| RACE | ME | WILLAMETTE WEEK |
THE OREGONIAN |
PORTLAND MERCURY |
PORTLAND TRIBUNE |
BASIC RIGHTS OR |
PLANNED PARENT. |
| US SEN | MERKLEY | MERKLEY | ("UGH.") | MERKLEY | MERKLEY | ||
| US REP 3RD | BLUMENAUER | BLUMENAUER | BLUMENAUER | ||||
| OR GOV | KITZHABER | KITZHABER | KITZHABER | KITZHABER | (NONE) | KITZHABER | KITZHABER |
| OR REP 42ND | NOSSE | NOSSE | NOSSE | NOSSE | |||
| OR 86 COLLEGE FUND | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| OR 87 NAT'L GUARD | YES | YES | YES | ||||
| OR 88 DRIVER LICENSES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| OR 89 SEX EQUALITY | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | ||
| OR 90 TOP TWO PRIMARY | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO | |
| OR 91 MARIJUANA | YES | YES | YES | YES | |||
| OR 92 GMO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||
| PTLD 26-159 PARKS | YES | YES | YES | YES | |||
| METRO 26-160 DENSITY | NO | YES | YES | YES | |||
| PPS 26-161 LEVY | YES | YES | NO | YES |
THE DETAILS:
| ME | CANDIDATE | ENDORSEMENTS |
| US SENATOR | ||
| [_] | Mike Montchalin LIBERTARIAN | |
| [X] | Jeff Merkley [INCUMBENT] DEMOCRAT | INDEPENDENT | WORKING FAMILIES | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| [_] | Christina Jean Lugo PACIFIC GREEN | |
| [_] | James E Leuenberger CONSTITUTION | |
| [_] | Monica Wehby REPUBLICAN | |
| Keeping the US Senate and judicial confirmations out of Republicans' control trumps all other considerations. | ||
| US REPRESENTATIVE, 3RD DISTRICT | ||
| [_] | Michael Meo PACIFIC GREEN | |
| [_] | James Buchal INDEPENDENT | REPUBLICAN | CONSTITUTION | RIGHT TO LIFE |
| [X] | Earl Blumenauer [INCUMBENT] DEMOCRAT | WILLAMETTE WEEK | THE OREGONIAN |
| [_] | Jeffrey J Langan LIBERTARIAN | |
| [_] | David Walker | |
| It's annoying that Democrats have pretty much given-up on taking back the House. Trying and losing is better than giving-up. | ||
| OREGON GOVERNOR | ||
| [_] | Dennis Richardson REPUBLICAN | INDEPENDENT | RIGHT TO LIFE |
| [_] | Chris Henry PROGRESSIVE | |
| [_] | Aaron Auer CONSTITUTION | |
| [X] | John Kitzhaber [INCUMBENT] DEMOCRAT | WORKING FAMILIES | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | THE OREGONIAN | BASIC RIGHTS OREGON | PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE | NARAL PRO-CHOICE | OREGON LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | SIERRA CLUB | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | FMR GOV TED KULONGOSKI | US SEN RON WYDEN & JEFF MERKLEY |
| [_] | Paul Grad LIBERTARIAN | |
| [_] | Jason Levin PACIFIC GREEN | |
| While I respect Governor Kitzhaber for setting high goals for CoverOregon, he deserves criticism for its spectacular failure and mismanagement. I was also disappointed that he continued to support and waste funds on the Washington State SUV Bridge. His fiancee's recent confessions about past illegal interests are irrelevant -- she isn't running for office. However, that Kitzhaber bestowed the First Lady title on a long-time girlfriend and then allowed her to use the title for lobbying and business connections is troubling -- especially for an experienced statesmen. Unbelievably Kitzhaber remains a better choice than the GOP's guy. I admit that I kinda admire Republican State Rep. Dennis Richardson plucky campaign. He started his campaign early spamming an impressively large number of Oregonians' e-mail boxes -- although the e-mails seemed more like the rants from that fringe right-wing conspiracy theorists relative or friend we all have. He touted that he would live in the Portland-area for the summer to connect with urban voters -- but ended-up staying rent-free in a 3,000 sf house in the wealthy Lake Oswego enclave. While he understandably tries to campaigns on the Democratic governor's bad press, he hasn't explained why Oregonians should elect their first Republican to statewide office in 12 years. | ||
| OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 42ND DISTRICT | ||
| [X] | Rob Nosse DEMOCRAT | WORKING FAMILIES | WILLAMETTE WEEK | BASIC RIGHTS OREGON | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| [_] | Bruce Alexander Knight LIBERTARIAN | |
| OREGON STATE JUDICIARY: 4TH DIST CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, POSITION 12 | ||
| [X] | Gregory F. Silver [INCUMBENT] | |
| EAST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: DIRECTOR AT LARGE 2 | ||
| [X] | Nellie McAdams | |
| EAST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: DIRECTOR ZONE 3 | ||
| [X] | Michael Guebert | |
OREGON MEASURE 86
Amends Constitution: Requires creation of fund for Oregonians pursuing post-secondary education, authorizes state indebtedness to finance fund | ||
| [X] | Yes | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | BASIC RIGHTS OREGON | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS | ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OREGON | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | THE SKANNER | PORTLAND TRIBUNE | WORKING FAMILIES | PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE |
| [_] | No | THE OREGONIAN |
| Apparently this scheme involves borrowing money to invest in the stock market and using the profits to offer financial aid. Willamette Week still endorsed the measure even though they had concerns: "...some of the details of how his proposed funding mechanism would work worry us. "The state would be playing the stock market with borrowed funds, which some financial experts view as irresponsible investing. Oregon runs the risk of another stock-market crash and spending the next decade trimming budgets to pay it back..." The bigger risk though is the state continuing its trend of completely giving-up on college education. This modest plan is better than no plan. | ||
OREGON MEASURE 87
Amends Constitution: Permits employment of state judges by National Guard (military service) and state public universities (teaching) | ||
| [X] | Yes | WILLAMETTE WEEK | THE OREGONIAN | THE SKANNER | DEMOCRATIC PARTY |
| [_] | No | |
| [_] | No | THE OREGONIAN |
| The only argument I could find opposing this measure was concerns about having judges work for two branches of government. However, judges are already allowed to work for private universities and Oregon barely funds it's state colleges, so I doubt judges are scheming to unduly influence legislation for fat college paychecks. Nor do I think a judge serving in the National Guard will lead to a Judge Dredd scenario. | ||
OREGON MEASURE 88
Provides Oregon resident "driver card" without requiring proof of legal presence in the United States | ||
| [X] | Yes VOTEYESON88.COM | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | ACLU | ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OREGON | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS | THE OREGONIAN | PORTLAND TRIBUNE | THE SKANNER | GOV JOHN KITZHABER | FMR GOV TED KULONGOSKI & | BARBARA ROBERTS | US REP EARL BLUMENEAUR | BASIC RIGHTS OREGON | CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | WORKING FAMILIES | PRIDE FOUNDATION | Q CENTER | NARAL PRO-CHOICE | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | BUS PROJECT | SIERRA CLUB | ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OR | AINSWORTH UCC | BRIDGEPORT UCC |
| [_] | No PROTECTOREGONDL.ORG | |
A drivers license is about driving -- not enforcing unrelated policies. While I understand the sentiment that undocumented migrant workers should not be 'rewarded' with official state documents -- to my knowledge -- convicted felons, registered sex offenders, and delinquent taxpayers can still obtain drivers licenses. Ultimately immigration policy is a federal issue.
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OREGON MEASURE 89
Amends Constitution: State/political subdivision shall not deny or abridge equality of rights on account of sex | ||
| [X] | Yes VOTEERA.ORG | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS | ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OREGON | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | THE SKANNER | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | GOV JOHN KITZHABER | US SEN RON WYDEN & JEFF MERKLEY | US REP EARL BLUMENAUER, SUZANNE BONAMICI, PETER DeFAZIO, KURT SCHRADER & DARLENE HOOLEY |
| [_] | No | RIGHT TO LIFE | ACLU | THE OREGONIAN | CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND |
| Besides Oregon Right To Life's obvious bias against women, the argument against this amendment is that it's not needed. While there probably are some murky case laws that make this constitutional amendment unnecessary, citizens should be able to point to a clear constitutional principle that the government should treat genders equally. | ||
OREGON MEASURE 90
Changes general election nomination processes: provides for single primary ballot listing candidates; top two advance | ||
| [X] | Yes 90FOROREGON.ORG | WILLAMETTE WEEK | THE OREGONIAN | PORTLAND TRIBUNE | THE SKANNER | WORKING FAMILIES | GOV JOHN KITZHABER | FMR GOV VIC ATIYEH | PTLD MAYOR CHARLIE HALES |
| [_] | No NOONMEASURE90.ORG | PORTLAND MERCURY | RIGHT TO LIFE | THE SKANNER | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | REPUBLICAN PARTY | CONSTITUTION PARTY | LIBERTARIAN NAT'L CMTE | PROGRESSIVE PARTY | FMR GOV BARBARA ROBERTS | OUR OREGON | BUS PROJECT | OR LEA. OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| It's been TWELVE YEARS since a non-Democrat won statewide (partisan) office. While I love that Oregon is a blue state, I am concerned that elected leaders are being decided in little-watched Spring primaries. General elections should be between the two most viable candidates -- not a list of fringe candidates. The factions that oppose top-two are basically groups that have learned to dominate the current party system and want to keep the status quo. That said, my only tweak to this law would be that party primaries should remain for legislative candidates since party control is more important in congresses. | ||
OREGON MEASURE 91
Allows possession, manufacture, sale of marijuana by/to adults, subject to state licensing, regulation, taxation | ||
| [X] | Yes VOTEYESON91.COM | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | THE OREGONIAN | THE NEW YORK TIMES | THE SKANNER | ACLU | CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | WORKING FAMILIES |
| [_] | No VOTENO91.COM | REPUBLICAN PARTY | AMERICAN MED ASSOC |
OREGON MEASURE 92
Requires food manufacturers, retailers to label "genetically engineered" foods as such; state, citizens may enforce | ||
| [_] | Yes OREGONRIGHTTOKNOW.ORG | ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OREGON | CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND | THE SKANNER | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | PACIFIC GREEN PARTY | US REP EARL BLUMENAUER | US REP PETER DeFAZIO | BEN & JERRY'S |
| [X] | No VOTENOON92.COM | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | THE OREGONIAN |
CITY OF PORTLAND MEASURE 26-159
Bonds to fix playgrounds, trails; improve park facilities, safety, accessibility. | ||
| [X] | Yes FIXOURPARKS.ORG | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | THE OREGONIAN | THE SKANNER | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS | PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE |
| [_] | No | |
METRO MEASURE 26-160
Retain prohibition on Metro-required single-family neighborhood density increases | ||
| [_] | Yes PORTLAND MERCURY | STOPTHEDEMOLITION.ORG | WILLAMETTE WEEK | THE SKANNER | PORTLAND TRIBUNE* |
| [X] | No | |
Maybe I'm just dumb, but I read this three times to figure out what was going on. The Tribune's editorial endorsement only further confused me. From what I gather though this measure basically renews a 12-year-old ban that prohibits Metro (AKA the metro area's urban sprawl prevention czar) from requiring "single-family" neighborhoods to become more dense. HOWEVER, this measure apparently doesn't prevent cities from increasing density on their own nor does it prevent Metro from increasing density in other ways.
My concern is that this law only benefits "single family neighborhoods" (e.g. wealthy suburban neighborhoods) while putting the burden of density on urban neighborhoods. Ultimately, all neighborhoods will have to increase density in order to protect rural lands. It seems unfair to place the burden on some neighborhoods but not on others.
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PORTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #1JT MEASURE 26-161
Portland Public Schools levy renewal for schools and educational programs. | ||
| [X] | Yes YESFORTEACHERSYESFORKIDS.ORG | WILLAMETTE WEEK | PORTLAND MERCURY | THE SKANNER | PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE |
| [_] | No | THE OREGONIAN |
