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Bradbury eyes governor seat
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | 1 comment(s)
PORTLAND (AP) — Secretary of State Bill Bradbury says he may run for governor in 2010.
Bradbury, who is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver, said Tuesday he is thinking “seriously” about a run.
The 59-year-old Bradbury is finishing his second term in statewide office. He is a former state Senate president who served in both houses of the legislature representing the Southern Oregon Coast, and ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith in 2002.
Bradbury has multiple sclerosis, which has limited his mobility — he now walks with a cane, and occasionally uses a scooter to travel long distances. But he said he could handle the demands of a campaign and the governor’s office.
“(The disease) has never interfered with my ability to perform my duties as a public official,” said Bradbury, whose interest in running for governor was first reported by The Oregonian.
Should he decide to run, Bradbury said, economic issues would be a central focus of his campaign. He’s particularly enthused about the potential for what he calls the “green economy” to take root in Oregon’s more rural reaches.
“Sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, wave, wind, solar energy, green building — all of those are significant opportunities for the state of Oregon,” Bradbury said.
There’s likely to be a crowded field of Democrats running for governor in 2010, while only a handful of Republicans have floated the possibility of running.
Bradbury, who is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver, said Tuesday he is thinking “seriously” about a run.
The 59-year-old Bradbury is finishing his second term in statewide office. He is a former state Senate president who served in both houses of the legislature representing the Southern Oregon Coast, and ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith in 2002.
Bradbury has multiple sclerosis, which has limited his mobility — he now walks with a cane, and occasionally uses a scooter to travel long distances. But he said he could handle the demands of a campaign and the governor’s office.
“(The disease) has never interfered with my ability to perform my duties as a public official,” said Bradbury, whose interest in running for governor was first reported by The Oregonian.
Should he decide to run, Bradbury said, economic issues would be a central focus of his campaign. He’s particularly enthused about the potential for what he calls the “green economy” to take root in Oregon’s more rural reaches.
“Sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, wave, wind, solar energy, green building — all of those are significant opportunities for the state of Oregon,” Bradbury said.
There’s likely to be a crowded field of Democrats running for governor in 2010, while only a handful of Republicans have floated the possibility of running.
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