My name is Dennis
Linthicum. I was elected by the people of District
28, during the May primary, as their Republican and
Independent candidate because of my strong stance
against government waste, debt and overspending.
My wife, Diane, and I
moved our family to Klamath County over 20 years
ago. We love our rural community, the beautiful
landscapes that surround us and the opportunities
that abound in rural Oregon. My bachelor’s degree in
economics was earned at UCLA. I also hold a Master’s
degree from BIOLA University.
My experience as a
former Klamath County commissioner, rancher and
small business owner has given me extensive insight
into Oregon’s needs. My large-scale experience in
software development and production management as a
former VP for a Fortune 500 company has prepared me
to be a strong and vigilant supporter for Oregon’s
future.
I have a deep
appreciation for the mechanics of free-market
principles and private property rights as well as
how we, together, can solve our community’s concerns
using those principles. However, endless government
overreach in land, water, timber and mineral
resource management is hampering our ability to live
out these values.
Federal mismanagement
and ceaseless litigation have destroyed giant swaths
of public and private lands. The results have been
lost jobs, public land closures, arid watersheds and
spoiled wilderness. I will strive to protect you and
your land from government overreach and re-store
local control to rural Oregon.
I will oppose
unnecessary tax and fee increases, fight government
red tape and bureaucracy, and demand accountability
in government spending. Pork barrel programs,
endless “emergency” legislation and Democrat
partisanship have left Salem malfunctioning.
We need to get
government out of the way so families and small
businesses can grow and prosper. It’s long past time
that Salem listened to everyday Oregonians.
Using wisdom and free
market principles, we can affect positive change in
how we manage our economy. District citizens and
their families, love this land and must be heard.
Salem needs to be called to account for its wasteful
spending and ineffective leadership.
Political correctness
is running amok in Salem. I will stand up for your
constitutional rights to assemble and to speak
freely regarding politics, religion, freedom,
liberty or any other topic of discussion. Our right
to own and bear firearms must not be infringed.
My legislative
priorities include curtailing needless spending,
government growth and bureaucratic intervention.
Take, for instance, Measure 97. Authored, sponsored
and promoted by state employee unions, the plan is
to raise $6.2 billion in new taxes. Consumers will
bear the cost for this enormous, hidden sales tax
and few will see any benefit.
Measure 97 collects tax
revenue for the General Fund with no requirement to
solve education, health care, transportation or PERS
funding shortfalls. It amounts to billions in
slush-fund money.
I will support Oregon’s
natural resources, agriculture and energy
infrastructure. I am opposed to the plan to destroy
the Klamath River dams because it is an
agenda-driven initiative which destroys viable
infrastructure without re-addressing their original
purposes including low-cost power generation,
recreation, and river flow control.
The dam removal plan
simply represents another example of political
control destroying productive capacity. Bad science
and political momentum are used to squash and
belittle rational discussions about common-sense
alternatives. Unfortunately, bad science doesn’t
solve real problems. I promise to hold fast to valid
scientific inquiry and the values that we share:
individual liberty and the right to live out our
lives as part of the American dream.
Government must be
constrained by our constitution. We owe it to
ourselves and to our children and grandchildren to
check the growth of this bloated bureaucracy before
it is too late.
Senate District 28
needs a strong candidate who will support
common-sense, constitutionally limited government
and your individual, unalienable rights. I will
represent all of the hard-working people, families,
employers and employees of Oregon with care and
dedication. You deserve to be heard in Salem, and I
am honored by the opportunity to ask for your vote
to allow me to represent you.
I am endorsed by the
NRA, Oregon Firearms Federation PAC, AG-PAC,
National Federation of Independent Business, Oregon
Right-to-Life and the legislative watchdog,
Tax-payer Association of Oregon.
Together, we can make
our community prosperous and resilient.
