OCCUPATION: Family Physician for ten years, five years in Salem.

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Helped form and was Medical Director of a hospice program in California; on State and National Boards of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS in Biomedical Sciences, UC Riverside, 1982; Doctorate of Medicine, UCLA, 1985; Family Practice Residency (Chief Resident), Harbor-UCLA County Hospital, 1988

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: None

Concerns for Marion County include:

DEMOCRACY: Government is meant to be by and for the people. Weve no allowance for public input at Commissioners meetings. Citizens should be included and given an avenue to voice concerns in public.

SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE: Randall Franke has accepted significant amounts of campaign contributions from special interests including garbage haulers, developers, aggregate companies, and other local and out of state corporations. This election cycle, three individuals from New Jersey who work for incinerator operator Ogden Martin gave $1,950. Ill accept no money from corporations, PACs or individuals outside of Oregon. Ill limit individual contributions to $100.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The County hires expensive consultants, duplicates studies, has a questionable $20 million solid waste fund and was responsible for the Courthouse Square mess. Infrastructure, such as roads and schools, is in decay. We need all County budgets and expenditures opened to the public for review and debate; and in a comprehensible format.

CRIME: Concerns are gang violence, drunk driving, and speeding motorists. We need more police.

GROWTH: Planning should be focused with input from the public and nonvested interests. Poor decisions result in lawsuits. We should protect farmlands, watersheds, wetlands, and groundwater.

SOLID WASTE: Incineration is costly financially and environmentally and is very likely affecting public health. We need to maximize recycling, reuse and reduction and have accessible recycling centers and monetary incentives to reduce waste.

PUBLIC HEALTH: Clean air, water and food is essential. Mental health and drug addiction programs need funding.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF RANDELL FRANKE IN OFFICE IS TOO MUCH!

IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MARION COUNTY!

VOTE FOR DR. ERIC DOVER!