Bud Pierce in 2022 OR Governor's race
On Budget & Economy:
Cut government workforce instead of raising taxes
Bud Pierce says he can continue major state programs without seeking new taxes. "If we can allow the number of state employees to decrease through retirement and attrition," Pierce said in a
Portland press conference, "especially from upper- and middle-management, we'll have more money for the actual programs." Pierce says he'd like to cut the workforce by about 3 to 4% a year.
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting on 2022 Oregon Governor race
Oct 12, 2016
On Crime:
Says successful women not subject to abuse, then apologizes
Pierce criticized [Gov. Kate] Brown for not doing enough to drive down the state's high rate of sexual violence against women. But Pierce came under fire when he focused on what he saw as solutions to those problems. "A woman that has a
great education and training and a great job is not susceptible to this kind of abuse by men, women or anyone," Pierce said. He responded to the boos by telling the crowd he also believed in strong laws against sexual violence.
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting on 2022 Oregon Governor race
Oct 1, 2016
On Energy & Oil:
Democrats OpEd: He would undo measures on climate change
DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Pierce's campaign announcement: "Bud Pierce is a failed candidate whose shameful comments about women have shown he is unfit to serve in public office.
And when Pierce released his idea for the state's budget, his plans to cut jobs, reverse economic growth, and undo measures meant to reduce the harmful impacts of climate change would have had devastating consequences."
Source: DGA press release for 2022 Oregon Governor race
Dec 1, 2020
On Homeland Security:
Enlisted in Marines to see if he was tough enough
Dr. Pierce has always been an adventurer who relishes new and difficult challenges. After his second year of medical school, he took a leave of absence from graduate school. Six years later, he graduated with a Ph.D. in experimental pathology from UCLA.
During that time, he wanted to serve in the military; he wanted to find out if he was tough enough to be a Marine. So he enlisted and went to boot camp, graduated, and served as an active Marine Reservist during his six years of graduate school.
Source: Oregon Oncology biography for 2022 Oregon Governor race
Jan 6, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Wife killed in tragic traffic accident
Selma Pierce, a community leader and the wife of 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce, died Tuesday night after she was hit by an SUV in West Salem. She was struck around 5 p.m. on Doaks Ferry Road NW near Hidden Valley Drive NW,
according to Salem police. The driver of the Chevrolet SUV that hit Pierce remained at the scene and has cooperated with investigators.
Her husband, Dr. Bud Pierce, who was the Republican nominee for governor during Oregon's 2016 special election, released a statement on his Facebook page. "Selma Pierce, the glue of the Pierce family, an angel of a person, the only woman that
I have ever loved, died this evening in a sudden and tragic accident. We cannot believe that she has left us, but we are comforted in the knowledge that she is with God, and we will see her again."
Source: KGW-8 NBC-TV on 2022 Oregon Gubernatorial race
Dec 1, 2020
On Principles & Values:
From childhood, wanted to become a doctor
Dr. Bud Pierce is a pioneering figure in cancer care in the Willamette Valley. He is highly regarded by patients and peers, known for his commitment to excellence, and driven by the constant desire to learn more.
Dr. Pierce's lifetime dream, from his earliest childhood memory, was to become a doctor. With a medical career that now spans more than four decades, he has cared for thousands of patients.
Source: Oregon Oncology biography for 2022 Oregon Governor race
Jan 6, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Yanked Trump endorsement; history of working with Democrats
He yanked his endorsement of Donald Trump. Pierce has a history of working with Democrats:
He's given at least $35,000 to Democratic legislative candidates since 2010, including $17,500 to Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem).
Source: Willamette Week on 2022 Oregon Governor race
Sep 20, 2016
On Tax Reform:
Reduce taxes and regulations on small businesses
[On priorities]: "Oregonians currently suffer under the oppressive leadership and poor performance of our current governor," Pierce said in a statement. Pierce outlined several points he would focus on as governor, including solving the
homelessness crisis; reforming K-12 education; reducing taxes and regulations on small businesses; and lowering health care costs by shrinking the "health care bureaucracy."
Source: The Salem Statesman Journal on 2022 Oregon Governor race
Dec 1, 2020
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