Hear, hear!

Former state Sen. Avel Gordly backs mayor recall campaign

by Mark Larabee, The Oregonian
Friday July 24, 2009, 4:32 PM

Former state Sen. Avel Gordly said today that she's put her name behind the effort to recall Portland Mayor Sam Adams because she thinks a referendum on his leadership will be the only way the city can "get on with the healing" it needs.

"This is a defining moment in the life of our city," Gordly said. "This is about who we are collectively."

Gordly, who represented Northeast and Southeast Portland in the Oregon House and Senate from 1991 until December 2008, said it's not up to Adams to decide whether to stay in office.

"I believe it's up to the people to decide whether he stays or goes, and that decision should be made through the ballot," she said. "If the decision is made that he should stay, then we need to help him get on with the healing. We're in a very unhealthy place as a city."

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Slowly but surely, some folks are coming to their senses.

"We have a status quo political leadership that is behaving in a manner that says its OK to uphold and accept morally corrupt behavior," Gordly said. "It's a political climate that is incestuous and would rather get on with business and not look deeply at the core issues around leadership and what that says to our young people."