"He's there when we need him." 1980 AuCoin campaign booklet

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A booklet from US Congressman Les AuCoin's 1980 re-election campaign for Oregon's 1st District. The flyer features numerous photographs of Congressman AuCoin and his family, descriptions of his personal and legislative background, and a list of his then recent accomplishments and goals, including keeping a balanced federal budget, using federal funds to stimulate new housing, advocating for safe renewable energy and condemning the building of nuclear power plants, advocating for Oregon farmers and small business owners in the immediate aftermath of the Mount St. Helens eruption.

This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).