"Les AuCoin. In the struggle to improve the economy he's on our side." early 1980s campaign brochure

Title

"Les AuCoin. In the struggle to improve the economy he's on our side." early 1980s campaign brochure

Description

A brochure from one of US Congressman Les AuCoin's re-election campaigns for Oregon's 1st District in the early 1980s (1982 or 1984, most likely). The brochure features photographs of Congressman AuCoin, as well as a description of his background and a list of his then recent achievements in Congress, with subtitles such as "Fighting high interest rates," "Pressing for peace," "Pulling the plug on Watt," "Kepping Social Security secure," "Creating housing jobs," "Saving our smaller mills," "Preparing our ports for coal," "Protecting our fishermen," and "Delivering roadbuilding jobs."

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_570

Creator

Re-Elect Les AuCoin Committee

Date

1982/1984

Date Created

1982-1984

Spatial Coverage

Oregon

United States

Subject

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States

Political campaigns--United States--1980-1990.

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Rights

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

Type

Text