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R. Leon Noble
R. Leon Noble (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Oregon. Noble lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Noble completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
R. Leon Noble's career experience includes working as an entrepreneur.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party) | 47.0 | 917,074 |
 | Christine Drazan (R) | 43.5 | 850,347 | |
 | Betsy Johnson (Independent) | 8.6 | 168,431 | |
 | Donice Smith (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 8,051 | |
 | R. Leon Noble (L)  | 0.4 | 6,867 | |
 | Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,113 | ||
| Total votes: 1,952,883 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
- Tom Cox (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina Kotek | 56.0 | 275,301 |
 | Tobias Read | 31.7 | 156,017 | |
 | Patrick Starnes | 2.1 | 10,524 | |
 | George Carrillo | 1.9 | 9,365 | |
 | Michael Trimble | 1.0 | 5,000 | |
 | John Sweeney | 0.9 | 4,193 | |
 | Julian Bell | 0.8 | 3,926 | |
 | Wilson Bright | 0.5 | 2,316 | |
 | Dave Stauffer | 0.5 | 2,302 | |
 | Ifeanyichukwu Diru | 0.4 | 1,780 | |
| Keisha Merchant | 0.4 | 1,755 | ||
| Genevieve Wilson | 0.3 | 1,588 | ||
 | Michael Cross | 0.3 | 1,342 | |
| David Beem | 0.3 | 1,308 | ||
 | Peter Hall | 0.2 | 982 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 13,746 | ||
| Total votes: 491,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Winter (D)
- Casey Kulla (D)
- Nicholas Kristof (D)
- Dave Lavinsky (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Drazan | 22.5 | 85,255 |
 | Bob Tiernan | 17.5 | 66,089 | |
 | Stan Pulliam | 10.9 | 41,123 | |
 | Bridget Barton | 10.8 | 40,886 | |
 | Bud Pierce | 8.7 | 32,965 | |
 | Marc Thielman | 7.9 | 30,076 | |
 | Kerry McQuisten | 7.6 | 28,727 | |
| Bill Sizemore | 3.5 | 13,261 | ||
 | Jessica Gomez | 2.6 | 9,970 | |
 | Tim McCloud | 1.2 | 4,400 | |
 | Nick Hess | 1.1 | 4,287 | |
 | Court Boice | 1.1 | 4,040 | |
 | Brandon Merritt | 1.0 | 3,615 | |
| Reed Christensen | 0.8 | 3,082 | ||
 | Amber Richardson | 0.5 | 1,924 | |
 | Raymond Baldwin | 0.1 | 459 | |
 | David Burch | 0.1 | 406 | |
| John Presco | 0.0 | 174 | ||
 | Stefan Strek | 0.0 | 171 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 7,407 | ||
| Total votes: 378,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darin Harbick (R)
- John Fosdick III (R)
- Jim Huggins (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
R. Leon Noble completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Noble's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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There is only one statewide elected public servant that represents all of Oregon, all the time. The role of fulcrum between Counties, Districts, Parties, Cities, the People, and the Legislature is the office of the Governor. That role has been abused for decades.
Oregon is out of balance.
I'm not asking for your vote; I'm asking for your help. Lend me your voice and , together, we will set Oregon free.- Safety and security The National average response time for police assistance is about 10 minutes; Oregon is reportedly the worst. With recent events, we must reduce and remove barriers to self security. By focusing on peer interactions, getting to know our neighbors, and building cooperative programs to enhance security we can, and will, provide equal opportunity for the safety and security of our population. We must also work with Law Enforcement to reduce their workload to prioritized functions and fund training without expansion. Additionally, we must address the cause of crime.
- Liberty and Equality It is easy to focus on these other issues and accidentally cause new ones by suppressing the liberties of the people who you are trying to educate. Our population has ceased to be filled with traditional binary social norms. The rise of our valued LBGTQ+ community, the resurgence of undesirable behaviors, and the increasing divide in politics means that we have to learn how to communicate with each other again. The entirety of society is the result of change. We must embrace change and still have respect for our neighbors, regardless of our agreement with their values. We must allow the people to speak even if it's offensive and to have dominion over their own bodies according to their own morals.
- Economy We must recognize the value associated with the development of knowledge and skills. We trade our Time, Effort, Knowledge, and Skill (TEKS) for resources to increase our lifestyles. The majority of our incomes are the direct result of the trade between employers and employees. That relationship is also reflected in client and supplier relationships. The cost of that trade should be left to negotiation between the affected parties. These platform issues are connected. Our Economy is affected by the state of our Safety and Liberties. We must work together, not a State divided, but a State united, to address the proper application of our TEKS to recover the proper values of our TEKS.
It's time to remove government from interfering with our lives, be it professional or personal.
Emergency powers in Oregon is tied to spending the people's money. At no time is it so imperative to declare and emergency and not be able to call a special session of the Legislature to deal with that issue.
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Campaign website
Noble's campaign website stated the following:
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Safety and security The National average response time for police assistance is about 10 minutes; Oregon is reportedly the worst. With recent events, we must reduce and remove barriers to self security. By focusing on peer interactions, getting to know our neighbors, and building cooperative programs to enhance security we can, and will, provide equal opportunity for the safety and security of our population. Significant challenges have been presented with infringement of the rights to self defense. Private access, ownership, and carry of firearms is an imperative right for all. Article I Section 27 of the Oregon State Constitution addresses this in no uncertain terms. "Right to Bear Arms; Military Subordinate to Civil Power The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence [sic] of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power[.]" We have allowed our elected to pass egregious unconstitutional laws to limit our capacity to provide for our own self defense. We must also work with Law Enforcement to reduce their workload to prioritized functions and fund training without expansion. The world of the Andy Griffith show is long gone, but the sentiment of that type of community policing still has merit. I envision a world where, because of individual responsibility, our local "Barney" keeps his bullet in his pocket. The easiest way to reform policing is to reduce the need for policing. Repealing the excessive laws that require more and more Law Enforcement, reduces, not only, our tax burdens, but the risks of Officers as well. If the crime is a fine, it's only purpose is to keep the wallets of the poor empty. If the only victim of the crime is the government, the crime is only a tax. We have created a Nanny State for the sake of protection, but have failed to note the exchange of consequences. Vehicle infractions, code enforcement, the war on drugs, and prostitution, are all good examples of unnecessary laws that exchange a consequence. Many of these laws have the same consequences: the difference is the delivery method, or rather, the delivery by cop. We made steps this cycle to end the drug war in Oregon, but it's not enough. We must reverse the laws that made drugs of all types illegal and reduce the number of random stop excuses to keep our Law Enforcement community from being revenue streams. The public should not live in fear of being pulled over. Many of our laws were created to battle problems that didn't exist and remain to add funding to the government. Media like "1984", "Animal Farm", "Minority Report", "Judge Dredd", and "RoboCop" have all been referenced in recent times. The idea of "Judge Dredd", where a single individual is judge, jury, and executioner, has been a consistent conversation with Law Enforcement killing citizens. Breonna Taylor, Duncan Lemp, George Floyd, and in very recent events, John Hurley (who stopped a shooter in CO, only to be killed by law enforcement), and Robert Delgado, who was killed by Portland Police, in Oregon, are all examples of reasons to reform, and in some cases, defund Law Enforcement. The first step is to end Qualified Immunity for all Oregon public employees and elected. The Oregon State Constitution, Article I, Section 1, states: "Natural Rights Inherent in People We declare that all men, when they form a social compact are equal in right: that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; and they have at all times a right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper." Our government is created by the citizens, for the citizens, of the citizens, and none are above the law. Liberty and Equality It is easy to focus on these other issues and accidentally cause new ones by suppressing the liberties of the people who you are trying to educate. Our population has ceased to be filled with traditional binary social norms. The rise of the LBGTQ community, the resurgence of undesirable behaviors, and the increasing divide in politics means that we have to learn how to communicate with each other again. The entirety of society is the result of change. We must embrace the change and have respect for our neighbors, regardless of our agreement with their values. We must allow the people to speak offensively. The right to have your say is your own. You also have the right to deal with the consequences. Our State Constitution (Article I Sections 8 and 26) says this on the subject: "Freedom of Speech and Press
Did you know that one of our State Legislators sponsored a bill to ban display of a noose after being was hung in effigy during a protest? There’s probably a dozen people in this state that even know how to tie one. I believe that to be a travesty and would be happy to teach anyone who would like to know how. We must allow the people to have dominion over their own bodies. Again to our Oregon State Constitution; Article 1, Section 1: "Natural Rights Inherent in People We must allow the people to make decisions based on their own values. Pretty sure there’s a pattern here as we once again visit the Oregon State Constitution, Article I, Sections 2-6: "Freedom of Worship "Freedom of Religious Opinion "No Religious Qualification for Office "No Money to Be Appropriated for Religion "No Religious Test for Witnesses or Jurors We must cease the use of government entities to enact violence on the public, regardless of intent. Article I, Section 15: Article I, Section 18: Article I, Section 22 We must reduce government interference in the lives of the public. Our state is diverse. The people come from all walks of life. What works in Wallowa causes pain in Paisley, suffering in Sandy, destruction in Dufur, kookiness in Klamath Falls, and calamity in Coos Bay. Article I, Section 20: All of Oregon is entitled to their own beliefs, religions, and thoughts, with the right to also express them. They are also entitled to the consequences of their expression.
We must recognize the value associated with the development of knowledge and skills. We, as a populace, have the right to dictate our own terms of life. We trade our Time, Effort, Knowledge, and Skill (TEKS) for resources to increase our lifestyles. The majority of our incomes are the direct result of the trade between employers and employees. That relationship is also reflected in client and supplier relationships. The cost of that trade should be left to negotiation between the affected parties. Unless doing business with the government, there should be no involvement of the government. Excessive taxes have been applied to our State economy without regard to the effects; big business has gotten bigger, while small business, which is the bulk of the economy, has gone out of business. How do we know we have too many taxes? We have the Kicker, which refunds our money, disproportionately, after taxing us. The Oregon State Constitution says this in Article I, Section 21: "Ex-Post Facto Laws; Laws Impairing Contracts; Laws Depending on Authorization in Order to Take Effect; Laws Submitted to Electors No ex-post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts shall ever be passed, nor shall any law be passed, the taking effect of which shall be made to depend upon any authority, except as provided in this Constitution; provided, that laws locating the Capitol of the State, locating County Seats, and submitting town, and corporate acts, and other local, and Special laws may take effect, or not, upon a vote of the electors interested." These platform issues are connected. Article I, Sections 33 and 34: "Slavery or Involuntary Servitude It is not the government that drives the economy. It is the people. Government spending is stealing from the people to pay for the pet projects of the political machine. There have been calls to audit several functions of our government; let me be very clear: audits cost money and that money comes, directly, from the public. To combat financial waste, slash the budget. Our Economy is affected by the state of our Safety and Liberties. We must work together, not a State divided, but a State united, to address the proper application of our TEKS to recover the proper values of our TEKS. The proper application of government consists of protecting the people from infringements on their rights. Without safety, security, liberty, and equality, we don’t have an economy. Chaos would ensue as it has in Portland. We can reverse this trend. Promoting diversity in all things, teaching new approaches to old problems, encouraging small businesses, keeping our governments small enough to not tread on the public while still protecting the rights of the people. [2] |
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| —R. Leon Noble's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ R. Leon Noble's campaign website, "The Platform," accessed August 29, 2022
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