Meet Greg Macpherson (Candidate for Oregon Attorney General endorsed by OLCV)

Last year it was my duty and my privilege to lead the legislative work on Measure 49. Our landscape was threatened by uncontrolled development on 7,500 claims filed by property owners under Measure 37. To prevent irreparable harm, I fought to refer limitations on development to the voters. It was a great day for Oregon when Measure 49 passed by a wide margin.

I’m now running for Attorney General to make sure Measure 49 is implemented as voters intended and to provide strong advocacy for other environmental protections. In the 2007 legislative session, I was one of only eight House members to receive a 100% rating on the OLCV’s Environmental scorecard. As Attorney General, I will continue to protect what makes Oregon such a special place.

Environmental enforcement has been weak in Oregon for many years. As Attorney General, I will vigorously pursue more resources for the environmental enforcement work of the Department of Justice and for the natural resource agencies who share responsibility for that work. I will bring new energy to this enforcement work, drawing on my experience as an Oregon lawyer and lawmaker.

One of the greatest threats we face is not local, but global: climate change. Oregon has been a leader in many policy areas, including deposit-return beverage bottles, end-of-life decisions, and the eradication of meth manufacturing.  In that tradition, I will use all the power and stature of the office of Attorney General to make Oregon a leader in the international movement to combat climate change. Oregon has already acted  to reduce our carbon footprint. I will enforce the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that requires a shift to renewable energy sources for Oregon’s electricity and  advocate for further actions to combat global warming. This effort presents the greatest moral challenge of our time.

To learn more about me, visit my website at www.votemac.com.

Rep. Greg Macpherson