Washington County schools hire own lobbyist

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by Maya Blackmun, The Oregonian

HILLSBORO -- School districts in Washington County and the Northwest Regional Education Service District will have a well-known Salem lobbyist looking out for their interests in the next Oregon Legislature.

The county's districts and the ESD have hired Ozzie Rose of Martinez & Sons, a retired longtime executive director of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, who has lobbied on behalf of the Oregon School Activities Association.

Jim Mabbott, the NW Regional ESD's superintendent, expects the lobbying to cost up to $50,000 per year to be divided between the county's seven districts and the ESD.

Mabbott said Rose, who is in the state capitol full-time, will be able to focus on their districts' unique needs -- such as fast growing schools; something that the districts don't have the staffing to accomplish now.

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1. out of curiosity, is Wahington county the republican suburbs of Portland?

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2. Washington County

SUMMARY REPORT Washington County Official Final
Run Date:06/09/08 Nominating Primary Election
RUN TIME:08:52 AM May 20, 2008
STATISTICS

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 159). . . . . 158 99.37
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 254,228
REGISTERED VOTERS - DEMOCRAT . . . . 104,386 41.06
REGISTERED VOTERS - REPUBLICAN . . . 86,222 33.92
REGISTERED VOTERS - NONPARTISAN . . . 63,620 25.02
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 136,485
BALLOTS CAST - DEMOCRAT. . . . . . 77,907 57.08
BALLOTS CAST - REPUBLICAN . . . . . 42,843 31.39
BALLOTS CAST - NONPARTISAN. . . . . 15,735 11.53
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 53.69
VOTER TURNOUT - DEMOCRAT . . . . . 74.63
VOTER TURNOUT - REPUBLICAN. . . . . 49.69
VOTER TURNOUT - NONPARTISAN . . . . 24.73

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3. Thanks - I was curious if Portland had the same flight to the 'burbs

that ather large cities do.