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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Oregon House and Senate
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from OR legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- ACLU (1)
- Cliff Bentz (4) Republican U.S. Rep Oregon-2
- Jason Conger (5) Republican Challenger Oregon
- Jeff Merkley (4) Democratic Jr Senator Oregon
- Kate Brown (12) Oregon Democratic Governor
- Knute Buehler (4) Oregon Republican candidate for governor
- Ted Kulongoski (1) Oregon Former Democratic Governor (2002-2010)
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Oregon state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- OR-R - Cliff Bentz - Elected 2020 to U.S. House OR-2 district
Member of the Oregon Senate district OR-30, 2018-19
Member of the Oregon House district OR-60, 2008-2017
- OR-R - Knute Buehler - 2020 candidate for U.S. House OR-2 district
2018 Oregon Republican candidate for governor
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 54th district, 2015-2018
- OR-R Ted Kulongoski , Oregon Former Democratic Governor (2002-2010)
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon, Jan. 4, 1997-June 18, 2001
4th Attorney General of Oregon, Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1997
- OR-D Kate Brown - Governor since 2015
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 21st district In office January 13, 1997 – January 2, 2009
- OR-R Jason Conger - 2014 Senate Challenger Oregon
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 54th district 2011 – 2015
- OR-D Jeff Merkley - U.S. Senator from Oregon
64th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives 2007 – 2009
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 47th district 1999 – 2009
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
ACLU: Apply health equity: barriers affect low-income minorities.
Kate Brown: Enacted requiring coverage for all for reproductive health.
Cliff Bentz: Opposed requiring coverage for all for reproductive health.
Knute Buehler: Opposed requiring coverage for all for reproductive health.
Jeff Merkley: Public funding for stem cell research.
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Civil Rights
Kate Brown: Let transgendered privately change name/sex on vital records.
Cliff Bentz: Disallow transgender change name/sex to be private.
Knute Buehler: Let transgendered privately change name/sex on vital records.
Jeff Merkley: Oregon Equality Act: sexual orientation is a civil right.
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Crime
Jason Conger: Voted NO on reducing sentences for non-violent offenses.
Jeff Merkley: Mandatory minimum sentence for some 1st-degree sex offenders.
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Drugs
Cliff Bentz: Oppose marijuana trade between states when federal laws end.
Kate Brown: Support marijuana trade between states when federal laws end.
Kate Brown: Liberalize recreational marijuana use but regulate it.
Jason Conger: Voted NO on retail medical marijuana establishments.
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Energy & Oil
Kate Brown: Wean Oregon off coal and boost renewable sources.
Kate Brown: Clean fuel bill critical; we are seeing a warming planet.
Jason Conger: Voted NO on electronic energy efficiency standards.
Ted Kulongoski: Require 1.5% solar energy technology in public construction.
Kate Brown: Require 1.5% solar energy technology in public construction.
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Environment
Jason Conger: Voted NO on prohibiting motorized mining in riverbeds.
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Gun Control
Kate Brown: Supports IP43 assault weapon ban and IP44 safe storage rules.
Knute Buehler: Opposes gun control proposals as intruding on basic freedoms.
Kate Brown: Require criminal background checks for gun purchases.
Kate Brown: Require background checks for most gun transactions.
Kate Brown: Require more background checks on gun sales.
Cliff Bentz: No background checks for private gun transactions.
Knute Buehler: No background checks for private gun transactions.
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Immigration
Kate Brown: Expand state college aid to undocumented students.
Jason Conger: Voted NO on drivers licenses for non-resident aliens.
Jeff Merkley: Rated 90% by Oregonians for Immigration Reform.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Oregon House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- SB582: Craft Cannabis Alliance , "Oregon Senate Passes Licensed Interstate Transfer Bill," May 15, 2019
- Oregon H 3700: ACLU analysis, "Reproductive Health Equity Act," 8/15/2017
- HB2673: NBC News, "Oregon Governor Signs Transgender Equity Bill Into Law," June 1, 2017
- The Bend Bulletin on Oregon IP43 & IP44, on Gun Control, (Kate Brown & Knute Buehler), 2/24/2017
- The Oregonian on SB-1598 & HB-4014, on recreational marijuana, (Kate Brown), 3/7/2016
- The Oregonian on Oregon SB 9, on immigrant college aid, (Kate Brown), 7/22/2015
- SB941: Wall Street Journal on Oregon SB-941, on background checks on gun sales, (Kate Brown), 5/11/2015
- SB941: The Oregonian, "Kate Brown signs background check bill as gun violence groups claim landmark victory," by Jeff Mapes, May 11, 2015
- Oregon.gov press release on SB324, on Clean fuel, (Kate Brown), 3/12/2015
- Oregon HB 2620, on solar energy, (Kate Brown & Ted Kulongoski), 6/11/2007
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