Newsletter: Benton Co. Republicans, June 22

”Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” …Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1927-2003.

Multiple articles and 'Contact Lists' included in this post:

(Posted late) YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! - A VERY IMPORTANT NOTE FROM BOB TIERNAN, Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party: On Friday, Republicans stood together and stood strong to hand the Democrats in Salem one of the biggest defeats of the session. Republicans thwarted the Democrats’ plan to push through legislation that would suspend Measure 57 and ignore the will of the voters! Last November, Oregon voters passed Measure 57 by a 61% margin. Now the Democrats are trying to overturn the will of Oregon voters. ∴ The Democrats in Salem have said they will bring this vote up again for reconsideration on Monday, once again trying to overturn the will of the people! Call the Democrats and tell them to respect the votes of the people of Oregon and VOTE NO on the reconsideration vote of HB 3508 on Monday!

Measure 57 appeared on the November 2008 ballot and was passed by a large majority of the voters. It requires longer prison sentences and mandatory drug and alcohol treatment for felony criminals who commit the crimes of manufacturing and dealing large quantities of illegal drugs such as meth, heroin and cocaine; identity theft, thefts against the elderly and repeat felony property crimes such as home invasion, burglary and stealing your car.

Now the Democratic controlled Legislature wants to suspend that measure for three years because they say they can't afford it!
Call or email your Republican legislator and thank them for their efforts to stop the Democrats’ liberal agenda or contact your Democratic legislator and tell them to listen to will of Oregon voters. You can find your Representative and Senator by visiting: http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/

Please don't assume other people receiving this call to action will do this and therefore you don't need to. I am asking all of you who receive this message to take action. We need all legislators to receive thousands of emails and calls so that they know we are serious about having our vote respected and our streets kept safe.

Stand up for your vote and for your families and their safety. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Bob Tiernan
Chairman, Oregon Republican Party

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Don’t Let Senate Bill 767 Kill Online School!

Contact Sarah Gelser (District 16) and tell her to vote against this bill that reduces student options.

A bill that could kill the online Oregon Connections Academy, a virtual online school, when it tries to renew its charter next year passed the Oregon Senate and is scheduled for debate Monday in the Oregon House of Representatives. Oregon’s Democrat-controlled legislature has the voting majority and is tied to the Oregon Education Association (the teachers’ union), which opposes any competition to traditional schools.

The Willamette Weekly recently revealed the Oregon Education Association (the teachers’ union) used its influence to get a state-employed attorney to draft politically charged, pro-OEA language for legislation intended to strangle OEA competition. The OEA lobbyist asked the Dept. of Education attorney to draft provisions in direct contradiction of Oregon’s State Board of Education. And the attorney did it.

To see how subversive the OEA and its union representatives’ actions have become in legislative politics, read the Willamette Weekly’s article, the letter from State Board of Education’s Chairman, Duncan Wyse, and the recently discovered e-mail from OEA union lobbyist Laurie Wimmer to Oregon Department of Education attorney, Cindy L. Hunt.

The OEA lobbyist’s requests were granted and the desired provisions were then buried in Senate Bill 767. Deep in SB 767 is found the following provision:

SECTION 13c. ORS 338.125 (2)(b) applies to all public charter schools operating in this state prior to, on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act unless: (1) A public charter school has been granted a waiver of the provisions of ORS 338.125 (2)(b) by the State Board of Education under ORS 338.025;

Although most people reading Section 13c of SB 767 would not give it a thought, a close reading shows it is intended to shut down any competition to OEA’s hold on public education. The statute referred to, ORS 338.125 (2)(b), states in relevant part the following:

“…if a public charter school offers any online courses as part of the curriculum of the school, then 50 percent or more of the students who attend the public charter school must reside in the school district in which the public charter school is located.”

Of deep concern are the facts this position opposes the official position of the State Board of Education, but that its chairman Dennis Wyse says “that’s o.k.”, showing that the State Board isn’t going to lock horns with the teachers’ union.

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“The Letter” Expresses Deep Concerns of Patriots

Patriotic talk-show host Glenn Beck recently received a letter from a woman in Arizona that contained a message to our nation’s leadership. The letter says that the woman is an American citizen, born and raised in this country. She’s 53, a registered Democrat all her life, until before the last presidential election, when she registered as a Republican because she no longer felt the Democratic Party represents her view or works to pursue issues important to her.

She continues, “Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you’re willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now.

“You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation”:

One, illegal immigration and secure borders; Two, freeze and repeal the TARP bill; Three, stop circumvention of our checks and balances by the Czars. Fire them! ; Four, cap and trade; Five, don’t rush into the expensive decision on universal health care; Six, growing government control… restore states’ rights; Seven, she doesn’t trust Acorn and wants them investigated and controlled; Eight, the only redistribution of wealth I will support is when someone with more money gives me a job; Nine, don’t mess with charitable contributions; Ten, stop the corporate bailouts; Eleven, let’s have some real transparency and accountability; Twelve, stop the unprecedented quick spending. To read how she feels about these issues and what she expects from our legislators, go to our website, which will direct you to the full article.

You will also find a Petition: an open letter to our nation’s leadership, which you may want to sign.
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CONTACT INFORMATION

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Corvallis Gazette-Times – G-T, 600 SW Jefferson Av, Corvallis OR 97333; FAX: 758 9505
e-mail: opinion@gtconnect.com

Benton County’s Republican Oregon Senators and Representatives
Senator Frank Morse (R), Oregon Senate District 8 sen.frankmorse@state.or.us
Senator Brian Boquist (R), Oregon Senate District 12 sen.brianboquist@state.or.us
Representative Andy Olson (R), Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 rep.andyolson@state.or.us
Representative Jim Thompson (R), Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 rep.jimthompson@state.or.us
Benton County is also represented by Democrat Sara Gelser, District 16 rep.saragelser@state.or.us

Republican Caucus: 503 986 1950

Republicans in the Oregon Senate:

Sen. Jason Atkinson, District 2. sen.jasonatkinson@state.or.us 503 986 1702
Sen. Brian Boquist, District 12 sen.brianboquist@state.or.us 503 986 1712
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, District 30 sen.tedferrioli@state.or.us 503 986 1950
Sen. Larry George, District 13 sen.larrygeorge@state.or.us 503 986 1713
Sen. Fred Girod, District 9 sen.fredgirod@state.or.us 503 986 1709
Sen. Jeff Kruse, District 1 sen.jeffkruse@state.or.us 503 986 1701
Sen. Frank Morse, District 8 sen.frankmorse@state.or.us 503 986 1708
Sen. David Nelson, District 29 sen.davidnelson@state.or.us 503 986 1729
Sen. Bruce Starr, District 15 503 986 1715
Sen. Chris Telfer, District 27 503 986 1727
Sen. Doug Whitsett, District 28 503 986 1728
Sen. Jackie Winters, District 10 sen.jackiewinters@state.or.us 503 986 1710



Democratic Caucus Leaders
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Richard Devlin , Majority Leader
Laurie Monnes Anderson , Deputy Majority Leader
Alan Bates , Majority Whip
Mark Hass , Majority Whip
Floyd Prozanski , Assistant Majority Leader
Diane Rosenbaum , Assistant Majority Leader

Democrats in the Oregon Senate:

Sen. Alan C Bates, District 3 sen.alancbates@state.or.us 503 986 1703

Sen. Suzanne Bonamici, District 17 sen.suzannebonamici@state..or.us 503 986 1717

Sen. Ginny Burdick, District 18 sen.ginnyburdick@state.or.us 503 986 1718

Sen. Margaret Carter, District 22 sen.margaretcarter@state.or.us 503 986 1722

Sen. Peter Courtney, District 11 sen.petercourtney@state.or.us 503 986 1600

Sen. Richard Devlin, District 19 sen.richarddevlin@state.or.us 503 986 1700

Sen. Jackie Dingfelder, District 23 sen.jackiedingfelder@state.or.us 503 986 1723

Sen. Mark Hass, District 14 sen.markhass@state.or.us 503 986 1714

Sen. Betsy Johnson, District 16 sen.betsyjohnson@state.or.us 503 986 1716

Sen. Rick Metsger, District 26 sen.rickmetsger@state.or.us 503 986 1726

Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Dist 25 sen.lauriemonnesanderson@state.or.us 503 986 1725

Sen. Rod Monroe, District 25 sen.rodmonroe@state.or.us 503 986 1724

Sen. Bill Morrisette, District 8 sen.billmorrisette@state.or.us 503 986 1708

Sen. David Nelson, District 29 sen.davidnelson@state.or.us 503 986 1729

Sen. Floyd Prozanski, District 4 sen.floydprozanski@state.or.us 503 986 1704

Sen. Dianne Rosenbaum, District 21 sen.diannerosenbaum@state..or.us 503 986 1721

Sen. Martha Schrader, District 20 sen.marthaschrader@state.or.us 503 986 1720

Sen. Joanne Verger, District 5 sen.joanneverger@state.or.us 503 986 1705

Sen. Vicki L. Walker, District 7 sen.vickielwalker@state.or.us 503 986 1707


Oregon House of Representatives:
Rep. Wayne Krieger –R , district 1 rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us 503 986 1401
Rep. Tim Freeman –R, district 2 rep.timfreeman@state.or.us 503 986 1402
Rep. Ron Maurer – R, district 3 rep.ronmaurer@state.or.us 503 986 1403
Rep. Dennis Richardson –R, district 4 rep.dennisrichardson@state.or.us 503 986 1404
Rep. Peter Buckley – D, district 5 rep.peterbuckley@state.or.us 503 986 1405
Rep. Sal Esquivel –R, district 6 rep.salesquivel@state.or.us 503 986 1406
Rep. Bruce L. Hanna –R, district 7 rep.brucehanna@state.or.us 503 986 1407
Rep. Paul Holvey –D, district 8 rep.paulholvey@state.or.us 503 986 1408
Rep. Arnie Roblan –D, district 9 rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us 503 986 1409
Rep. Jean Cowan –D, district 10 rep.jeancowan@state.or.us 503 986 1410
Rep.Phil Barnhart –D, district 11 rep.philbarnhart@state.or.us 503 986 1411
Rep. E. Terry Beyer – D, district 12 rep.terrybeyer@state.or.us 503 986 1412
Rep. Nancy Nathanson –D, district 13 rep.nancynathanson@state.or.us 503 986 1413
Rep. Chris Edwards –D, district 14 rep.chrisedwards@state.or.us 503 986 1414
Rep. Andy Olson –R, district 15 rep.andyolson@state.or.us 503 986 1415
Rep. Sara Gelser –D, district 16 rep.saragelser@state.or.us 503 986 1416
Rep. Sherrie Sprenger –R, district 17 rep.sherriesprenger@state..or.us 503 986 1417
Rep. Vic Gilliam –R, district 18 rep.vicgilliam@state.or.us 503 986 1418
Rep. Kevin Cameron –R, district 19 rep.kevincameron@state.or.us 503 986 1419
Rep. Vicki Berger –R, district 20 rep.vickiberger@state.or.us 503 986 1420
Rep. Brian Clem –D, district 21 rep.brianclem@state.or.us 503 986 1421
Rep. Betty Komp –D, district 22, rep.bettykomp@state.or.us 503 986 1422
Rep. Jim Thompson –R, district 23, rep.jimthompson@state.or.us 503 986 1423
Rep. Jim Weidner -R, district 24 rep.jimweidner@state.or.us 503 986 1424
Rep. Kim Thatcher -R, district 25 rep.kimthatcher@state.or.us 503 986 1425
Rep. Matt Wingard – R, district 26 rep.mattwingard@state.or.us 503 986 1426
Rep. Tobias Read –D, district 27 rep.tobiasread@state.or.us 503 986 1427
Rep. Jeff Barker –D, district 28 rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us 503 986 1428
Rep. Chuck Riley –D, district 29 rep.chuckriley@state.or.us 503 986 1429
Rep. David Edwards –D, district 30 rep.davidedwards@state.or.us 503 986 1430
Rep. Brad Witt –D, district 31 rep.bradwitt@state.or.us 503 986 1431
Rep. Deborah Boone –D, district 32 rep.deborahboone@state.or.us 503 986 1432
Rep. Mitch Greenlick –D, district 33 rep.mitchgreenlick@state.or.us 503 986 1433
Rep. Chris Harker –D, district 34 rep.chrisharker@state.or.us 503 986 1434
Rep. Larry Galizio –D, district 35 rep.larrygalizio@state.or.us 503 986 1435
Rep. Mary Nolan –D, district 36 rep.marynolan@state.or.us 503 986 1436
Rep. Scott Bruun –R, district 37 rep.scottbruun@state.or.us 503 986 1437
Rep. Chris Garrett –D, district 38 rep.chrisgarrett@state.or.us 503 986 1438
Rep. Bill Kennemer –R, district 39 rep.billkennemer@state.or.us 503 986 1439
Rep. Dave Hunt –D, district 40 rep.davehunt@state.or.us 503 986 1440
Rep. Carolyn Tomei –D, district 41 rep.carolyntomei@state.or.us 503 986 1441
Rep. Jules Bailey -D, district 42 rep.juleskopelbailey@state.or.us 503 986 1442
Rep. Chip Shields –D, district 43 rep.chipshields@state.or.us 503 986 1443
Rep. Tina Kotek –D, district 44 rep.tinakotek@state.or.us 503 986 1444
Rep. Michael Dembrow –D, district 45 rep.michaeldembrow@state.or.us 503 986 1445
Rep. Ben Cannon –D, district 46 rep.bencannon@state.or.us 503 986 1446
Rep. Jefferson Smith –D, district 47 rep.jeffersonsmith@state.or.us 503 986 1447
Rep. Mike Schaufler –D, district 48 rep.mikeschaufler@state.or.us 503 986 1448
Rep. Nick Kahl –D, district 49 rep.nickkahl@state.or.us 503 986 1449
Rep. Greg Matthews – D, district 50 rep.gregmatthews@state.or.us 503 986 1450
Rep. Brent Barton –D, district 51 rep.brentbarton@state.or.us 503 986 1451
Rep. Suzanne VanOrman –D, district 52 rep.suzannevanorman@state..or.us 503 986 1452
Rep. Gene Whisnant – R, district 53 rep.genewhisnant@state.or.us 503 986 1453
Rep. Judy Stiegler –D, district 54 rep.judystiegler@state.or.us 503 986 1454
Rep. George Gilman –R, district 55 rep.georgegilman@state.or.us 503 986 1455
Rep. Bill Garrard –R, district 56 rep.billgarrard@state.or.us 503 986 1456
Rep. Greg Smith –R, district 57 rep.gregsmith@state.or.us 503 986 1457
Rep. Bob Jenson –R, district 58 rep.bobjenson@state.or.us 503 986 1458
Rep. John E Huffman –R, district 59 rep.johnhuffman@state.or.us 503 986 1459
Rep. Cliff Bentz –R, district 60 rep.cliffbentz@state.or.us 503 986 1460

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