The Heppner Gazette-Timet, Heppaer, Oregon, Tku-soay. May 1, 1M4-FIVE
Candidates Forum
Republican Nominating Ballot
Non-Partisan Ballot
State Representative,
District 59
Vote
lay French
Ray French, 56, of Heppner
if seeking the Kepublican
Nomination for the House of
Representatives from the 59th
District. He has been a ranch
er since 1948 and lists his
principal crops as cattle,
wheat and hay.
He and his wife Norma have
three daughters.
French is a graduate of
Heppner High School (1945);
he attended Montana School
of Mint's, and Colorado Col
lege (liMS-liUti) while he was
also serving in the United
States Navy.
He has served the following
community organizations:
President of the Oregon Cat
demon's Association, 1980
1981 ; First Vice President of
the Oregon Cattlemen's Ass
ociation, 1978 1979; Second Vi
ce President of the Oregon
Cattlemen's Association, 1975
1976; Oregon membership
chairman of the National Cat
tlemen's Association 1975-77;
Hoard of Director of the Na
tional Cattlemen's Association
I9H0I9H1, legislative chair
man of the Oregon Cattle
men's Association, 1982-1983;
Director of the Morrow Coun
ty Livestock Growers Associ
ation. 1952 to date, two years
as chairman; life member of
the Oregon Wheat Growers
league; member of the Na
tional Association of Wheat
Growers; director of the Pro
duction Credit Association of
Pendleton, Oregon. 1975- to
date, serving a term as chair
man; member of the Colum
bia Basin Electric Coop , rate
study committee, 1982 - to
date; served on the Umatilla
National Forest Grazing Advi
sory Board; director of the
Heppner Soil and Water Con
servation District, 1952-1968.
12 years as chuirrnan; Hep
pner School Board, 1956-1962.
one year as chairman; and
Morrow County Board of K
qualization, 1963 -1966.
French has been honored
with the following awards:
Honorary membership, With
ycombc Club, Oregon State
University, 1981; and Morrow
County Cattleman of the Year
14.
He has submitted the follow
ing statement:
"Living my whole life in
Eastern Oregon has enabled
me to develop an understand
ing of the problems and con
cerns of the people of District
59. Service on various local
boards and commissions and
operating a family ranching
operation has enabled me to
further this background of
understanding.
Getting our economy mov
ing again is a high priority.
Jobs and business activity are
needed to generate wealth to
provide the quality of life our
people deserve.
Efficiency and common
sense in government are a
must. The legislature can set
an example by having shorter
and more productive sessions,
and I will support a constitu
tional amendment requiring
this be done."
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Irv Townsend
Irv Townsend, 44 of Baker is
running for the ftepublican
nomination for the office of
Representative in the Oregon
House from District 59.
He is a small businessman
employed by Townsend En
terprises and Tel-A Fast, Inc.
Townsend and his wife Su
san have two children.
He lists his previous service
in public office as Republican
Central Committee Chairman
and a Jail Advisory Commit
tee member.
Townsend attended the Uni
versity of New Mexico, New
Mexico State University, Wes
tern N M. University, the Uni
versity of Albuquerque, and
received a U S. in Agriculture
from the University of Nevada
Reno; in 1973 he earned a
Voeagand Biological Sciences
Teaching Certificate from the
University of Nevada-Reno;
and has completed all course
work for a M.S. degree in
agriculture from the Univer
sity of Nevada-Reno and Ore
gon Slate University.
He has participated in the
following community and ser
vice organizations: Lions In
ternational, Baker Chamber
of Commerce; Oregon Exten
sion Association; B.P.O.E.
No. 338; Alpha Zeta; Baker
Co. Republican Central Com
mittee, chairman; Oregon
Wheat league, associate
member; Oregon Cattlemen's
Association, associate mem
ber; and the Oregon Hunters
Association.
Townsend served with the
U.S. Forest Service from 1961
65 in various agricultural and
business positions; with the
U.S. Army from 1968-71 as an
officer and pilot; as a grad
uate fellow for the University
Nevada Reno 1973 75; as Ore
gon State University Exten
sion Agent for Baker County
from 1975 79; and as a charier
pilot for various New Mexico
and Oreogn businesses from
1965 to the present.
He has received the follow
ing awards: Outstanding New
County Agent, Oregon State
University Extension Service,
1977; Award of the Bronze
Star, U.S. Army, 1970; Award
of the Air Medal. U.S. Army.
1970
Tow nsend has submitted the
following statement concern
ing his candidacy :
I have chosen to live and
raise a family in Eastern
Oregon because I respect the
hard working people who live
here. I am concerned about
preserving our Eastern Ore
gon way of life. I am concern
ed about the continued high
cost of Government Services.
I feel that taxpayers should
determine what services they
want from their government,
at what cost, and the legislat
ors should follow these guide
lines. I feel that my back
ground in agriculture and bu
siness give me a broad base to
understand the needs of Cen
tral and Eastern Oregonians
and enable me to be an effect
ive legislator."
State Senator,
District 30
unopposed
Vote for one
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Timms
Eugene D. Timms of Burns
is running unopposed for the
Democratic nomination for
the office of District 30, State
Senate. He has over 25 years
of experience in an eastern
Oregon wholesale food and
beverage business.
His education includes: A
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Willamette University, 1954;
attending Graduate School,
University of Washington,
1956; and he is a veteran of the
Korean war.
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County Commissioner
unopposed
Vote for one
Warren II .
McCoy
Warren McCoy, 62, of Ir
rigon is running unopposed for
the Republican nomination for
the office of Morrow Co. Com
missioner. He lists his oc
cupation as "retired" from
the Army Corps of Engineers.
He and his wife Frances
have three children.
McCoy's community
activities include: Veterans of
Foreign Wars, state com
mander; national council
member and vice chairman of
the National Americanism
Committee.
His political experience in
cludes 14 years as Irrigon city
Coimty Surveyor
unopposed
Vote for one
David II. Kninibein
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David H. Krumbein is run
ning unopposed for the Repub
lican nomination for the office
of Morrow County Surveyor.
He is a self employed profes
sional land surveyor and engi
neer.
He and his wife Vicki have
three children.
Krumbein has a Bachelor of
Science degree from Oregon
State University.
His coimuu... cuviiies in
clude: City of Pendleton Bud
His previous political exper
ience includes: Oregon State
Senator, 1982; a Governor's
appointment, Oregon State
Jobs Training Council, 1984.
Timms community service
includes: Vice President and
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Jaycees and a member of the
Junior Chamber International
Senate. Timms has received
the Distinguished Service
Award; Jaycee of the Year
Award, Boss of the Year in
Harney County award. He has
been president of Harney
County Chamber of Com
merce; a member of the As
sociated Oregon Industries, a
trustee of Oregon Beer and
Wine Distributors; the School
Budget Board; Chair of Parks
and Recreation District
Board; and a member of
Burns Planning Comission
and Harney County Hospital
Board.
He has served on Senate
Business and Consumer Af
fairs Committees; Com
merce, Banking and Public
Finance; Transportation and
Tourism. He currently serves
on the Interim Committee on
Transportation and Tourism
and the Oregon Job Training
Council.
councilman - he was a mem
ber of the original council
when the city was incorporat
ed; 10 years as county com
missioner; and he was the
first chairman of the District
School Board when the school
district went countywide.
McCoy submitted the follow
ing statement:
"(I) think we've made a lot
of changes in the past 10-years
-good changes like to see the
program continue.
"The road department has
been improved, and moderniz
ed. Trucks have been upgrad
ed from five to 10 yards.
"(The Court) is contracting
for a new phone system -Irrigon
will be included in the
change-over when the lines
are available."
McCoy says that a long
range road improvement plan
has been established to in
clude Wilson Road as a num
ber one priority as soon as the
right of way can be obtained.
The county has purchased a
new computer says McCoy,
one of the first new models
from IBM which is working
well. County accounts are
available immediately; bills
are paid on time and county
employees are paid twice a
month says McCoy, the com
puter was a "good invest
ment." get Committee; Pendleton
Swim Association; Umatilla
County J uvenile Advisory
Council, and Boy Scouts Dis
trict Council.
Krumbein lists his previous
political experience as Uma
tilla, Morrow and Gilliam
County Surveyor.
He has submitted the follow
ing statement:
"(I) would like to continue
as the County Surveyor in
order to complete the organiz
ation of the office and filing
system. I feel that I and my
staff, who have been working
on this for the past six years,
are qualified to complete this
work."
Judge of
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Robert B.
Abrams
Robert B. Abrams, 59, of
Heppner will be on the non
partisan ballot for the position
of Circuit Court Judge, Sixth
Judicial District. He is a self
employed attorney with the
David D.
Gallaher
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John W.
Smallmon
John W. Smallmon, 49, of
Hermiston is running for the
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firm, Abram, Kuhn and Spic
er.' Abrams and his wife,
Marion, have five children.
His previous experience in
public office includes: 12
years as Director of Blue
Mountain Community College,
three years as District Attor
ney of Wheeler County and
five years as Morrow County
District Attorney.
Abrams' community
activities include seven years
on the Morrow County Mental
Health Clinic Board; he is a
chancellor for the Episcopal
Diocese of Eastern Oregon; a
past president of the Heppner
Morrow Chamber of Com
merce; a member of the Hep
pner Economic Development
Corporation, Board of Direct
ors 1983-84; and has served
with the Boy Scouts.
He earned a B.A. in political
science at Stanford University
in 1947, and an L.L.B. at the
University of Oregon Law
School in 1952.
Dave Gallaher, 35, of Pen
dleton is running for the posi
tion of Circuit Court Judge for
Umatilla and Morrow
Counties. He is currently the
district attorney for Umatilla
County.
Gallaher and his wife
Kathaleen have two children
and one on the way.
His experience in public
office includes his appoint
ment as district attorney in
May, 1982 by Governor Atiyeh
and his election November,
1982 for a four-year term to
that office.
Gallaher's community
activities include: Elder, Pen
dleton Presbyterian Church;
..Director, Pendleton Rotary
;Club; Member, BMCC Crinv
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Past Instructor Pendleton
office ot Circuit Court Judge,
District Six. He is a self;n
ployed attorney and has had a
general law practice in Herm
iston since September, 1963.
Prior to 1963, he practiced in
Pendleton for one year.
Smallmon and his wife
Helen have three children.
His experience in public
office includes nine years as
Justice of the Peace; six
months as District Court
Judge beginning in July, 1980
when he was appointed by
Gov. Vic Atiyeh.
Smallmon's community
activities include: Airport Ad
visory Committee member;
he established a defensive
driving course in Hermiston in
1974; he is a member and past
president of the Hermiston
Rotary Club; a member of the
Elks Lodge; a member of the
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Abrams lists his other quali
fications for the office of Judge
as having been admitted to the
Oregon State Bar, 1952, the
U.S. District Court for District
of Oregon 1957, U.S. Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals 1966
and U.S. Supreme Court 1967.
He is a member of the
Oregon State Bar, Sixth Jud
icial Bar, American Bar As
sociation, American College of
Probate Counsel, American
Judicature Society.
Abrams has served upon the
following committees of the
Oregon State Bar: Minor
Courts, Economics of Law
Practice, Local Government,
Public Attorneys (Chairman),
Judicial Administration, En
vironmental Law (Chair
man), Trust Legislation, Ad
ministrative Law, Estate
Planning Section Executive
Committee.
Community College and
BMCC.
Gallaher attended Blue
Mountain Community
College; earned a B.S. at
Eastern Oregon College, 1971 ;
and Juris Doctor Degree,
Lewis and Clark Law School,
1974.
He has submitted the follow
ing statement concerning his
candidacy:
"I have five and one-half
years experience as a private
attorney and fours years total
experience as a prosecuting
attorney. All of my profession
as career has been spent as a
trial lawyer. This broad range
of courtroon experience will
enable me to perform the most
important duty of a judge: the
fair, impartial and honest ad
ministration of justice.
Oregon Pilot's Association;
and chairman of Good
Shepherd Hospital Foundation
Board.
He attended Portland
schools through high school;
enlisted in the United States
Navy in 1952 and presently has
the rank of Captain United
States Navy Reserve, JAG
Corp Staff Legal Office; he
attended Portland State Uni
versity 1956-57; Oregon State
University 1957-59; and Wil
lamette University Law
School 1959-62 where he
received B.S. and J.D.
degrees in 1962. He passed the
Oregon State Bar in 1962.
Smallmon lists these ad
ditional qualifications for the
office of judge: attended
National Judicial College in
Reno for a two-week special
court session in 1973; attended
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Concerning his candidacy,
Abrams says:
"I feel strongly that our
legal system works and I can
contribute to its effectiveness.
More than 30 years experience
in public and private practice
qualify me to be an effective
judge.
"I have had the broad range
of experience in both civil and
criminal law necessary to be a
competent Circuit Court
Judge, have practiced law in
the sixth Judicial District for
. over 25 years and have been
actively involved in commun
ity affairs since moving here.
Thirty-one years of public and
private law practice have
given me experience which I
can use as Circuit Judge to
benefit the people of Morrow
and Umatilla Counties."
"Beyond his education,
training and experience, a
judge must possess one more
essential ability, the ability to
make tough decisions. The
office of District Attorney
uniquely prepares a person to
make the tough decisions. The
District Attorney decides who
to charge with a crime and
what result to seek. These
decisions effect the lives and
property of many people and
require much training, exper
ience and plain common
sense.
"I believe my intimate and
up-to-date knowledge of the
courtroom and the law, qual
ify me to assume the office of
Circuit Judge. My goal would
be the faithful and impartial
administration of justice so
that all people who stood
before me could say they were
treated fairly."
a special one-week traffic
specialty course in 1974; at
tended an evidence course in
1975; attended as a faculty
advisor in 1976; attended a
one-week special session on
drug and alcohol abuse in
1979; he is a past member of
the Oregon State Bar Un
authorized Practice of Law
Committee (two terms for a
total of six years).
He submitted the following
statement concerning his
candidacy:
"I feel that my prior exper
ience and training in the
judicial area, as well as my
experience as an attorney
have qualified me to handle
the Circuit Court Judge
position in a knowledgeable,
fair and honest manner.
M.C.S.C.
Grain Growers.
FltW-tZU 100) 441-734
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