Westlund enters treasurer race.Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is commonly considered to include Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Primary cities in Central Oregon are La Pine, Sunriver, Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. lawmaker Ben Westlund Ben Westlund (born September, 1949 in Long Beach, California) is a Democratic Oregon state senator representing District 27, which covers most of Deschutes County and includes the city of Bend, Oregon. on Tuesday announced his candidacy for state treasurer Noun 1. state treasurer - the treasurer for a state government financial officer, treasurer - an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds , with the help of a politician he almost ran against last year. Gov. Ted Kulongoski Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski (born November 5 1940, in rural Missouri[1]) is an American Democratic politician. Since 2003, he has served as the Governor of Oregon. He was re-elected in 2006. introduced Westlund at his Capitol announcement. The Democratic governor called Westlund a friend and ally whose work on behalf of health care reform and the establishment of Oregon's Cultural Trust made him the best guy for the job. Of course, the governor joked, it was an endorsement made easier by the fact that Westlund is the only one running for the statewide office in next year's election. But he told reporters he would back Westlund's candidacy, regardless whether other candidates surface. Westlund is a successful businessman who came into the Legislature a decade ago as a Republican. He dropped his party affiliation to run for governor in 2006 as an independent. He cut that bid short, avoiding the potential role as spoiler spoiler: see airplane. 1. spoiler - A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when reading the book or watching the movie. 2. to Kulongoski, who would most likely have lost more votes to Westlund than GOP nominee Ron Saxton Ronald L. Saxton (born 1954, Albany, Oregon) is a lawyer[1] and Republican politician in Oregon. He graduated from Albany High School in 1972, earned a bachelors degree from Willamette University in 1976[2] would have. When the Legislature convened its 2007 session, Westlund was back in Salem to finish his Senate term as a Democrat. And it's as a Democrat that he's now running for treasurer. Westlund said he loved the House and revered the Senate, making it a tough decision to run for treasurer. `But my issues have become statewide issues,' he said, explaining his decision to give up his Central Oregon district to run for a state office. Westlund vowed to carry on the practice of sound fiscal management of the $66 billion in state-held investments overseen by the treasurer and an appointed Oregon Investment Council. The treasurer also helps manage state land and other assets other assets Assets of relatively small value. For financial reporting purposes, firms frequently combine small assets into a single category rather than listing each item separately. as one of three elected officials on the Oregon Lands Board. He also vowed to use the office as a bully pulpit to advocate for reform of Oregon's fiscal system, health care, and to encourage Oregonians' "financial literacy." Democrat Randall Edwards, the current state treasurer, cannot run for re-election due to term limits. |
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