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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
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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 ”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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