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27 Cards in this Set
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What Congressional District is Earl a resident of?
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Oregon's 3rd Congressional District
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What highschool did he go to?
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Centennial
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Where did he go to college
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Lewis and Clark
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What was his first political project?
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Lowering the Voting age to 18
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When was he elected to the Mulnomah County Commission?
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1978
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What happened to Earl in 1978
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he was elected to the Mulnomah County Commission
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When was he elected to city council?
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1986
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What did he serve as on the Portland city council?
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The commissioner of Public Works
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What are some of his main issues?
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Public transportation, land use planning, protection of the environment, school funding
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When was he elected to congress?
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1996
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What are two things that he formed?
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Livable communities Task Force and the bi-Partisan Bicycle Caucus
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What is on the borders of Oregon's 3rd congressional District on the East?
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The Hood River County Line
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What is on the borders of Oregon's 3rd congressional District on the North?
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The Columbia River
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What does the 3rd congressional distrrict include?
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All Portland and Multnomah county east of Willamette and some areas West of the River around Forest Park; Clackamas east of Gladstone and Oregon City.
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What is the pop. of the 3rd congressional district?
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684,279
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What is the % change in pop. in the 3rd congressional district since 1990
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20.4%
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What is the land area of the 3rd congressional district?
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1021 Sq. Mi
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What are the counties in the 3rd congressional district?
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Multnomah, Clackamas
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What are the cities in the 3rd Congressional District?
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Estacada, Fairview, Gresham, Milwaukie, Portland, Sandy, Troutdale, Wood Village
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What is the percentage of whites in the 3rd congressional district?
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75.1%
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What is the percentage of Hispanics in the 3rd congressional district?
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12.5%
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What is the percentage of Blacks in the 3rd congressional district?
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12.3%
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What is the percentage of Others in the 3rd congressional district?
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5.5%
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What is the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the 3rd congressional district?
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3.7%
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What is the percentage of American Indians in the 3rd congressional district?
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.9%
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Why does he support John Kerry?
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Tax Fairness, Environment, Education
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Why was Earl named a "patriot"?
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steered $100,000 into "Kerry Victory 2004"
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