Positions marked OPPOSED are the Fair Trade positions.
Oregon Senators | ||
Wyden (D) | Merkley (D) | |
Colombia | yes | opposed |
Panama | yes | opposed |
Korea | yes | opposed |
Peru | yes | |
Oman | opposed | |
CAFTA | yes | |
Chile | opposed | |
Singapore | opposed | |
Morocco | yes | |
Australia | yes | |
Fast Track | yes | |
NAFTA | yes |
Oregon Congressional Representatives | |||||
Open Seat | Walden (R) | Blumenauer (D) | Defazio (D) | Schrader (D) | |
Colombia | yes | opposed |
opposed | opposed |
|
Panama | yes | yes | opposed | yes | |
Korea | yes | yes | opposed | yes | |
Peru | yes | yes | opposed | ||
Oman | yes | opposed | opposed | ||
CAFTA | yes | opposed | opposed | ||
Chile | yes | yes | opposed | ||
Singapore | yes | yes | opposed | ||
Morocco | yes | yes | opposed | ||
Australia | yes | yes | opposed | ||
Fast Track | yes | opposed | opposed | ||
NAFTA | opposed |
Trade in the 2008 Elections
White Paper onTrade’s Role in the 2008 Elections
2008 Forum on the Future of Trade
2008 Candidate Questionnaires*
Responses from Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, August 21, 2008
Responses from Sen. Barack Obama
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, May 9, 2008
Responses from Dr. Ron Paul
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, May 9, 2008
Responses from Sen. Hillary Clinton
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, May 13, 2008
*Senators Gordon Smith and John McCain did not respond to the questionnaires they received.
ORFTC Pamphlet on Trade and Elections
Read a PDF of our four-page pamphlet detailing how trade has been successfully used as an election issue by political candidates throughout the country by clicking here.