"Les AuCoin. In the struggle to improve the economy he's on our side." early 1980s campaign brochure
Title
"Les AuCoin. In the struggle to improve the economy he's on our side." early 1980s campaign brochure
Description
A brochure from one of US Congressman Les AuCoin's re-election campaigns for Oregon's 1st District in the early 1980s (1982 or 1984, most likely). The brochure features photographs of Congressman AuCoin, as well as a description of his background and a list of his then recent achievements in Congress, with subtitles such as "Fighting high interest rates," "Pressing for peace," "Pulling the plug on Watt," "Kepping Social Security secure," "Creating housing jobs," "Saving our smaller mills," "Preparing our ports for coal," "Protecting our fishermen," and "Delivering roadbuilding jobs."
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).
Creator
Re-Elect Les AuCoin Committee
Date Created
1982-1984
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Political campaigns--United States--1980-1990.
Place
Oregon
United States
Identifier
PUA_MS147_570
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text