T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , O c to b e r 17, 20 0 2
November 5, 2002 General Election Columbia County Results
November 5, 2002 General Election
Columbia County Results
Votes may not total 100% because of rounding, undervotes and write-ins.
Votes may not total 100% because of rounding, undervotes and write-ins.
Dem = Democrat Rep = Republican
Con = Constitution
% of Vote
55
37
3
3
R ep. G o rd o n S m ith
D em . Bill B ra d b u ry
Lib. D an F itz g e ra ld
C on. L on M a b o n
Yes
No
Yes
No
5 -109 Local O p tio n Tax Levy for L a w E n fo rce m e n t
43
53
N/A
N/A
14 R e m ove s racial refe ren ces in C o n stitu tio n
60
36
71
29
15 B o nds fo r seism ic rehab of p ub lic ed. b ldgs
46
49
56
44
16 B onds fo r se ism ic rehab of em erg. serv. bldgs.
46
49
56
44
17 R e duce m in im u m age fo r S tate L e g isla to rs
23
74
27
73
18 A llow s sp lit tax rates fo r som e d istricts
30
62
39
61
21 A llo w s “ N o ne of the A b o v e ” in ju d ic ia l e le ctio n s
47
48
44
56
22 R equires D istrict elections fo r sta te S u p re m e
C ourt and C o u rt of A p peals ju d g e s
54
42
49
51
2 3 C re a te s health ca re finan ce plan
19
77
21
79
24 A llo w s d e n tu ris ts to install p a rtia l d e n tu re s
71
23
76
24
District
25 Incre ases m in im u m w age, tie s to fu tu re inflation
56
42
51
49
57
38
5
26 P ro h ib its p a ym e n t of sig n a tu re g a th e re rs based
on n u m b e r of signatures
72
25
75
25
27 R e quires labeling of ge n e ticlly -e n g in e e re d foods
24
74
29
71
BALLOT M EASURE
% of Vote
U.S. REP.*
D em . D a vid W u
R ep. Jim G re e n fie ld
Lib. B e th King
62
30
4
‘ Columbia County only
49
46
5
47
44
7
D em . Ted K u lo n g s k i
R ep. K e vin M a n n ix
Lib. Tom C o x
STATE SENATO R, DIST 16
County
54
36
5
D em . J o a n D u ke s
R ep. D o n Fell
Lib. H e le n M cD a n ie l
State
County
Percent of Vote
State
County
G O VER N O R
Percent of Vote
Lib = Libertarian
Ind = Independent
U.S. SEN ATO R*
Page 17
(N/A = Not Applicable)
STATE REP, DIST. 31
60
25
9
67
24
9
R ep. J o e M e y e r
49
48
D em . E la in e H o p so n
45
52
D em . R ita B e rn h a rd
C on. J o e C a so n
52
21
N /A
N /A
Ind. C a th y T a ylo r
16
N /A
D em . B e tsy Jo h n s o n
C o n. B o b E k s tro m
Ind. M e rvyn A rn o ld
ST. REP, DIST. 32
C O U N TY C O M M IS S IO N , POS. 2
(N/A=Not Applicable)
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Increase in low wage jobs will stall state economy
O re g o n ’s e co n o m y is g ro w
ing again, but the typ ica l w o rk
e r is not likely to see sig nifica nt
e a rn in g s o r in co m e gains any
tim e soon, acco rd in g to a report
by th e O re g o n C e n te r fo r P u b
lic Policy, a non -p rofit, n o n -p a r
tis a n research group that stu d
ies how th e e co n o m y and g o v
e rn m e n t p o licie s a ffe ct low and
m o d e ra te in co m e O re g o n ia n s.
“ Even a fte r c u rre n t high u n
e m p lo y m e n t falls, the lo ng-term
tre n d s of w id e n in g in com e in
equality, g ro w th in low -paying
jo b s and d e clin in g unionization
w ill sh a p e O re g o n ’s econom y
fo r m any ye a rs to com e," said
J e ff T h o m p so n , an econ om ist
w ith th e C enter.
T h e report notes that during
th e late 1990s w o rkers in O re
gon ben efite d from sig nifica nt
in ve stm e n ts in high-tech m a n u
fa ctu rin g and a lengthy period
o f s u s ta in e d lo w u n e m p lo y
m ent, fa cto rs th a t are not like ly
to repea t in th e n ea r futu re.
T h e 113 pag e report, B oom ,
B u s t a n d B e yo n d : The S ta te o f
W o rk in g O re g o n 2 0 0 2 , p ro
vid e s a c o m p re h e n s iv e stu d y of
th e s ta tu s of w o rk in g O re g o n i
a ns. T h e re port e x a m in e s th e
liv in g s ta n d a rd s o f w o rk in g
O re g o n ia n s , p ro v id in g
new
data on in co m e inequality, fa m
ily a n d h o u s e h o ld in c o m e ,
w a ges, h o u rs w o rke d , h o u sin g
affo rda bility, ban kru ptcy, u n e m
p loym e nt, re tire m e n t security,
health in su ra n ce , th e ch a n g in g
q u a lity of jo bs, hunger, m o rt
ga g e fo re clo su re and poverty.
T h e report sh o w s th a t a fte r
rising fo r a n u m b e r of ye a rs,
real a ve ra g e a n n u a l e a rn in g s
fe ll by 1.5 p e rce n t in 2001.
T h e 2001 re ce ssio n e ra se d
im p ro ve m e n t in poverty. T h e
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p o v e rty rate w a s fla t o ve r m ost
of th e 1990s and had started to
fa ll at th e end of th e decade.
D a ta in clu d e d in the report
sh o w th a t b e tw e e n 1989 and
2 0 0 0 , th e a ve ra g e in co m e of
th e ric h e s t o ne p e rce n t of O re
g o n ia n s rose 98 p e rce n t, w h ile
th e m e d ia n h o u s e h o ld incom e
rose ju s t 9 p e rce n t. “O v e r the
la st tw e n ty years, O re g o n w e n t
fro m b e in g one o f the m ost
e q u a l s ta te s to o n e of the m ost
un e q u a l, w ith a w id e gap b e
tw e e n th e rich a nd both m iddle
in co m e and p o o r fa m ilies.
“ N ot o n ly did th e w e a lth ie st
O re g o n ia n s re a p th e lio n ’s
sh a re of th e b e n e fits of the
1 9 9 0 s e x p a n s io n , b u t m a n y
p o o r a nd low in co m e O re g o n i
ans fell fu rth e r b e h in d ,” said
M ich a e l L e a ch m a n , p o licy a n a
lyst. “T h e high tech boo m did
n o t s te m th e tid e of ris in g
p o v e rty a m o n g w o rkin g fam ilies
w ith ch ild re n ."
A s m a n y as 5 4 ,0 0 0 O re g o n i
ans lost h e a lth in su ra n ce due
to th e 2001 re ce ssio n , and a re
tu rn to ra p id ly rising pre m iu m s
e n su re s th a t in su ra n ce costs
and c o v e ra g e w ill co n tin u e to
be a p ro b le m .
E v e n th e b e s t e c o n o m ic
tim e s fa ile d to d e liv e r gre a te r
hea lth in su ra n ce c o ve ra g e fo r
O re g o n w o rke rs. U n in su ra n ce
a m o n g th e 18 to 64 y e a r old
p o p u la tio n rose fro m 13.7 p e r
ce n t in 1996 to 15.3 percen t in
2000.
R a p id ly rising hom e prices
m a d e h o u sin g less affordable.
O re g o n w e n t fro m being the
11th m ost a ffo rd a b le state fo r
h o u sin g in 1989 to the 42nd by
th e la te 1990s.