Date: July 3 1997 FEEDBACK from barry@rtp-or.org (Barry Pack) Conservative Lawmakers Threaten Vote on SB 577 - "Oregon DOMA" Call in Your Opposition to This Bill Today Conservative Republican lawmakers have made SB 577, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act one of their priorities as the 1997 session winds its way toward adjournment. Despite earlier indications that the leadership had agreed to abandon this divisive legislation, ultra-conservative Majority Leader Lynn Snodgrass continues to push for a vote on SB 577. RTP, Rep. Eighmey, Rep. Carpenter and our allies are lobbying hard to tally up the votes to defeat the bill on the House floor if it reaches a vote. Please call, write, email today: Speaker Lynn Lundquist - (503) 986-1200 Majority Leader Lynn Snodgrass (503) 986-1410 POLITELY tell them the legislature should not act on SB 577 this late in the session. Urge they conclude their budgetary business and adjourn. Tell them Oregonians don't need another divisive, expensive ballot measure campaign referred by the legislature. Then call your own Representative and urge their opposition to SB 577. (list to follow) RTP will keep you posted if this bill does begin to move. We are still confident this bill will die, in Committee or on the floor, we will work our hardest to ensure this divisive legislation does not become law. All indications suggest the legislature will adjourn "Sine Die" late tomorrow. The clock is running out, please place your call today. Barry Pack Executive Director Right to Pride Oregon House of Representatives Dist. First Last Party Office Phone Number 1 Jackie Taylor D H-486 986-1401 2 Tim Josi D H-491 986-1402 3 Charles Starr R H-388 986-1403 4 Terry Thompson D H-278 986-1404 5 Jim Hill R H-393 986-1405 6 Ken Strobeck R H-472 986-1406 7 Chuck Carpenter R H-493 986-1407 8 Ryan Deckert D 368 986-1408 9 Tom Brian R H-470 986-1409 10 Lynn Snodgrass R H-295 986-1410 11 Anitra Rasmussen D H-487 986-1411 12 Chris Beck D 366 986-1412 13 Dan Gardner D 364 986-1413 14 George Eighmey D H-371 986-1414 15 Randall Edwards D H-384 986-1415 16 Frank Shields D H-389 986-1416 17 Mike Fahey D H-473 986-1417 18 Margaret Carter D H-478 986-1418 19 Jo Ann Bowman D H-383 986-1419 20 John Minnis R H-374 986-1420 21 Lonnie Roberts D H-481 986-1421 22 Ron Sunseri R H-386 986-1422 23 Kurt Schrader D 369 986-1423 24 Richard Devlin D 365 986-1424 25 Jane Lokan R H-378 986-1425 26 Larry Sowa D H-293 986-1426 27 Ron Adams R H-488 986-1427 28 Roger Beyer R H-382 986-1428 29 Leslie Lewis R H-277 986-1429 30 Larry Wells R H-372 986-1430 31 Bryan Johnston D H-287 986-1431 32 Tom Whelan D 367 986-1432 33 Peter Courtney D H-395 986-1900 34 Lane Shetterly R H-385 986-1434 35 Barbara Ross D H-373 986-1435 36 Carolyn Oakley R H-495 986-1436 37 Liz VanLeeuwen R H-291 986-1437 38 Patti Milne R H-283 986-1438 39 Kitty Piercy D H-492 986-1439 40 Floyd Prozanski D H-471 986-1440 41 Cynthia Wooten D H-276 986-1441 42 Lee Beyer D H-475 986-1442 43 Jim Welsh R H-280 986-1443 44 Tony Corcoran D H-479 986-1444 45 Jeff Kruse R H-286 986-1445 46 Bill Markham R H-484 986-1446 47 Mike Lehman D H-279 986-1447 48 Ken Messerle R H-381 986-1448 49 Bob Repine R H-496 986-1449 50 John Watt R H-377 986-1450 51 Eldon Johnson R H-392 986-1451 52 Judy Uherbelau D H-474 986-1452 53 Steve Harper R H-284 986-1453 54 Dennis Luke R H-288 986-1454 55 Ben Westlund R H-285 986-1455 56 Bob Montgomery R H-480 986-1456 57 Bob Jenson D H-485 986-1457 58 Mark Simmons R H-292 986-1458 59 Lynn Lundquist R H-269 986-1459 60 Denny Jones R H-380 986-1460