Our U.S. Senate candidate, Jeff Merkley, is visiting Wilsonville. He’ll be at the Frog Pond Grange on Saturday, August 16th at 3:00 PM. The Grange is on Stafford Road just north of the intersection with Boeckman Road.
Jeff will be a breath of fresh air in the Senate, after we’ve suffered for eight long years with Gordon Smith. Jeff has served in the Oregon House for ten years, including the past two years as Speaker. The Republican-leaning Oregonian remarked that the legislative session under Merkley was the most productive in a generation. Among other achievements, Jeff delivered a rainy day fund, major ethics reform, and a limit to outrageous pay-day loans.
As our Senator, Jeff will vote to bring our troops home from Iraq within a year. He’ll also partner with Senator Wyden to get universal health care. Jeff is pro-family: he strongly supports workers’ rights to organize, and he wants to help working families pay for child care.
Jeff has the endorsement of the League of Conservation Voters. Smith, on the other hand, has a low rating from LCV. Jeff will support efforts to fight global warming, and he’ll create green jobs in the process.
Gordon Smith votes with George Bush 90% of the time, thus canceling out Senator Wyden’s good votes. It’s time to put a stop to this nonsense. Let’s all work hard to elect Jeff Merkley.
See you on Saturday!
