Jerry Rust didn't become Oregon's green governor or senator, but the political gadfly put his stamp on the state
Jerry Rust didn’t become Oregon’s green governor or senator, but the political gadfly put his stamp on the state Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Jerry Rust, right, talks with Roseburg City Council member Phil Gale in 1996 while running for the U.S. Senate. At the time Rust's agenda wasn't what voters wanted. (The Oregonian) Facebook Share When Jerry Rust moved to Portland in the late 1990s, he and his family set up house in blue-collar Kenton. He immediately fell for the northside neighborhood, he said at the time, because “it’s an underdog. I root for underdogs.” No sur...
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