As a result of last month's Independent Party primary, Jeff Lawrence (LBT, district 3) became the state's first ever Libertarian to carry a second party's flag into the summer campaign season. Lawrence defeated Michael Meo (PGP) in the runoff. This victory for Lawrence means he will have both the Libertarian and the Independent tags next to his name on this fall's voter pamphlet--an advent made possible by a recent ruling in Oregon sometimes referred to as "fusion-lite".
Bruce Broussard of Oregon Voter's Digest will be doing a short interview with Jeff Lawrence this Sunday on Channel 11 (Cable channel may vary if you're in East County or Clackamas, check listings). Also featured on Sunday's show will be Bill Sizemore. Wish Jeff luck as this will be his first on-air opportunity to voice his position and his candidacy for U.S. Congress. Man, if anyone can go to D.C. and do what he says he's going to do, it's Jeff. Make an effort to tune in.
I'm not writing a lot now because I'm helping Jeff Lawrence with his campaign in Oregon's 3rd Congressional district. Jeff is a lifelong Libertarian who has never held public office, is not a career politician but who is willing to sacrifice his very awesome career in order to take a principled, freedom-oriented approach to Washington.
I'll write more as we progress in the campaign building process. Right now I'm building his campaign site. You can go check it out at www.votejefflawrence.com but I'll warn you right now, it's not done! I hope to have it up and running by Saturday night in time for the 2nd debate.
Wish us luck and stop by to check up on us. Don't forget you can join Jeff on facebook as well and root for him there!
Congressional candidate Delia Lopez sponsored a debate for District 3 congressional contenders at Benson High School on Saturday night. And while the parlay between Lopez (R), Michael Meo (PGP) and John Sweeney (D) turned out to be a pretty good spar, the absence of Earl Blumenaur, the current representative for the district, may have kept some concerned citizens away. Certainly the potential title-fighters who did show up and strap on the gloves deserve credit for attending, which puts each of them one point ahead of a lackluster no-show like Blumenaur. Certainly he must have been solving world hunger or ending the impending alien invasion from Mars from his popularly disclosed locale of more comfortable confines: Washington, D.C.
Of course, politics may be the one game you can win even if you don’t play—especially if you’re the incumbent. Blumenaur knows this, in fact, he probably knows that the only way to lose would be to show up—a point made by Meo and Lopez during the course of events on Saturday. Even more to the point, this district, Oregon’s 3rd is one of—if not the—most Democrat laden districts in the entire Universe. So everyone has to be ready to rumble…except the champ.
As a result of last month's Independent Party primary, Jeff Lawrence (LBT, district 3) became the state's first ever Libertarian to carry a second party's flag into the summer campaign season. Lawrence defeated Michael Meo (PGP) in the runoff. This victory for Lawrence means he will have both the Libertarian and the Independent tags next to his name on this fall's voter pamphlet--an advent made possible by a recent ruling in Oregon sometimes referred to as "fusion-lite".
