OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: US Air Force Security Service Foreign Language Interpreter; Municipal Park Director; University Loan Officer; Willamette University – Constitutional Law

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Bachelor of Arts – UCLA, 1967 (Political Science); Master of Arts – UCLA, 1968 (International Relations/Public Administration); Juris Doctor – UCLA, 1971

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Mayor of Salem, Second Term; Chaired Salem Downtown Development Advisory Board: 1995; Chaired Salem Core Area Master Plan Task Force: 1995; Chaired Salem Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: 1985, 1986; Served as Salem Hearings Officer Pro Tem; Served on Salem-Keizer 24J Budget Committee; Served on Governor’s Task Force for Salmon and Steelhead Recovery; Commissioner, Capitol Planning Commission

As your Mayor, I have listened when you told me which issues are important to you. As your representative on council, I have advocated for your positions on those issues, while insuring that all sides of each issue were heard on the council floor.

When I ran for Mayor last time I promised you that I would work for quality growth management, protection of our clean water supply, and support of our youth.

As your Mayor, I have:

• Championed protection of Salem’s water supply

• Worked to see that new development pays its fair share

• Negotiated a no-cost lease of State property for youth ball fields with Representative Courtney

• Helped finish Marion Square Skateboard Park

• Saved Salem’s Riverfront Park Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration

• Established a tree ordinance to protect trees in our City

• Created a citizen task force on sidewalks

• Convened a broad-based citizen task force to discuss possible “Salem Futures”

If re-elected, I will work to:

• Create a comprehensive after-school activity program for all school-
aged youth

• Promote a Salem Library Development plan that assures adequate
funding and a fair sharing of costs with non-Salem users

• Create an economic plan that ensures sustainable quality growth

• Defend each citizen’s right to be treated with respect

• Establish an Environmental Commission to protect Salem’s livability