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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Brown retains seat in governor’s offi ce
that our schools open the doors of
opportunity for all of our students, I
will fi ght to make sure our economy
grows in every single corner of the
state, and I will fi ght to preserve the
bounty of Oregon for generations
to come.”
As former secretary of state,
Brown was next in line to the
Governor’s Offi ce when Gov. John
Kitzhaber resigned in February
2015 over an infl uence-peddling
scandal. She and Pierce, a Salem
physician and political novice,
sought to complete the last two
years of Kitzhaber’s four-year
term. Brown will be eligible to run
for another term in 2018.
Her fi rst initiative as governor
— to pass a $343.5 million
transportation package in 2015
— failed to gain momentum after
the Department of Transportation
provided faulty numbers on some
of the projects. Brown pushed
back the transportation package to
2017. A legislative group continues
to look at potential packages for
next session, which likely would
involve an increase in the gas tax.
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
After winning her fi rst elected
term, Gov. Kate Brown faces a chal-
lenging two years in which she will
have to address an estimated $1.4
billion revenue shortfall and pressure
to pass a transportation package.
While voters sent Brown back
to the Governor’s Offi ce with 51
percent support as of late Tuesday
night, they defeated a $6 billion
corporate sales tax measure that
would have paid for both of those
costs. Pierce received 43 percent of
the vote.
Brown endorsed Measure 97,
which would have levied a 2.5
percent tax on certain corpora-
tions’ Oregon sales exceeding $25
million.
In her speech Tuesday, she
didn’t address how she plans to
address the revenue shortfall, and
her spokesman did not respond
to a message Tuesday seeking
more details on her post-Measure
97 plan. Other lawmakers said
Tuesday they plan to propose
AP Photo/Steve Dykes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to the crowd of supporters after
being elected at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on
Tuesday.
a more “reasonable” revenue
package in 2017. Brown will have
a Democratic majority in the House
and Senate, which likely will make
a potential revenue package easier
to attain.
Read likely
to be next
Treasurer
“I am so honored to be serving
as your governor for the next
two years, Brown told a crowd at
the Oregon Convention Center
Tuesday. “Thank you so very
much. I will fi ght to make sure
SALEM — Tobias Read,
the Democratic candidate
for state treasurer, appeared
to narrowly win the
three-way contest for the
state’s top fi nancial steward
just before 11 p.m Tuesday.
Read,
Speaker
Pro
Tem of the Oregon House
and a state representative
since 2006, said along the
campaign trail that he would
bring the state’s invest-
ments back “in-house”
instead of outsourcing them
to investment fi rms out of
state; expand access to the
state’s college savings plan;
and make publicly acces-
sible the reasoning behind
the state’s investment
decisions.
He also emphasized
infrastructure and said he’d
“re-focus” the state on such
investments.
Richardson poised to become secretary of state
support while in the legisla-
ture for stricter voter identifi -
cation measures.
Richardson, meanwhile,
criticized what he and others
characterized as Avakian’s
over-broad interpretation of
the offi ce of secretary of state.
Avakian
sought
to
promote civics education in
public schools, audit govern-
ment agencies to see whether
women and men were being
paid equally for equal work,
and advocate for renewable
energy projects on state land.
As the state’s top auditor,
Richardson could potentially
confront the details of some
of the state’s most recent
major failures — such as
the state’s health insurance
exchange, the troubled foster
care system and the Columbia
River Crossing.
Richardson said Tuesday
evening, prior to closure of
Oregon ballot drop locations,
that he would prioritize audits
of the state’s schools and
foster care system.
Currier, chair of the
Oregon Republican Party, said
in remarks at a party gathering
in Salem that the performance
of Republican candidates in
three statewide elections —
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — In the tight
race for Oregon Secretary of
State, Republican candidate
Dennis Richardson appeared
close to victory, likely
clinching a statewide offi ce
for the Republican Party for
the fi rst time in decades.
At about 10:30 p.m., Rich-
ardson gave an optimistic
speech at a gathering of the
Oregon Republican Party in
Salem, after The Oregonian/
OregonLive called the race in
Richardson’s favor.
“It’s a new beginning,”
Richardson said. “It’s a new
Oregon.”
Richardson maintained
that he wanted to run the
offi ce in a nonpartisan
fashion. He also said he
wanted to help businesses to
come to Oregon, review the
offi ce’s elections division and
make the state more account-
able and transparent.
The contest for the state’s
top auditor and elections offi -
cial became heated between
Richardson and his Democratic
opponent, Brad Avakian.
The last Repubilcan
Secretary of State in Oregon
Anna Reed/Statesman-Journal via AP
Oregon Secretary of State candidate Dennis Richardson
speaks Tuesday during the Oregon Republican Party
Election Night Party at the Salem Convention Center.
was Norma Paulus, who
served two terms ending in
January 1985. Tony Meeker,
who was elected treasurer,
was the last Republican to
hold a statewide state offi ce.
His term expired in 1993.
The mood was ebullient at
the Republican Party’s elec-
tion night party, where Chair
Bill Currier addressed the
crowd, saying, “You are part
of a growing movement.”
Richardson, a former state
legislator who ran against
former Gov. John Kitzhaber
in 2014, served six terms as
a state representative from
Central Point.
Avakian, the state’s labor
commissioner, entered the
state legislature the same year
as Richardson — 2003.
Avakian was appointed
the nonpartisan head of the
state’s Bureau of Labor and
Industries in 2008.
Backed by a diverse coali-
tion, Avakian attacked Rich-
ardson’s conservative record
on abortion, gay marriage
and immigration.
The labor commissioner
also criticized Richardson’s
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Mostly sunny and
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SUNDAY
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59° 39°
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68° (1995)
39°
35°
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HERMISTON
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Sunrise today
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Moonrise today
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Nov 21
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Enterprise
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Pendleton 60/30
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Albany
Corvallis 65/46
65/47
John Day
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Ontario
Eugene
Bend
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Caldwell
Burns
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Baker City
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Burns
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Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Cloudy this morning, then
sun and clouds this afternoon; a shower
across the north.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny
today; pleasant across the north. Mainly
clear tonight.
Western Washington: Cloudy this morning
with showers around, then clouds and sun
this afternoon.
Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today.
Mainly clear tonight.
Cascades: Partly sunny and warmer today.
A shower across the north; pleasant in
central parts.
Northern California: Clouds giving way to
some sun at the coast today; mostly sunny
elsewhere.
Today
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“quiet” Trump supporters in
Oregon might start to vote
Republican further down the
ballot in greater numbers.
“They’re going to have
to fi nd ways to work with
us,” said Rep. Julie Parrish,
R-Tualatin/West Linn, of
Democratic legislators.
Three other candidates
sought offi ce, but came out
behind — Alan Zundel of the
Pacifi c Green Party, Sharon
Durbin of the Libertarian
Party and Michael Marsh of
the Consitutional Party.
Current Secretary of State
Jeanne Atkins was appointed
to the post in 2015 once her
predecessor, Kate Brown,
ascended to the governorship
after Kitzhaber’s resignation.
for Governor, Secretary of
State and Treasurer — repre-
sented the growing strength
and popularity of the party
regardless of who won.
“America’s experiencing
something called corruption
fatigue, and we’re doing some-
thing about it,” Currier said.
He later said that the state’s
Republican candidates have
focused on “transparency,
accountability and integrity.”
Kevin Mannix, a former
state legislator, gubernatorial
candidate and former chair
of the Oregon Republican
Party, said before any races
were called Tuesday evening
that while he was “anxious”
about this year’s election, that
in future years, he felt that
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National Summary: Sporadic rain will extend from New England to the Gulf Coast today.
Showers are forecast to linger over parts of Texas and will arrive in coastal Washington and
Oregon. Most other areas can expect sunshine.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 96° in Chino, Calif.
Low 11° in Fairplay, Colo.
NATIONAL CITIES
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Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
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El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
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New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tucson
Washington, DC
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