- Jim Torrey
Jim Torrey is a politician in the
U.S. state ofOregon . He served eight years asmayor of Eugene. Torrey was a Republican candidate for the 2006Oregon State Senate . He was defeated by incumbentVicki Walker . Torrey was first elected to public office at the age of 21, when he won a seat on theWaldport city council.Oregon Independent Party mayoral candidacy
Torrey filed for the
2008-05-20 primary race for mayor of Eugene as an Independent candidate. According to news sources that would make Torrey the first candidate of the newly formedIndependent Party to run for election in Oregon if he succeeds in getting his name on theballot . [ [http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=7992927"Torrey candidacy could be milestone for Oregon Independents"]KTVZ .com retrieved2008-03-23 ]Torrey's decision as a former two term mayor to challenge the current mayor
Kitty Piercy , a first term incumbent, is seen as an "unprecedented contest" in Eugene politics. [ [http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=74445&sid=5&fid=1"Piercy vs. Torrey: Look beyond the labels in Eugene’s mayoral race"] "The Register-Guard "2008-03-07 retrieved2008-03-23 ]Jeff Mapes, a political analyst with "
The Oregonian ", describes the election:Both are smart, tough and tested politicians who I expect to sharply debate how best to nurture the economy and livability of Eugene. In other words, kind of like the debate you might get from Sam Adams and
Sho Dozono in Portland. [Mapes, Jeff [http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2008/03/eugene_gets_its_own_highpowere.html "Eugene gets its own high-powered mayor's race"] "The Oregonian "2008-03-07 retrieved2008-03-23 ]Some in Eugene are outraged at Torrey's 2004 campaign contribution to reelect
George W. Bush ,Fact|date=September 2008 and his role on theEugene School District school board promoting higher taxes during its recent roller coaster of closures and mergers. [http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2008/05/22/news.html] [http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2008/03/13/news1.html ]References
External links
* [http://www.jimtorrey.com/ Jim Torrey for Mayor]
* [http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may162006/guide/rep/torre_j.html Oregon Voters' Guide]
* [http://www.indparty.com Independent Party of Oregon]
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