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Matt Langer and Dave Grant recall, Sherwood, Oregon (2014)
| Sherwood City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Dave Grant |
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| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall council members Matt Langer and Dave Grant in Sherwood, Oregon from their positions was launched on October 14, 2013, by Robert James Claus. Recall proponents failed to submit signatures to the city by the January 13, 2014, deadline.[1]
The recall petition stated that Langer and Grant did not represent the community's livability and citizen partnership values. Additionally, it noted that Langer had a conflict of interest in selling real estate. The effort was initiated by a controversial incoming Walmart.[2]
For Langer, this effort came only months after another effort failed in August 2013 for not having sufficient signatures by the deadline.
Response to the recall effort
Grant's response
In response to the effort, Grant said, "I just want citizens to see it for what it is. It's just a chronic pattern of vengeful behavior, long before I came around." Of the Walmart controversy, he said, "They would not have been my first choice, but we don't choose that. I've been pretty vocal about private property rights and conservative government."[3]
Grant was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2010. Grant said he would not seek re-election in 2014.[1]
Langer's response
Langer called the recall effort, "a waste of focus for our community that could otherwise be focused on something positive like our community center." Of the Walmart controversy and allegations of conflict of interest regarding real estate development deals, he said that he recused himself from votes, including on the development of Langer Farms Parkway Road and system development charges. The Sherwood City Attorney said Langer could vote on measures that would affect Walmart.[4]
Langer was elected in 2010 and was up for re-election in 2014.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
Notices for an "intent to recall" were filed October 14, 2013. In order to trigger a recall election supporters needed to collect and submit a minimum of 1,011 valid signatures within 90 days.[2] The city did not receive signatures by the January 13, 2014 deadline
See also
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2014
- City council recalls
- Matt Langer recall, Sherwood, Oregon (2013) (did not go to a vote)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Oregonian, "Recall attempts against Sherwood councilors Matt Langer, Dave Grant fail," January 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Oregonian, "Sherwood citizen petitions move to recall two councilors, ban 24-hour stores," October 23, 2013
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Sherwood Councilor Dave Grant responds to Walmart-driven recall effort against him," October 24, 2013
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Sherwood Councilor Matt Langer calls second recall attempt against him 'big waste of time'," November 8, 2013
