James L. Buchal:

A Better Choice for Oregon House District 18

James L. Buchal

1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 1135

Portland, OR 97201

Phone: 503-227-1011, x2

Fax: 503-227-1034

I am available to address civic and other groups in House District 18. Anyone interested in volunteering, hosting a lawn sign, etc., should contact me directly.

Campaign Documents:

Campaign Video, requires Windows Media Player (low resolution/modems; high resolution/cable/DSL)
Letter to District 18 Residents (5/1/02)
Oregonians for Immigration Reform endorses James Buchal for District 18 (4/30/02)
Second Op-Ed Piece on the Salem Budget Negotiations: A Letter To Teachers (4/10/02)
Campaign Brochure, including positions on the issues (3/20/02) (Microsoft Word Format)
Press Release (March 6, 2002) (a little background information)
Op-Ed Piece on the Salem Budget Negotiations (March 6, 2002)
House District 18 Map (link to Oregon Secretary of State)

Samples of My Prior Work Campaigning for Good Government:

Christmas Speech: The Scribes and the Pharisees of Oregon (December 6, 2001)
Environmentalists, Terrorists, Patriotism and the War Against America: A Speech to the Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners (October 6, 2001)
Why I Fear for America If Gore Is Elected (October 20, 2000)
Halloween Special: The Lunar Influence on Salmon Recovery (October 31, 1999)
Other writings are posted here.

Meet the Incumbent, Tootie Smith:

Tootie's Op-Ed Piece on the Salem Budget Negotiations (Molalla Pioneer, Feb. 20, 2002, p. 5) (response here)
Tootie's Second Op-Ed Piece on the Salem Budget Negotiations (Molalla Pioneer, March 2002) (response here)
Tootie wins "Rogue of the Week" (Willamette Week, Jan. 16, 2002, at 9)

(I don't agree with Willamette Week that there is anything wrong with any effort Tootie makes "to exploit urban-rural tensions". Until District 18 constituents wake up and realize that urban elites are out to get them, and begin to fight back, they will continue to lose ground in every way.)