Oregon 2003 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: Oregon 2003 Off Year Election

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Oregon

Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:	3,428,543	(1.22% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,530,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,943,699
Capital:	Salem

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Oregon State and Local Government



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

	Democrat	Governor Ted Kulongoski • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is NOT affected by a term limit.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

	Democrat	Bill Bradbury • Appointed: 1999; first elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

	Democrat	Hardy Myers • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

	Democrat	Randall Edwards • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Commissioner of Labor and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be elected for a term of four years [ORS 651.030]

	Nonpartisan	Dan Gardner • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2002. A 2011 law eliminated this as an elected office effective at the end of the current Superintendent's term or resignation. This office is now an appointed position.

	Nonpartisan	Susan Castillo • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican	Senator Gordon H. Smith • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3	Democrat	Senator Ron Wyden • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

108^th House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democrats (4 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

CD 1	Democrat	Congressman David Wu • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 2	Republican	Congressman Greg Walden • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 3	Democrat	Congressman Earl Blumenauer • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 4	Democrat	Congressman Peter A. Defazio • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 5	Democrat	Congressman Darlene Hooley • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

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