the beginning of his inaugural address. they are words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. the extent it is humanly possible to do so, said governor mccall, let us put aside the temptation to be guided by regionalism, factionalism, or anything which fragments the public interest. may we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship, but in partnership. it is in that spirit that i address you, the members of the 79th oregon legislative assembly. and it is in that spirit that i address all oregonians. let me start by congratulating my fellows statewide secretary of state richardson, state treasurer tobias reid, welcome aboard. [applause] and attorney general ellen rosenthal, welcome back. [applause] congratulations and welcome to all of our legislators. this freshman class includes representative teresa alonso leon, who personally knocked on more than 4000 doors during her campaign, and senator alan deboer, who won his e