The Torch

Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News

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Former Secretary of State and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Bill Bradbury made stops at LCC's main campus and the Erb Memorial Union on the University of Oregon campus on his campaign for the November 2010 election.

Bradbury began his Feb. 3 visit to LCC by answering students' questions in political science instructor Steve Candee's U.S. Government and Politics class at 10 a.m.

After the Q-and-A session with Candee's class, Bradbury held a meet and greet session in the cafeteria, visiting with students and addressing their issues.

Bradbury primarily discussed his campaign.

"The main issues of my campaign relate putting people to work first, jobs," he said. "Secondly, I think it is a tragedy, this state has really dropped the ball on funding education. That to me is the biggest challenge, the most driving issue is how to fund education."

He also discussed human rights and the incident that occurred in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer Alliance offices on the UO campus.

"As governor you need to take a very strong stance against hate and violence and be constantly with people who are fighting the good fight to prevent hate and violence and move towards tolerance and love," Bradbury said.

Bradbury concluded his first stop by meeting with LCC President Mary Spilde.

After visiting LCC, the candidate then proceeded to the UO for a second of two marches in support of the LGBTQA. Students organized the marches after university housekeepers discovered a spray-painted swastika in the LGBTQA office on Feb. 1.

The first march was accompanied by a candlelight vigil held at the EMU Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. Among the many in attendance was Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy.

The second march began at 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 2 at the corner of 13th and Kincaid. Bradbury offered his support to the university students and faculty with a speech at the EMU where the march ended and the rally for solidarity began.

"It is so clear that this cannot be apart of our life, here at the university, here in the state of Oregon. It cannot be apart of our life," Bradbury said. "An attack on one is an attack on all."

Bradbury is running against fellow Democratic candidate John Kitzhaber in the November 2010 gubernatorial election. Kitzhaber also made a stop at LCC in January.

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