Republican Betsy Close wins appointment to an Oregon Senate seat, thanks to the vote of Benton County Commissioner Annabelle Jaramillo -- who Close happens to be opposing for reelection.
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Posted on Oct. 11, 2012
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3:14 p.m.
Oct 11, '12
Congratulations to the commissioners for doing the right thing. Close's main opponent was CEO of Samaritan Health Services, a $500 million company. How can anyone not see that as a conflict of interest? And the CEO is also anti-choice and says all the policies at his hospital are consistent with that.