Students can find a friend in the state Senate race by electing Tony Corcoran to represent District 4.
District 4 represents rural areas around Eugene and the University area. Corcoran is an incumbent, he has experience representing diverse populations and he served in the state House for two years before moving to the Senate.
A strong defender of public education, Corcoran is focused on retaining funding for higher education — unlike his opponent, David Alsup, who appears to be more concerned with K-12 funding than funding for all of education in Oregon.
We appreciate that Corcoran has been a proponent of labor rights and social services, representing University classified staff on numerous occasions as a member of the Revenue Committee and the Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee.
And while he agreed that there’s a need to protect its forests and communities from devastating wildfires, Corcoran doesn’t propose clearcut logging as a means to cap the buildup of undergrowth, as does
his opponent.
Corcoran has maintained a self-described good relationship with the Oregon Students Association and with the current ASUO Executive, giving students a voice in the state Legislature.
We urge students in the University community
to vote for Tony Corcoran — he will best represent District 4.