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FINAL SIGNERS Out of this project ROP has created a list of supportive local elected officials that we can call upon for future actions & statements. Please help build the progressive resource for Oregon! Email cara@rop.org with the name and contact information your local supportive elected officials. September 13, 2007 (date of release) Dear Member of Congress, We are elected city, school, education, county and state officials in Oregon sending this letter to Oregon's congressional delegation, urging you to direct the Administration to bring our Armed Forces home from Iraq and to cut off the funds for the Iraq War. We want to add our voices to those of the group of Oregon county commissioners who initiated this message on June 22, 2007. The Administration put forward the purposes of removing a dictator from power and removing a perceived threat of weapons of mass destruction. If these were once valid reasons to send troops abroad, they are no longer valid reasons. Our brave Armed Forces--including a disproportionate number from our state and communities--are now seen as an occupation force and they continue to be placed in harm's way for no apparent reason. Congress has the "power of the purse" and must assert its responsibility to do what is right and just. We call on you to act in support of the safe and careful withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. This is the best way to “support our troops”. As elected officials, we are struggling to provide basic services at a time when the Iraq War's costs are mounting. We have been told by federal officials, time and time again that federal funds for roads, schools, economic development, housing, corrections, tuition assistance, law enforcement, health care, mental health and all other purposes are limited because of the Iraq War. We are told to find "offsets" as the cost of the Iraq War explodes. The former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, was asked -- at the beginning of the Iraq War -- what the cost of the Iraq War would be. At the time, he estimated the cost at $50 billion. As a Nation, we had spent $440. billion by June 2007. Oregon's proportionate share of that cost was over $3.7 billion. Even after the bloodshed ends, we and our sons and daughters will continue to pay for this war and the care of physically and mentally wounded veterans as part of the National debt. We represent a large and growing number of Oregonians who, for many reasons, understand the need to stop this war. Among us are those who mourn the deaths and injuries of our neighbors. Among us are those who mourn for the deaths and destruction suffered by the Iraqi people, and those who believe the war is counter to the true long term interests of the American people. And among us are those in cities where basic infra-structure is badly in need of rebuilding and repair; and those in cities where libraries have closed for lack of funds; and in counties where budget cuts have forced long time employees out of work, where parks have been shut down and essential services are at risk. We continue a massive involvement in conflict overseas, while we cannot solve our own pressing domestic issues. Please urge the Administration to bring our Armed Forces home from Iraq and please cut off funds for the Iraq War except those which are necessary for safe and prompt withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq. Very truly yours, 2-Maria Rojo De Steffey, Multnomah County
Commissioner, Portland, Oregon,
Maria.Rojodesteffey@co.multnomah.or.us 5-Dick Schouten, Washington County Commissioner, Beaverton, Oregon, Dick_Schouten@co.washington.or.us 6-Jeff Cogen, Multnomah County Commissioner, Portland, Oregon, jeff.cogen@co.multnomah.or.us 7-Bill Fleenor, Lane County Commissioner, Mapleton, Oregon, bill.fleenor@co.lane.or.us 8-Peter Buckley, State Representative, District 5, Ashland, Oregon, Buckley.Rep@state.or.us 9-Joyce Compere, City Councilor, Astoria, Oregon, astoriasundaymarket@charter.net 10-David Trott, Mayor, Umatilla, Oregon, dptrott92@hotmail.com 11-Jim Raskin, City Council President, Cannon Beach, Oregon, raskin@ci.cannon-beach.or.us 12-Jim Needham, City Councilor, Molalla, Oregon, needham@molalla.net 13-Mark Camara, City Councilor, Toledo, Oregon Mark.Camara@charter.net 14-Peter Howison, M.D., City Council President, Dunes, Oregon, PHowison@peacehealth.org 15-Kitty Piercy, Mayor, Eugene, Oregon, kitty.piercy@ci.eugene.or.us 16-Mike Claassen, City Councilor, Bandon, Oregon mmclaas@earthlink.net 17-John Hewitt, City Councilor, Port Orford, Oregon jhewittiii@harborside.com 18-Ginger Williams, City Councilor, Carlton, Oregon williams_g@comcast.net 19-Marjorie Iburg, City Councilor, Pendleton, miburg@mailbug.com 20-Diane Conrad, City Councilor, Cottage Grove, mydiane@earthclick.net 21-Betty Taylor, Eugene City Councilor, Betty.L.Taylor@ci.eugene.or.us 22-Vicki Walker, Oregon State Senator, sen.vickiwalker@state.or.us 23-Bonny Bettman, Eugene City Councilor, bonny.s.bettman@ci.eugene.or.us 24-Andrea Ortiz, Eugene City Councilor, AOrtiz@peacehealth.org 25-Joe Lewis, Scapoose School Board, joezill48@aol.com 26-Leslie Rubinstein, South Lane School Board, Cottage Grove, Ruby56@gmail.com 27-Jack Lorts, Fossil City Council President, jclorts@centurytel.net 28-Carol Horne-Dennis, Lane Educational Service District Board, chorne@efn.org 29-Don Hampton, Mayor, Oakridge, hampton4552@msn.com 30-Charles Martinez, Board member, Eugene School District 4J, charlesm@osic.com 31-Elizabeth Belmont, Oakland School Board, Oakland, 541-459-3602 32-Ed Francis, Oakland School Board, Oakland, 541-459-1371 33-Katherine Goodwin, Oakland School Board, Oakland, 541-817-3585 34-Mike Beilstein, Corvallis City Council, mikebeilstein@yahoo.com 35-Dave Gilmour, M.D., Jackson County Commissioner, drgilmour@mac.com 36-Ray Weldon, Lebanon City Council, ray@dswebnet.com 37-Steve Milligan, Monmouth City Council, milligan@viser.net 38-Mark Lacey, Joseph City Council, mark.lacey@eaglecap.net 39-Bill Lennox, Wasco County Commissioner, bill@co.wasco.or.us 40-Dave Toler, Josephine County Commissioner, tolerd@gmail.com 41-Peter Gramlich, City Councilor, Bend, pgramlich@bendnet.com 42-Matt Donohue, Board member, 509J School Board, Corvallis, matt_donohue@msn.com 43-Linda Johnson, City Councilor, Bend, gratefulgal@bendcable.com 44-Tim Dehne, Director of Soil and Water Conservation District, Benton County, ich_dehne@hotmail.com 45-Bill Burgess, Marion County Clerk, bburgess@co.marion.or.us 46-Patricia Daniels, City Councilor, Corvallis, wally@peak.org 47-Bill York, City Councilor, Corvallis, yorkb@peak.org 48-William B. Harrington, Councilor, City of Prairie City, billharrington@ortelco.net 49-Dale Thompson, Mayor, Condon, ndalet@tds.net 50-David Crider, Crescent Rural Fire Protection District, Klamath County, dcrider@hotmail.com 51-Annabelle Jaramillo, Benton County Commissioner, annabelle@peak.org 52-Bob Litak, Three Rivers School Board, rlitak@mail.com 53- George C. Grosch, Corvallis City Councilor, angelicaandgeorge@hotmail.com 54-Sharon Sherlock, City Councilor, Enterprise, sherlock@bmi.net 55-Alan Zelenka, City Councilor, Eugene, alan@alanzelenka.com 56-Chip Shields, State Representative, District 5, N/NE Portland, rep.chipshields@state.or.us 57-James W. Lewis, Mayor, Jacksonville, jvillemayor@charter.net 58-Randy Leonard, Portland City Council, rleonard@ci.portland.or.us 59- Paul Holvey, State Rep., District 8, Eugene 60-Sharon Konopa, Albany City Council, sharonkonopa@juno.com 61-Mike Ahern, Jefferson County Commissioner, mahern@crestviewcable.com 62-Troy Horton, Mist Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District member, thorton@walnutstreet.com 63-Michelle Holman, Mapleton School Board member, Lane ESD Board member, mholman@lane.k12.or.us
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