\u201d lists goals like restoring safe communities with few details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nOne thing she said she intends to do \u2013 with legislative help \u2013 is refer 2020\u2019s Measure 110 to the ballot again. The measure, which passed with more than 58% of the vote, decriminalized the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin or methamphetamines. Instead of criminal charges, people with small amounts of these drugs can face fines of up to $100.<\/span><\/p>\nAlong with decriminalizing drugs, the measure promised more funding for addiction treatment, using revenue from marijuana sales taxes and savings from not enforcing drug laws. That funding and those treatment programs have been slow to appear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLet\u2019s absolutely address this with Oregon voters and say, \u2018We will not fail you again when it comes to access to services and support,\u2019\u201d Drazan said. \u201cWe will address this crisis. You don\u2019t have to take the legalization of hard drugs to get this done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nDrazan also said she would end Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s practice of frequent commutations. Brown used her clemency powers to release around 1,000 people from prison before the end of their sentences in 2020 and 2021.<\/span><\/p>\nOne of the commutations she ordered in 2021 was for Todd Davilla, who was 16 when he murdered Brian Eaker\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, Lisa Flormoe. In 1991, Eaker was talking on the phone with Lisa Flormoe, when she opened the door of her Wilsonville home to Davilla. He attempted to rape Flormoe, stabbed her to death and was sentenced to life in prison.<\/span><\/p>\nBrown included him on a list of minors recommended for parole. He was released earlier this year by a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge.<\/span><\/p>\nEaker, who participated in Tuesday\u2019s roundtable, blamed Brown for commuting sentences and championing criminal justice reform efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOur governor wanted him out, and she was doing everything possible to make sure that that happened,\u201d Eaker said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs Drazan highlighted her thoughts on criminal justice and homelessness, Kotek will champion gun control at her own event in Portland on Tuesday. A grocery store shooting in Bend two weekends ago drew more attention to gun policy, and Kotek has long promoted her record of voting for stricter gun laws.<\/span><\/p>\nJohnson, meanwhile, touted her own support from district attorneys, law enforcement leaders and victims\u2019 rights groups this weekend, and has criticized both Drazan and Kotek for supporting legislation in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests that limited police from using tear gas during protests and the circumstances in which they can charge protesters for interfering with a police officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHogan visited Oregon as a representative of the Republican Governors Association, which has spent nearly $1.6 million on Drazan\u2019s campaign. He said he can see a path forward for Drazan based on his own experience in Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\nIn Maryland, where Hogan won re-election in 2018, Democratic President Joe Biden received 65% of the vote in 2020. Oregon was closer, with 57% of the vote for Biden.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cMy state is more than two times more Democratic, and I\u2019ve been elected overwhelmingly twice with just as much support from Democrats and independents as Republicans,\u201d Hogan said. \u201cMuch of our plan was exactly what she\u2019s talking about doing for this state, so I believe in her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]
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