Occupation: United States Senator
Occupational Background: Smith Frozen Foods
Educational Background: Southwestern University, JD; Brigham Young University, BA
Prior Governmental Experience: United States Senator, 1997-present; Oregon State Senator, 1993-1997; President, Oregon State Senate, 1995-1996.
SENATOR GORDON SMITH
COMMON GROUND. COMMON GOOD.
"There's too much partisanship and not enough leadership in Washington, D.C. As your Senator, I've shown a better way. Republican-Democrat, rural-urban, left-right, .from taxes to health care, energy to the economy, security and safety, I have succeeded in finding common ground for the common good."
Common Ground: Jobs & Economy
- Supported tax cuts for families, small businesses and home-buying
- Working to stop a job-killing $1.2 trillion tax increase and to ensure tax cuts for families and businesses are made permanent
Common Ground: Health Care
- Supported a prescription drug benefit for Oregon seniors and protected a half million Oregonians from unfair cuts to Medicaid
- Working to protect and expand health insurance for 48,000 Oregon children
Common Ground: Rural Oregon
- Fought for water for Klamath farmers and sustainable logging to create jobs and promote forest health; secured funding for a deeper Columbia River to expand state agriculture exports
- Working to protect funding for rural counties hurt by unfair reductions in timber harvests
Common Ground: Energy & Environment
- Supported first increase in car-mileage standard in 20 years and new incentives for green energy: wind, wave, solar and alternative-fuel cars
- Working to protect 128,000 acres of scenic Mt. Hood wilderness
Common Ground: Security & Safety
- Support continued American leadership and strong international participation in fighting aggressive war on terror
- Working to end the war in Iraq swiftly, safely and with honor
SENATOR GORDON SMITH
COMMON GROUND. COMMON GOOD.
"I am working to break Washington's partisan paralysis and to find common ground and common good for all Oregonians - I ask for your vote."
-- Gordon H. Smith
www.gordonsmith.com
(This information furnished by Friends of Gordon Smith.)