Ron Saxton
Ron Saxton
Ronald L. Saxtonis an American lawyer and Republican politician in Oregon. A native of Oregon, his first public office was with the Portland Public Schools Board. He has run twice for Governor of Oregon, losing in the 2002 primary election, and winning the Republican nomination in 2006, but losing in the general election...
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We need to focus on respect for the law and finding ways to legally meet our needs.
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The financial support our campaign is finding makes clear that Republicans are both eager for a change of leadership and a campaign that can win. I could not be more optimistic that my campaign for change will be successful in May.
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People are tired of losing. They want someone who can win this race, and they believe I am the one who can do that.
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I will work to attract and support great teachers and principals to our schools, and push to remove unacceptable ones.
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We're simply not going to be able to deal with education or public safety or any of the other issues satisfactorily if we haven't reformed state government and got both its costs and its service delivery changed.
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You have a lack of basic management controls. I have a complete lack of confidence in the management of our state government.
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What this party needs is new leadership; I am that candidate.
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I think the plan is dead of its own weight. I'm not against seeing if it could be fixed, but I am skeptical.
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We're off track and people know we are off-track.
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Our message is resonating with people. People are excited about winning this election, and this is one more sign of Republicans' willingness to get behind our campaign.
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That's an important message because state government is so far off track.
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Government shouldn't be setting the prevailing wage; the market ought to be setting it.
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The law is people are not supposed to come into this country, except through certain processes.