on May 8 of this year followed by the
general election on Nov. 8.
Husseman
McNary receives
bomb threat,
building evacuated
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McNary High School was evacuated
on Wednesday, Jan. 12 after receiving an
anonymous bomb threat.
The threat was made on a note left in
one of the restrooms.
Law enforcement and district security
investigated the premises before deem-
ing the school safe later that afternoon.
District spokesperson Aaron Harada
said that students and staff were evac-
uated from the building for roughly 15
minutes.
“We take all safety concerns very
seriously,” said Harada. “We were able
to search and clear the building and get
students back to school.”
Family members were notifi ed of the
situation via email by McNary Principal
Erik Jespersen.
NEWS
TIPS?
“Hearing about a threat to our school
is understandably concerning. Honesty
and transparency play critical roles
in safety, which is why we are sharing
this information with you. Maintaining
safety in our school requires the ongoing
partnership of our school leaders, staff
and families to ensure timely reporting
of suspicious or concerning activity,”
Jespersen said in the email. “I want to
commend our student and staff mem-
ber for doing the right thing and quickly
reporting this threat to our school lead-
ers to be able to keep all students and
staff safe.”
Harada said that the district will con-
tinue to investigate where the source of
the threat came from.
If it's happening
in Keizer, or to someone
from Keizer —
WE WANT TO KNOW.
kt@keizertimes.com