"Facts on Oregonian Work" statement from first primary election for US House of Representatives

Title

"Facts on Oregonian Work" statement from first primary election for US House of Representatives

Description

A statement by Oregon House Majority Leader Les AuCoin regarding his previous affiliation and employment with The Oregonian newspaper. AuCoin states that he had worked during for The Oregonian for a short time in 1960 during a strike, "having no comprehension of the real meaning of a strike," before being employed again by the newspaper after the strike had ended in November 1965. A handwritten note on the front page, which was presumbly written years later, states: "During first primary, Demo [sic] opponents used my Oregonian employment against me."

This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Identifier

PUA_MS147_540

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date

1974

Date Created

April 15, 1974

Spatial Coverage

Oregon

Subject

Oregon. State Legislature.

Legislators--United States

Newspapers--United States

Elections--United States

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Text