Pa8e A8_________________________________________(E lje ^ j j o r t l a n b C O h s v r M e r ___________________________________January 02,2002
Political Participation by Hispanics in Oregon Still Low
(A P) - Hispanic voters exer­
cise little political clout even
though they are O regon’s fast­
est-grow ing m inority. Anthony
Veliz is hoping that a Hispanic
nam e — his — on the May
prim ary ballot will help bring
about a change.
“H ispanic voters are not dis­
enfranchised,” said the 34-year-
old D em ocrat. “They are disen­
gaged.”
H ispanics’ opportunity to be­
com e a political force has come
with the creation o f H ouse D is­
trict 22, established under a new
redistricting plan. The new dis­
trict is about 40 percent H is­
panic.
Veliz has announced he ’ s run­
ning for the new H ouse seat,
but is taking nothing for granted.
Oregon ’ s 250,000Latinos are
the sixth-fastest grow ing popu­
lation o f H ispanics in the coun­
try. Their num bers are expected
to grow to 500,000 by the year
2025.
“T h ere’s a voice there, and it
needs to be enhanced in state
governm ent,” said Veliz.
A Hispanic nam e on the bal­
lot in the district could be auto­
m atically w orth perhaps 10 per­
cent o f the vote, said Bill Lunch,
a political science professor at
O regon State U niversity.
“T here are 101 external fac­
tors,” he said. If the cam paign
takes on an anti-H ispanic tone,
or if there is a ballot m easure
that appears to be anti-H ispanic,
it could bring the L atino com ­
m unity together and increase
Castillo Makes Bid
for Schools Post
(A P ) — State Sen.
Susan C astillo , D -E u-
gene, is running fo relec­
tio n to the sta te ’s h ig h ­
e st p o sitio n fo r public
sch o o ls as su p erin ten ­
d en t o f p u b lic in stru c­
tion, th e p o st h eld by
Stan B u n n , a R e p u b li­
can .
A fo rm e r jo u rn a list
w ith O r e g o n P u b lic Sen. Susan Castillo
B ro ad castin g and a E u ­
gene te le v isio n station, C astillo is th e o n ly H ispanic
w o m an e v e r elected to the O reg o n Senate.
C astillo , 50, h as been in the S enate sin ce 1997 and
is b arred by term lim its from seeking re-election to the
ch am b er. She is a 1981 co m m u n icatio n s g raduate o f
O reg o n S tate U niversity.
T he sch o o l su p erin ten d en t race w ill be d ecid ed in
th e M ay 2 0 0 2 prim ary. If no can d id ate receives a
m ajo rity , a ru n o ff w ill be held in N o v e m b e r betw een
the to p tw o finishers. T h e p o st pays $ 7 2 ,0 0 0 a year.
Anthony Veliz, candidate for State Representative
District 22, thinks about his campaign during an
interview in downtown Woodburn. (AP Photo)
U.S. to Bring Taliban
Prisoners to Cuba
W A S H IN G T O N (A P ) — T he
P en tag o n has chosen a U .S. N avy
base in C u b a as the “ least w orst”
place to hold T aliban and al-Q aida
p riso n ers a fte r they are rem oved
fro m A fghanistan.
D efen se S ecretary D onald H.
R u m sfe ld said the m ilitary has
m ade no plans to hold m ilitary
trib u n als at the G u an tan am o B ay
base. P resident B ush has au th o ­
rized m ilitary tribunals to try te r­
rorist suspects from o th e r c o u n ­
tries, but d efense o fficials said
that R u m sfeld has not decided
h ow , w here o r even if those trib u ­
nals w o u ld take place.
T he base, w hich the U nited
S tates has held since 1903, is near
the U .S . m ainland and highly se­
cure. T he C uban m ilitary p ro h ib ­
its all access to • areas aro u n d the
base, an d the U .S. m ilitary patrols
its side from b ehind tali fences
to pped w ith ra z o r w ire.
G u a n ta n a m o B ay has d ra w ­
backs, too, including its location,
su rrounded on three sides by an
islan d go v ern ed by F idel C astro,
an anti-A m erican com m unist w ho
has criticized the U .S. cam paign
in A fg hanistan. B ut “w e d o n ’t
an ticip ate any trouble w ith M r.
C astro in that reg ard ,” R um sfeld
told a P entagon new s conference.
R um sfeld said it w ill take w eeks
to get the G u an tan am o B ay base
ready to house the detainees. A l­
though the base has been used in
the p ast to hold C uban and H aitian
refugees, its m ain purpose in re ­
cen t years has been to refuel and
m aintain N avy vessels in the C a r­
ibbean.
C h ie f P etty O ffic e r R ic h a rd
E vans, a base spokesm an, said it
now has space fo r about 100 p ris­
oners.
the turnout, he said.
H ispanics m ake up at least 20
percent o f the school enroll­
ment in 26 O regon tow ns and
c itie s a n d 65 p e r c e n t in
W oodburn, w here the kinder­
garten enrollm ent alone is 80
percent H ispanic.
A ccording to state figures,
enrollm ent am ong Latino stu­
dents has grow n 8 percent to 14
percent each year since 1990.
Latino students account for half
o f the new students in O regon
schools since 1987.
The only H ispanic currently
in the L egislature is Sen. Susan
Castillo, D-Eugene, who is term-
lim ited and running for State
Superintendent o f Public In­
struction.
O regon has sent only about a
Classifìeds/Bids
Sub-Bids Requested
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Partial Remodel of Suite 115
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Bid Date: January 8,2002 at 2:00 PM
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disadvantaged, minority, women and emerging small business enterprises.
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Multnomah County
Hillsdale Library
Bid Date: January 8, 2002 Bid Time: 11:00 AM
J'!F.
General
-t\\e tonerican Dream of Freedon,
dozen m inority candidates to
the L egislature in 142 years o f
statehood, and none until Bill
M cCoy, a black D em ocrat from
north Portland, won a H ouse
seat in 1972.
V oting has not been a priority
o r a tradition for m any H ispan­
ics. Voter turnout among Latinos
in the W oodburn area, for ex ­
am ple, is only about 11 percent.
"In the countries w here we
cam e from, like M exico, we did
not believe in the (voting) pro­
cess, in the parties, in the can­
didates,” said Juan A rgum edo,
who heads Voz Hispana, a grant-
funded voter education and reg­
istration project in W oodburn.
A rgum edo’s group is asking
young Latinos “you are eligible to
vote, why don’t you participate?”
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(503) 623-5373 FAX (503) 623-9117
CCB#63701
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all Interested firms Including disadvantage, minority, women,
disabled veterans and emerging small businesses.
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Hillsdale Branch Library
Date: January 8 ,2002 @ 11:00 AM
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University Of Portland
Minority Business Opportunity Committee
Request for Proposal
For
Event Planning
2002 MBOC Trade Fair
&
Minority Enterprise Development Week
Recognition Luncheon
January 7,2002
5000 North Willamette Blvd.
Monday, January 21,2002
12:00 P.M .-6:00 P.M.
Live Bioadcast/Simulcast
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Minority Business Opportunity Committee (“MBOC”) seeks
proposals for Event Planning (“ Respondents” ) with demon­
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vices to plan a Minority Enterprise Development Week Recog­
nition Luncheon. MBOC will establish contractual relationships
(Contract) with a selected firm (“ Consultant” ) to provide the
2002 MBOC Trade Fair & Luncheon. Proposal documents may
be obtained by fax request to:
Stella Martinez
MBOC
C/O Portland Development Commission
1900 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 7000
Portland, OR 97201
Fax (503) 823-3368
Submittals must be received by 5:00pm,
Monday, February 4 ,2 0 0 2
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ticipation o f Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business contractors In
Its projects. The successful contractor must bo certified by the City as an
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and bo licensed to do business In
the City of Portland.