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T E N -T h e llrp p n r r G a z e tte - T ta e * . H rppnrr UrrgM t T hursday. N o i r n b r t I. I«14 Representative in Congress, District 2 Robert F (Bobi Smith, 53. a rancher from Hums is seeking the office of Congressman in 11» US House o( Representatives in the Second District He and his wife, Kaye have three children Smith is a 1949 graduate of Burns High School and earned a B A in 1053 from Willamette University From I OHO to 1972 Smith served in the Oregon House of Representa tives and was elected Speaker of the House in 1968 ana again in 1970 He was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1972 and served there until 1982 when he was elected to his present position as Congressman Irom Oregon's Second Congression al District From 1978 to 82 he served as Senate Kepuhlirari I>ead er Smith lists his community activi ties as including fast President to Harney County Cham tier of Com nierce. U S Jaycees. member to the Flks and Masons, Willamette Univ ersity Hoard of Trustees and nomin ated America's Ten Outstanding Young Men for 1965 66 Hr lias submitted the following statement regarding his candidacy "Voters in the Second Congres sional District of Oregon have a clear choice between candidates committed to a solid economic fu lure of growth and a candidate whose party will take us again, and farther, down the road to instability with spending and huge taxation programs to pay for it. I want Americans to have a change for their own enterprise and hard work to be matched by government's cooperation, in partnership for both of us It's too important to leave to wornxiul and failed policies I've earned reelection and I'm willing to continue earning the trust and voles of my constituents " State Senator, District 30 State Representative, District 59 Vole for one Robert Smith Candidates Forum V ole for one Vote for one Larryann \X illis F rench Jesse 11 immelshucli Larryann Willis. 37, of Vale is running for the office of Representa tive in the U S Congress in the Second District She and her husband, Porter, have one son. age nine Willis is a self employed rancher and educator She Is the incumbent Oregon Democratic National Committee woman, a member of the Fxecutive Committee of the National Demo cratic Committee and Northwest Finance Chair; and DNC Her community activities include the American yuarterhorse Associ ation, NOW National (Irgamration | of Women I, Oregon Cattlemen's Association, FFA and 4-II Advisor She has a Master of Science in Agriculture from Cal Poly San Ians Obispo t Willis has submitted the following concerning her candidacy We must require the president to submit a balanced budget to con gress We cannot wait five to seven years for a balanced budget amend ment to be adopted We must act now by holding the line on wasteful military expenditures and doing away with tax gifts to the wealthy while allowing people earning under 550.OUU per year to keep their entire tax break Bob Smith voted to allow the big utilities to charge rate payers for construction work in progress thus raising your electric gills I would have voted against the bill Irrigators and senior citizens have enough trouble making ends meet without higher electrical rates " Ray French. 57, of Heppner is seeking the position of State Repre Jesse Himmelsbach. 61. o f Baker sentative for District 59 he is self is seeking the office of State Repre employ ed as a livestock rancher and sentative. District 59 He's currently has been since 1948 He lists his principle crops as cattle wheat and a self employed attorney He and his wife, Kathleen have hay five children He and his wife. Norma have three grown children Himmelsbach has served for 25 French is a 1945 graduate of years as Baker County District Heppner High School, he attended Attorney and Deputy District Attor Montana School of Mines and Col ney He is also an Air Corps veteran j orado College while he was serving of World War II in the United States Navy in 1945 46 He has been active in the following His community service includes community organizations Vice Methodist church board. Raker President of the Oregon Cattlemen's County Drug and Alcohol Board, Association, Oregon Membership Little league. Lions Club, (¡range Chairman and Board of Director to No 612, president of Baker County the National Cattlemen's Associa Shriners, nine year* on the Board of 1 tion, l^egislative Chairman of the Visitors Club, honorary life member '• National Cattlemen's Assoc . Direct of the Baker County Sheriff's posse or of the Morrow County Ijvestock He has been president of the Oregon Growers Association. Life member District Attorneys Association ! of the Oregon Wheat Growers President's Award league, Member of the National Regarding his candidacy. Him Association of Wheat Growers, melsbach savs Director of the Production Credit of Pendleton. Member “1 feel I have gained perspective of Association the Columbia Basin Electric and judgement in my long service in Coop , rale study committee. Uma local government, and believe I can tilla National Forest Grazing Advis make a significant contribution at ory Board, Director and 12 years as the slate level Chairman of the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District, Hep “I have a great deal more ex pner School Board and Morrow perience in government at both stale County Board of Equalization and local levels, in working with French submitted the following people and solving their problems regarding his candidacy within budgets than either of the Economic development has a other candidates I would work to high priority with me Emphasis will return control of land use planning be placed on getting the economy to counties and localities, for tax moving again to provide jobs for the reform and to improve Oregon's j people of District 59 I believe land business climate image so that both use planning should be at the local domestic and out of state industries level with people who live in the area will provide jobs involved in the important decision making process I believe in a common sense approach to legisla I have spent my professional life live problems and for shorter more protecting and representing Ore productive legislative sessions gon's citizens, and an a common My experience in agricultural sense realist and community organizations will My lengthy experience has given pros ide the background to enable mer perspective and judgement " me to tie a qualified legislator^ Mark Stringer. 30. of Ny**a. Ore gon is running lor the Oregon Stale Senate. District 30 He it a second ary tracher for Malheur County school district He and his wife. Sherrv. have one child He earned a degree in political science from the University of Ore gon where he was a Phi Beta Kappa Stringer is a third generation rancher in Eastern Oregon and past manager of the largest sheep opera tion in Oregon He also lists as being active on the Owyhee Water Control District In regard to his candidacy he states "I believe eastern Oregon isn't getting adequate representation in the state I will be a dynamic, hard working legislator, and will be a member of the senate majority I believe my district will have a stronger voice in Salem while I an State Senator My opponent has few ideas for economic development With four of seven counties in my district on the depressed list, economic growth is a high priority I have several ideas for improving our economy I want to see more markets here and abroad for our agricultural and wood products. I'll call for a super cabinet on economic development which will include local chambers as well as state officials. I will push for a "Buy Oregon" network to promote sale of our goods ” y ' * Warren McCoy Warren H McCoy, 63. of Irrigon is running lor re election for the posi lion of Morrow County Commission er He lists his occupation as retired from the Army Cor|>s of Engineers and current County Commissioner He and his wife, Frances have three grown children McCoy has been county com mis sioner for 10 years He has also served 14 year* on the Irrigon City Council and eight years on the school board He lists being active in the Veter ans of Foreign Wars His educational background in cludes graduating from high school in Imhler. Ore and completing correspondence extension and gov ernment related course studies Regarding his candidacy. McCoy says: "Put simply I would like the opportunity to serve you for another term as your Morrow Countv Com mis*loner Our county has exper ienced tremendous growth during my 10 year tenure, and the economic future looks bright However, this growth must be controlled, and our future success depends on hard work done now "Being retired, I have the time and energy to meet the challenges and tough decisions that face our county in the years ahead I would appreciate your continued support and your vote in my bid for re-elec tion G.W. (Jerry ) Peck G W i Jerry > Peck. 44 of Board man is running for the position of Morrow County Commissioner He is currently employed parttime at the Nomad Restaurant and Peetsa Corner and parttime as a private investigator He and his wife. Kayrn have four sons Peck has served as mayor of Boardman for eight years, on the city council for two years a member County Treasurer of Morrow County School Board for seven years, member of East Cen tral Oregon Association of Counties. Board of Directors and League of Oregon Cities la-gislative Commit tee His educational background in cludes graduating from Boardman High School in 1958 and one year at Oregon Technical Institute Peck was named 1981 citizen of the year by the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce He is also active with Boy Scouts. Little l^ea gue. Elks. Eagles and the Lions Peck has submitted the following statement regarding his candidacy "I believe that I have the ability to develop a spirit of cooperation on the county commission that will streng then the relationship between the county and its cities I believe that both city and rural residents deserve représentât:» The fact that I have missed only three city council meet mgs in eight years as mayor illus trates that I am dedicated and willing lodevole lime and energy to any position to which 1 am elected It is time for a change in this position I would appreciate your vote " County Assessor he has participated in tin o p iM is c i) Gregory Paul Sweek, 31. Heppner is running for the Office of Morrow Countv Assessor He has held the office of Assessor since 1979 Sweek and his wife Martha have two children His community service activities include he is a member of B P O E No 358. he is on the Board of Directors of Heppner T V, he is a member of the Executive Board of Oregon's Assessors Association Sweek earned a B S in Agricul ture from Oregon State University G r p ir n r v P f i l i l S w p p k sUtP and “ * a (> certifia* for that the V/TOgOr} I a m rPgon He appraiser also states Eugene D Timms. 52, of Burns is running for the office of Oregon State Senator, District N He lists his occupation as self employed, owner of Alpine Creamery, a whole sale food and beverage business in Burns His education includes a B A degree from Willamette University in 1954 and having attended grad uate school at the University of Washington in economics He is also a veteran of the Korean war Timms' previous political experience is two years in the state senate, appointed by Governor Vic Atiyeh His community service includes Past president of Harney Chamber of Commerce, Chair on Parks and Recreation District in Burns. Har ney County Hospital Board of Direc tors, Burns Lions Club and the School Budget Board Timms submitted the following statement regarding his candidacy; "As a long time small business man. and your incumbent state senator, based on experience alone, I feel I'm the most qualified candi date Issues that are so important to all Oregonians, but particularly those of us in Central and Eastern Oregon such as economic develop ment to create more jobs and revenue, water resource manage ment, education, to maintain a "watchdog" surveilance over state spending and growth These are a few of many problems the 1985 legislature must deal with I've been there, and I know how to deal with the tough problems VOTE NOVEMBER 6 YOUR VOTE COUNTS! County Commissioner V ote for on e Kngene Timms Mark Stringer various appraisal and computer course* from 1979 to the present " He has submitted the following statement "Since my appointment in 1979 and subsequent election in 1980. I have tried to modernize and stream line the function* of the .Assessor'* office In August of 1983, the record* of the Assessor's office were put on computer which has allowed us to present more useful information to the public as well as economizing on the staff's time This time savings has allowed us to provide more serv ice to the public, in addition to fulfilling our statutory require - j ment* " unopposed 1979 December 1980 Morrow Co. Treasurer and Tax Collector for January 1981 until December, 1984 She is involved in communities activities as a member of the Soropttmisls of Heppner. second vice president of the Oregon Assoc iation of County Tax Collectors She is a graduate of Odessa High School. Odessa. Washington and has taken classes in computer opera lions, governmental accounting, tax laws and management Sherer has submitted the follow mg statement regarding her candid acy "During my term in office the Treasure tax Collector's office has accomplished the following I * Micro-Filming of the 1955 1982 Margo Sherer, 43. lone, is running Tax Records. 2i Development of an for Morrow County treasurer She is interest distribution program, in the incumbent treasurer and tax which each fund receives a portion collector of the total interest earned, accord She and her husband Richard have ing to daily average balances. 3) three sons Computerization of all procedures in Sherer lists the following service the Treasurer and Tax Collectors in public office Deputy Tax Collect Dept , and 41 Conversion of the or January 1977 - October 1979, accounting basis, from cash to mod Morrow Co Tax Collector October died accrual ^ /; • / Margo Sherer worked with the Mor County Assessor's office for one County Clerk and row Bloodsworth one half years, fourteen and u n op |)osc(l Barbara Bloodsworth. 47, of Hep pner is running for the office of Morrow County Clerk She is the incumbent and has served in this rapacity since January I, 1980 Her husbands name is James and she has three children and three step-children _ / Her community service activities include Director of the Morrow County Historical Society, member of the Soroptimist (Tub of Heppner. member of the Lexington Grange and the Heppner Methodist Church She graduated from Heppner High School and Northwest Business Col- I Harbara Buxxisworth lr«r i one half years as Morrow County Deputy Clerk, one year as book keep er for J C. Penny Co , and four years as a legal secretary for Joseph J Nys She has submitted the following statement concerning her candidacy for re-election "Most of the functions of the Morrow County Clerk's Office can not be learned other than by expert ence or through knowledge of the Oregon Revised Statutes My goals have always been to serve the public faithfully and to the best of my ability, and to create an atmosphere that makes the public aware that questions that can't be answered elsewhere can be brought to the Clerk's Office t
