Henson starts race for House position.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. STEVES The Register-Guard SALEM - A second Democrat has entered the race for Springfield's state Springfield's state (the name is never mentioned) is the state in which the fictional American town of Springfield in the TV show The Simpsons is located. The state capital is Capital City. House seat. Rick Henson, 49, officially entered the House District 12 race Wednesday after filing preliminary campaign papers several weeks ago. Henson is a consultant for labor unions labor union: see union, labor. and nonprofit organizations and a member of the Oregon AFL-CIO The Oregon AFL-CIO is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of Oregon that promotes the rights of working people in the electoral and legislative arenas on the local, state and national level. It is an affiliate of the national AFL-CIO. executive board. He also has been the head of a service employees union local and is past president of the Lane County Labor Council. "I still tend to call myself a carpenter since that was the first part of my life and I can't quite hang up the bag," he said. Henson will face Elizabeth Terry Beyer in the May primary, the only other Democrat to file for the office so far. The deadline to file is March 12. Republican Norm Fox also has filed for his party's primary in House District 12. Henson said he was running for the Legislature because he wanted to work to maintain adequate funding for public schools as well as help businesses and families deal with spiraling health care and utility costs. He said he also wanted to make sure Gov. John Kitzhaber's work to restore natural habitat continues, in balance with the need to "bring in quality jobs to the community." Henson's public service includes serving as chairman of the Lane Regional Workforce Quality Council, which focused on community development and work force transition issues for dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. workers and students. He also was appointed to the Oregon Workforce Development Board, which dealt with similar issues on a statewide basis. Henson enters the race after being one of three nominees to fill the vacancy created in the House when Springfield Democrat Bill Morrisette resigned to accept an appointment to the Senate. The three nominees were selected by a convention of Springfield Democratic precinct A constable's or police district. A small geographical unit of government. An election district created for convenient localization of polling places. A county or municipal subdivision for casting and counting votes in elections. PRECINCT. committee members. But Lane County commissioners declined to select a replacement from that slate because some were upset that Beyer and Springfield City Councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun Fred Simmons were not nominated. That put the appointment decision in Kitzhaber's hands. He chose Beyer for the post. |
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