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Favorite Politicians, Pavel Goberman

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I am a big fan of Pavel Goberman.

Pavel is a 71 year old gentleman who owns his own fitness company and is remarkably fit and energetic.    He is also amazingly passionate about his politics.

He frequently runs for office.    His campaigns are very outspoken, very emotional, and packed with action.    So far he has never won, though he does get a lot of press.

Pavel sees evil and corruption in places most others don’t notice it.    He is extremely outspoken in his efforts to expose corrupt politicians, crooked businesses, and evil doers of all stripes.

He has probably annoyed about every major political figure in Oregon.    A laudable accomplishment in itself.

In his last run to become the United States Senator from Oregon he spoke before the Washington County Public Affairs Forum.

I created a Youtube video of his talk which so far has been views 1,518 times.    This is by far the most popular Youtube political video I have posted, and I’ve posted a bunch of them.

That video is shown on this page.

If you would like to get up-to-date information on Pavel’s current political views you can seen them here.

If you’d like to learn more about this unique political phenomenon, just Google Pavel Goberman.

There’s a lot of information out their for your reading and viewing enjoyment.

Favorite Politicians, Kyle Corbin

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Kyle Corbin
Kyle Corbin pulled off one of the most amazing political upsets in Oregon history, and most Oregonians never heard of him.

That’s because Kyle’s political victory happened the tiny (population 1,960) city of Union Oregon.

What is phenomenal about the rise of Kyle Corbin is he was elected Mayor of Union when he was seventeen years old AND ran as a write-in candidate.    He was a write-in because, at age seventeen, he wasn’t old enough to be put on the ballot.

Fortunately, by the time he was elected he was eighteen, and old enough to serve.

Kyle ran in a time of political turmoil.

In 2004 two longtime city councilors were recalled and the police chief was indicted.    Deborah Clark, the woman who led the recall effort, was elected mayor in 2004 and her husband, Roger Clark, was elected as city councilor.    They were both recalled, the administrator fired, and the police chief resigned leaving the town without a law enforcement officer.

Kyle was elected in 2006 after a successful write-in campaign.

He promised to bring an end to the political chaos that plagued the town.    He was elected with 46 percent of the vote in a three candidate race.    He ran an old-fashioned, door-to-door campaign as a write-in candidate.    His 399 votes topped the 271 received by outgoing City Councilor Scott Morrison, 59.   A former city councilor, Dick Middleton, 64, finished with 200 votes.

Since Kyle became Mayor, politics in the City of Union have quieted down.   The city seems quite happy with it’s young Mayor and the furor that preceded him has settled down.

Those of you who are interested in Oregon politics, keep an eye on Kyle Corbin.    He is a young man to watch.