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Alley announces he's in race for Oregon governor
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Jun 17, 2009 09:27pm |
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| Author | Jeff Mapes |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 09:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Allen Alley, a high-tech entrepreneur who ran a losing race for Oregon state treasurer last year, announced Wednesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for governor.
Alley, 54, becomes the first candidate to formally announce his candidacy for governor in 2010, although several other candidates from both parties are looking at the race. Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who is in his second term, is prevented by term limits from running again.
Alley brings an unusual set of experiences to the governor's race. He is a former automotive and aerospace engineer who came to Oregon in 1992 and helped found Tualatin-based Pixelworks, which provides chips to the display industry.
He became active in a number of civic and business groups and worked as a deputy chief of staff for Democrat Kulongoski before leaving in 2008 to run for treasurer. Although defeated by Democrat Ben Westlund, Alley said he was encouraged that he came as close as he did - he lost by about six percentage points - in his maiden political race in a tough political year for Republicans in Oregon.
"I just think this office fits my background," said Alley, arguing that his experience in business and with the governor gives him a good perspective on how to boost the state's economy. In particular, he said he would focus on boosting the state's educational system, which he said is a key to the state's future economic health. |
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