Oregon's Farmers Back Greg for AG

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The Oregon Farm Bureau PAC and Oregon Farm Bureau Federation today endorsed Greg Macpherson to be the state’s next Attorney General.

“Growing up on a dairy farm has given Greg Macpherson a personal connection to Oregon’s agricultural community,” said Barry Bushue, Vice President of American Farm Bureau Federation. “Greg’s understanding of agricultural issues and his service in the legislature were deciding factors in the Oregon Farm Bureau’s endorsement.”

"I fought to protect Oregon's prime farmlands from uncontrolled development by passing Measure 49 last year,” said Macpherson. I'm proud to receive the Oregon Farm Bureau's endorsement based on that difficult work."

This endorsement adds to Macpherson’s broad range of support. From environmental, civil rights and labor organizations to elected officials, including the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, UFCW Local 555, Governor Ted Kulongoski, State Treasurer Randall Edwards, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo. Macpherson has also been endorsed by former Governor Barbara Roberts and Congresswoman Darlene Hooley, the only federal elected official who has chosen a candidate, have also endorsed him.

Macpherson is currently serving his third term as State Representative from Oregon’s House District 38, and is Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. He is also a partner at Portland-based law firm Stoel Rives. Macpherson was born in Corvallis, and raised on a dairy farm in rural Linn County. He graduated from Albany Union High School, and earned an A. B. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Georgetown Law School.

Meet Greg Macpherson

Greg Macpherson

Greg Macpherson is a three-term State Representative from Oregon’s House District 38. Born in Corvallis, and raised on a dairy farm in rural Linn County, Greg is a third-generation Oregonian.

In the House of Representatives, Greg helped develop and pass the country’s toughest restrictions on the raw material used to make meth. As a result, home meth labs in Oregon have been nearly eliminated. He passed legislation cracking down on internet sex predators. In 2003, he helped develop legislation to stabilize the state PERS system, ensuring that public employees have a secure retirement. More recently, he worked on several major bills promoting renewable energy, and crafted Measure 49, to protect farm lands and open space.

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