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Page 20 The Skanner Portland & Seattle January 13, 2021 Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. RECAP: Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Historic Win in Georgia Senate Race The senator-elect is pastor of the church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor R ev. Raphael War- nock, who is the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Atlanta church where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor during the civil rights movement, is now the first Black Democrat to be elected to the U.S. Sen- ate in the Deep South in the modern political era. Warnock is the first Af- rican American to win a U.S. Senate seat in Geor- gia’s history. The runoff election fea- tured historic turnout. A voter registration strate- gy implemented by for- mer gubernatorial can- didate Stacey Abrams, along with a push by grassroots groups like Black Votes Matter, led by LaTosha Brown, was a deciding factor in Warnock’s decisive win. Black voters in Georgia over-performed in the early vote and on Elec- tion Day. The balance of power in Washington and on Capitol Hill will now shift dramatically to Demo- crats who will now con- trol Congress and The White House. The dual victories on the same night by Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff marks a On top of Warnock’s historic win, another Democrat, Jon Ossoff has won against incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue. (Photo: Raphael Warnock for Senate / Flickr.com repudiation of the GOP under Donald Trump. Rev. Warnock won his heavily contested U.S. Senate race over bil- lionaire Kelly Loeffler who was appointed to the Senate by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in December 2019. The U.S. Senate race cost over $200 million with soon- to-be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell donating over $60 mil- lion from his PAC. By late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning after Election Day in Georgia, War- nock had 2,227,296 votes to Loeffler’s 2,173,866. On top of Warnock’s historic win, another Democrat, Jon Ossoff has won against incum- bent Republican Sen- ator David Perdue. As election results contin- ued to come in showing how close the Warnock/ Loeffler race would be, some Republicans began assigning blame for the coming loss to President Trump. The stunning dou- ble victory on a single night for Democrats will change the trajectory of the presidency of Jo- seph Biden, which begins on January 20. The U.S. Senate will be tied 50-50 and Vice President-elect Kamara Harris will now become a pivotal figure required to often preside over the U.S. Senate from the presiding officers Chair and break ties on key policy and nominees. In the race for The White House in 2020, Trump lost Georgia to Joe Biden by over 11,000 votes on November 3, 2020. In the days before the runoff elections in Georgia, Trump spent most of his time criticiz- ing other Republicans in Georgia. Trump had ear- lier called into question the validity of the voting process in Georgia. The President also pressured Georgia officials to flip the state in his favor as Congress is set to official- ly certify the presiden- tial election. Trump’s words sig- naled an internal war in the Republican Party as the out-going President caused problems within the GOP. Trump attacked Republican Georgia Gov- ernor Brian Kemp and the Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger. That, along with out-go- ing U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell single handedly blocked $2,000 checks to assist Americans in a pandem- ic that has killed over 350,000 people, likely impacting the results in Georgia. METRO CENTRAL TRANSFER STATION – COMPACTOR MOVES ITB 3896 Metro is inviting bids to provide all labor, materials, equip- ment, and supervision to remove one compactor and relocate a second compactor at Metro Central Transfer Station. Bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m. January 26, 2021 in Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Julie Hoffman, Pro- curement Analyst, ITB 3896. Responses will be opened publicly at that time. A voluntary Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for all potential prime and sub-contractors on January 14, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at Metro Central, located at 6161 NW 61st Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Interested bidder must RSVP to bidsandproposals@oregonmetro. gov All bidders submitting a bid for public improvements over $50,000 certify that they will pay and comply with the minimum prevailing wage requirements of ORS 279C.800- 279C.870 and if applicable 40 U.S.C.276a. Solicitation documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Or- egon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) at http:// orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/ Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial rights if such action is deemed in the public interest. Metro extends equal opportunity to all per- sons and specifically encourages minority, women-owned, emerging small businesses and service disabled veteran owned businesses to access and participate in this and all Metro projects, programs and services. Metro Local Contract Review Board Rules require all Bidders to follow and document a specific outreach effort to State-certified Minority, Emerging. Women-owned and Service Disabled Veteran owned Businesses. Certification of good faith com- pliance and a declaration of any actual utilization pursuant to both programs are required at the time of Bid Opening. Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against any person(s), employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, political affiliation or marital status. Met- ro fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Com- plaint Form, see www.oregonmetro.gov. 1-14-21
