- Pete Sorenson
Pete Sorenson (born in Washoe County,
Nevada ) is alawyer , member of the Democratic Party and a County Commissioner in Lane County,Oregon .From 1977 to
1979 , he was a Special Assistant to theSecretary of Agriculture during the Carter Administration.While in private practice from 1982 to 1995, he also served as a member of the Board of Education at
Lane Community College in Eugene Oregon. During his tenure at Lane Community College, Sorenson advocated strongly for dislocated workers' retraining programs and for childcare for staff and students. In 1993, Sorenson was appointed to theOregon State Senate , and was elected to a full Senate term in 1994.Instead of running for reelection as a State Senator, Sorenson choose instead to run for County Commissioner in 1996 and was elected to his first term. He ran for successfully for reelection as a County Commissioner in 2000 and 2004. Sorenson has run on a "pro-environment, pro-education, pro-senior, pro-regular taxpayer, pro-child, pro-
civil rights , pro-civil liberties , and pro-people" platform. [ [http://www.petesorenson.com/aboutpete.htm Biography] from Pete Sorenson's web site]In January 2005, Sorenson announced he would challenge
incumbent GovernorTed Kulongoski , also a Democrat. [http://www.koin.com/news.asp?RECORD_KEY%5Bnews%5D=ID&ID%5Bnews%5D=724%20] Sorenson was defeated in the May 2006 Democratic primary for Governor, receiving 16.27% of the vote. [ [http://www.oregonlive.com/elections/electioncoverage/?OR/2006/G_D_OR_0_38236_1.xml election results from OregonLive.com] ]ee also
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Oregon gubernatorial election, 2006
*U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006 References
External links
* [http://www.petesorenson.com/ Pete Sorenson 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Site]
* [http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/01/pete_sorenson_c.html Pete Sorenson: Challenging Kulongoski]
* [http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/08/get_out_the_cry.html Discussion of 2006 Candidates for Governor-Blue Oregon]
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