It's usually the case that the Legislature can agree on congressional districts," said Norman Turrill, first vice president for the League of Women Voters of Oregon, who helped write a 2007 study on redistricting in Oregon.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS In addition to Jean Tate and Dave Frohnmayer, committee members include: Gretchen Pierce, president of Eugene real estate firm Hult & Associates Darryl Larson, a retired Lane County Circuit Court Judge John Lively, a former mayor of Springfield and currently working for Eugene-based PR firm Cawood Communication Ed Coleman, a musician and member of the NAACP and retired English professor from the University of Oregon Ron Chase, executive director of Sponsors, a Eugene-based service that helps offenders re-enter society Kappy Eaton, governance coordinator for the League of Women Voters of Oregon Tony Biglan, a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute in Eugene.
They are an April 5 event in Newport sponsored by the Associated Press and the League of Women Voters of Oregon and an April 15 debate sponsored by KGW-TV and The Oregonian.
Measure 49 is supported by a broad coalition, including the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation and 15 other farm organizations, the Oregon State Fire Fighters Council, fishing and outdoor organizations, the Oregon Business Association, the League of Women Voters of Oregon and many more.
Among them are the League of Women Voters of Oregon, the Oregon Business Association, the Oregon AFL-CIO, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the Oregon Trappers Association, the Oregon State Council of Senior Citizens and the Oregon American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
