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Krieger knocks Goche out for seat
By Jolene Guzman, Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 | No comments posted.
Wayne Krieger said he first ran for office eight years ago to represent loggers, farmers and commercial fishermen. Tuesday, he defeated a commercial fisherman in order to return to Salem.
The Republican Krieger retained his District 1 seat in the state House of Representatives, winning 58 percent to 42 percent over Democrat Rick Goche. With nearly all votes counted, Krieger had 7,808 votes to Goche’s 5,654.
He didn’t say much about winning the race before diving into talking about what he will be up to in his next term.
Krieger said the state is going to have to work through financial difficulties.
“There is a real challenge coming,” he said.
Cooperation across the aisle is the only way work will get done on the state’s finances. He said much of the accomplishments of the past session can be attributed to members of both parties working together. That cooperation is need again.
Krieger wants to focus especially on trying to create more fishing and logging jobs on the South Coast.
“We are not able to sustain our economy on natural resources,” he said.
Krieger also wants work on legislation requiring a veterans service officer in every county in the state.
“It goes beyond an obligation,” he said. “It’s something we feel in our hearts we need to do. If you are going to require a county to do something, you better talk about how you will fund it.”
Both Krieger and Goche were surprised by Krieger’s hefty margin of victory.
Krieger said he wasn’t able to dedicate the same amount of time to his campaign this election as he has in the past and didn’t have the opportunity to knock on many doors in this race. Goche, on the other hand, spent many hours getting to know people in District 1.
“It’s been an absolutely fabulous experience,” Goche said. “I’ve gained a lot from this.”
Goche said he knocked on more than 5,000 doors during his campaign and all the stories he heard while going door-to-door made an incredible impact on him. He hopes that won’t end with the end of the campaign.
“I hope people won’t hesitate to walk up to me and tell me how they are doing,” he said.
Krieger said he is proud of the campaigns he and his opponent ran this election. He said they both served citizens well in avoiding dirty campaigning and mischaracterizations.
“That’s not what the public wants to see,” he said.
The Republican Krieger retained his District 1 seat in the state House of Representatives, winning 58 percent to 42 percent over Democrat Rick Goche. With nearly all votes counted, Krieger had 7,808 votes to Goche’s 5,654.
He didn’t say much about winning the race before diving into talking about what he will be up to in his next term.
Krieger said the state is going to have to work through financial difficulties.
“There is a real challenge coming,” he said.
Cooperation across the aisle is the only way work will get done on the state’s finances. He said much of the accomplishments of the past session can be attributed to members of both parties working together. That cooperation is need again.
Krieger wants to focus especially on trying to create more fishing and logging jobs on the South Coast.
“We are not able to sustain our economy on natural resources,” he said.
Krieger also wants work on legislation requiring a veterans service officer in every county in the state.
“It goes beyond an obligation,” he said. “It’s something we feel in our hearts we need to do. If you are going to require a county to do something, you better talk about how you will fund it.”
Both Krieger and Goche were surprised by Krieger’s hefty margin of victory.
Krieger said he wasn’t able to dedicate the same amount of time to his campaign this election as he has in the past and didn’t have the opportunity to knock on many doors in this race. Goche, on the other hand, spent many hours getting to know people in District 1.
“It’s been an absolutely fabulous experience,” Goche said. “I’ve gained a lot from this.”
Goche said he knocked on more than 5,000 doors during his campaign and all the stories he heard while going door-to-door made an incredible impact on him. He hopes that won’t end with the end of the campaign.
“I hope people won’t hesitate to walk up to me and tell me how they are doing,” he said.
Krieger said he is proud of the campaigns he and his opponent ran this election. He said they both served citizens well in avoiding dirty campaigning and mischaracterizations.
“That’s not what the public wants to see,” he said.
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