By James Day Former Silverton Police Chief and Mayor Rick Lewis was re-elected in House District 18, according to early unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office. Lewis was appointed to the position in 2017 when Rep. Vic Gilliam resigned because of ill health. He has previously been elected in 2018 and 2020 to full 2-year terms. Lewis, a […]
By James Day Kyle Palmer, who has been a fixture in Silverton community affairs for most of this century, is retiring from the political arena. Palmer, who is midway through his second full term as mayor, announced Jan. 30 via social media that he is retiring from elected office at the end of this term. Palmer also answered questions from […]
Is the Ways & Means Legislative Committee responsible for using honest methods for balanced budgeting? Or is it finding “ways” to avoid our impending tsunami wave of debt by making someone else pay the bill through “mean” political skulduggery? I’ve observed both in the Oregon Legislature but never served on “Ways & Means” until now. I confess, I was a high-school […]
By Kristine Thomas Republican State Rep. Vic Gilliam of Silverton acknowledges his speech and gait are slower. But it’s evident from what he has to say about the changes in his life that his wit, faith and determination are as strong as ever. After having knee surgery in 2015, Gilliam began to suspect something wasn’t quite right with his health, […]
When Marion County Circuit Judge Claudia Burton ruled in favor of the East Valley Water District’s request to be have permission to go onto the property of Victor Point landowners along Drift Creek, she also stated she sees what is happening as a potential political disaster – one that must be looked at by the state legislature. As the law […]
In the race for Oregon House District 18, which encompasses parts of Marion and Clackamas counties, four-term incumbent Vic Gilliam, a Republican, faces Democrat challenger Scott Mills. Vic Gilliam Gilliam says he is running for re-election because he still believes “you can make a difference in this democracy one vote at a time.” Experience, Gilliam says, has given him “important […]
State Rep. Vic Gilliam (R-Silverton) was recently received Advocacy Award from the board of directors of the Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon. The award is “in recognition of a team uniting to pass Max’s Law: the first Concussion Legislation passed in Oregon,” the board stated. “Vic worked hard behind the scenes and with the caucus to make this bill happen,” Sherry […]
Sometime in Mark Hatfield’s early career as a state legislator, first in the House and then in the Senate, he decided it was time to test the waters for statewide office.
There were parties for both Republican Vic Gilliam and Democrat Rodney Orr in Silverton on election night, with people in both camps crowding around laptop computers and watching large-screen televisions for announcements of early election results.
When he’s not representing the people of Oregon House District 18, or seeking their vote, Vic Gilliam is a part-time actor.
Oregon’s economy took center stage in a political debate between two Silverton residents vying to represent District 18 for the Oregon House of Representatives. The debate was organized as part of Homer Davenport Days in Silverton. Before a crowd of roughly 100 festival-goers, Republican incumbent Vic Gilliam and Democratic challenger Dr. Rodney Orr squared off Aug. 7 on a makeshift stage at Coolidge & McClaine Park.
As a staff member for U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield in the 1970s, Vic Gilliam got a glimpse of the challenges and rewards of public service. Gilliam now has the opportunity to put those lessons to work. On Dec. 28, 2007, Gilliam was appointed to replace the late Rep. Mac Sumner. In November, Gilliam, a republican, was elected as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and along with his peers, he feels honored to be of service.
Our Town wants to expand our readers’ familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for District 18 representative in the state legistlature.
In this edition we publish the response to the last of three questions. Responses from challenger Jim Gilbert and incumbent Vic Gilliam are in the candidates’ own words. The prompt was:
What should the legislature do to retain and develop Oregon agriculture? How should we balance environmental and economic interests?
Our Town wants to expand our readers’ familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for District 18 representative in the state legistlature. In this edition we publish the response to the second of three questions. Responses from challenger Jim Gilbert and incumbent Vic Gilliam are in the candidates’ own words. The question was: Aging schools across the […]
Our Town wants to expand our readers’ familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for District 18 representative in the state legislature. In this edition we publish the response to the first of three questions. Responses are in the candidates’ own words.
The first question asked was:
What investments should be made or actions taken during the next legislative session to have a positive impact on the Oregon economy? What are you prepared to do to move those investments or actions forward?
