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Five Republicans, six Democrats
battle for gubernatorial seat
The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 18, 1978 THREE
Bob Straub leads pack,
runsonrecord as governor
') A three-way battle has
taken form among Republican
candidates for Oregon's
governorship, while Democra
tic incumbant Bob Straub
appears well on his way to
regaining his party's nomina
tion during the May 23
primary election.
Former governor Tom Mc
Call and long-term state
legislators Victor Atiyeh and
Roger Martin head a field of
five candidates for the GOP,
while Straub enjoys a signifi
cant edge over five other
Democratic gubernatorial
hopefuls.
GOP's leading candidates
stress different priorities
Atiyeh, a 19-year veteran of
the State Legislature, and
Martin, with six-term exper
ience in the state's House of
Representatives, have both
campaigned in Morrow Coun
ty. In his campaign, Atiyeh
has championed his long-time
involvement with property tax
reform, his efforts towards
improving the state's health
and education systems, and
his work towards strengthen
ing environmental laws.
Atiyeh also stresses his
Republican loyalty, spotlight
ing his activism in party
fundraising, election cam
paigns, and legislative leader
ship. Martin, like Atiyeh a busi
nessman, is the youngest of
the three Republican forerun
ners. Martin has character
ized himself as having a
"tight-fisted, live within our
means" attitude towards state
spending. In his campaign, he
has pointed out his responsibi
lity for leading a successful
floor fight to abolish the
state's inheritance tax, and
his unsuccessful fight to
rebate to taxpayers a $175
million tax surplus collected
by the state between 1975 and
1977.
While stressing fiscal re
sponsibility, Martin also has
emphasized his willingness to
listen to voters, pledging to get
the governor's office "out of
the Capitol ivory tower."
McCall, Oregon's governor
from 1966-74, has centered his
campaign on pledges to re
sume programs, policies and
philosophies that character
ized his stint as the state's top
executive.
The Crook County native
and former Portland journal
ist points to increased employ-
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city council and planning
commission for the coastal
town of Manzanita, while
Jolley lists no experience in
public office.
In his campaign, Jolley has
stated that he sees Oregon's
problems as theological,
rather than political, and he
believes he can fill a "lack of
moral and spiritual leadership
in the state."
Kretsinger has pledged to
disband the state Human
Resource Agency if elected,
has decried "big government"
at the state level, and favors
state controlled gambling.
ment, increased foreign trade
with the state, tax relief, and
public ownerhip of ocean
beaches as examples of his
leadership abilities.
McCall has expressed pride
in, and some responsibility
for, the positive national
image Oregon has developed,
and noted that under his
leadership the state served as
a national model in dealing
with the oil and energy crises.
William Jolley and L.E.
"Bud" Kretsinger are the
remaining two Republicans
seeking the governor's chair.
Kretsinger has served on the
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On the Democratic side,
Straub, like McCall, is cam
paigning basically on his
record as governor, during his
term, he notes, the state has
taken over a larger share of
financing public schools, and
created a number of programs
aimed at aiding the elderly.
Straub has stated that
Oregon's unemployment rate
dropped from 10 per cent to
below 7 per cent under his
helmsmanship. He argues
that Oregonians are paying
more than they should for
utilities and has pledged to
fight to correct that situation.
Straub also takes credit for
proposing laws that require
utilities to provide customers
information on weatheriza
tion, and assistance in obtain
ing loans for insulation.
Opposing Straub are attor
ney Marvin Hollingsworth,
North Bend teacher Emily
Ashworth, auto salesmen E.
"Buck" Lambert and William
Patrick, and retired business
man E. Allen Propst.
Hollingsworth, who served
in the Oregon Legislature in
1971-72 is the lone Democratic
challenger with legislative
experience. His campaign
issues include favoring a
return of the death penalty for
premeditated killings, manda
tory fixed sentences for cer
tain crimes, state controlled
gambling to help finance
schools and ease taxes, and
turning state liquor sales over
to private enterprise.
Mrs. Ashworth, active in
county and regional Democra
tic work, stresses property tax
relief, a need to stimulate the
construction industry, and the
halt of nuclear power develop
ment among her campaign
issues. She has also come out
against the state's use of
herbicide sprays and in favor
of bolstering equal rights for
Oregonians, regardless of
race, religion, gender or
sexual preference.
Lambert has campaigned
for reform in state income and
property taxes, and introduc
ing reforestation programs to
be funded by bonding.
Patrick has pledged that if
elected, he will reduce proper
ty taxes at least 10 per cent
during his first year in office.
He has also opposed sex
education in public schools,
and favored lifting restric
tions on field burning in the
seed crop industry.
Propst states that his exper
ience as a successful business
man in the agricultural che
mistry industry equips him to
fitter comprehend complex
environmental issues, and
that his problem-solving ap
proach would "inspire others
to follow my leadership."
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