US Representative OR 1st District

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[ ] Joel Haugen Independent	5-Point Plan for America: • "Achieve energy independence by 2019 with alternative energy" • "Overhaul our public education system" • "Become stewards for a healthy citizenry" • "Establish a 21st century foreign policy" • "Replace our broken tax system with a practical alternative, and pay down the national debt" JoelHaugenForCongress.com Issues: • "...convert our primary energy source from fossil fuels to clean alternatives..." • "...U.S. cannot and should not try to be the Lone Ranger for the world; frankly, we neither have all the answers nor can we afford the financial cost..." • "...incentivize community outreach and military service....education and career advancement to loan forgiveness and loan guarantees can be used as incentives...." • "...investment in renewable energy and improving our nation's infrastructure..." • "...tax revenue is generated through fees that everyone pays on electronic transactions..." • "...move from a prescription-based health care system to a prevention-based health care system..." • "...discourage illegal immigration and reward legal immigrants, along with negotiating with the originating nations formal agreements to keep their populations at home..." • "...In the last trimester, I oppose abortions unless the mother’s life is at risk..." • "...homosexuality is not something that men or women choose, but is a function of genetics that we need to acknowledge and respect in the same manner that we do with heterosexuals..." • "...new GI Bill that encourages citizens to serve their country and provides iron-clad access to health care, education, and job opportunities..." endorsements: • Just Out
[_] Chris Henry Pacific Green	ChrisHenryForCongress.org issues: • "...TURN THE US MILITARY, HUMANITARY..." • "...priorities are for peace, justice, education, health care, and human rights..."
[ ] H Joe Tabor Libertarian	No website found. From voter's pamphlet (pdf): • "...support only bills that I have time read..." • "...pass no laws to benefit one class of people over another..." • "...stop funding wars..." • "...encourage low cost energy development, better immigration policies, and ways to cut medical costs..." • "...transfer administration of social programs from the federal government to the fifty states..."
[X] David Wu Democrat	WuForCongress.com: endorsements: • "...Protect our civil liberties..." • "...Combat the spread of methamphetamine..." • "...Reduce our dependence on foreign oil..." • "...Ensure quality, affordable health care..." • "...Strengthen the economy and create family wage jobs ..." • "...Improve our school system ..." • WWeek • The Oregonian • The Skanner • Sierra Club
	• Victoria Taft: "Write in Lisa Michaels"

MY FIRST IMPRESSION: Yep, going to vote for incumbent Democrat Wu. I am tempted to vote for Haugen just because Wu's campaign has been a little too quiet.