Oregon: Bill Sizemore

Matt Davis at Blogtown: As if being thrown in jail and facing potential court sanctions weren't enough, alleged initiative racketeer Bill Sizemore could now face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines imposed by the Oregon Secretary of State's office. Secretary of State Kate Brown's office announced this morning that it has opened an investigation into Sizemore's behavior during the 2008 election. A civil penalty of $10,000 per crooked transaction may be leveled as a result, which means there's a potential for a huge fine to be leveled against Sizemore. Sizemore is also due back in front of Judge Janice...

I've recently learned through back channels (two sources, both anonymous) that perennial ballot measure racketeer Bill Sizemore has been given the kiss off by his two main benefactors: Loren Parks and Dick Wendt. Sizemore had been hired to do "consulting" (whatever that means) through what Jeff Mapes called a Wendt funded think tank known as Hire Calling. More on that entity from Becky at Preemptive Karma here. The scuttle (read: rumor) is that Wendt has fired Sizemore and that Bill is relocating to Redmond. And what of Loren Parks? Emails exchanged between Parks and Sizemore apparently indicate in no uncertain...

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) sent an email to his supporters Tuesday to lay out the implications of last Tuesday’s election in Oregon, and how he looked forward to working with new members of Congress from both the Beaver State and across the country.

Opponents of Measure 64 released a television ad Monday warning voters that if the measure was passed, public servants would not have a fair chance to play a part in the political process.

The ad is sponsored by the Don't Silence our Voice Committee and claims the measure takes away the opportunity for public employees to take a payroll deduction to give to non-profits, charities, unions and other organizations. Several dozen groups, ranging from the Oregon School Employees Association to the Oregon State Police Officers Association, make up the committee.