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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">Press Advisory<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times","serif"">For News Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times","serif"">January 2, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times","serif"">CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">Four Statewides to Hold Joint Swearing-In Ceremony<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>Governors Kitzhaber, Roberts to participate in historic investiture<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SALEM</b>- The offices of four of Oregon’s statewide elected officials—Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Labor and Industries—will hold a joint swearing-in ceremony on January 4, 2013, to kick-off
their new term in office. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, M.D., will administer the oath of office while former Governor Barbara Roberts will emcee the ceremony.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday’s swearing-in ceremony is the first in 66 years to include four statewide elected officials. In 1947, the newly reelected Governor, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Labor Commissioner took their oaths
of office on the same day. At that time, all four positions were elected on a partisan basis and three of the four officials were Republicans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Specific event details:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-1.5in"><b>WHO: Secretary of State Kate Brown, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-1.5in"><b>WHAT: Historic Joint Swearing-In Ceremony<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-1.5in"><b>WHEN: 11:00am on January 4, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-1.5in"><b>WHERE: State House Chambers at the Oregon Capitol in Salem<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Media availability for any statewide elected official should be scheduled through the respective spokesperson for their office:<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Secretary’s Office – Andrea Cantu-Schomus:
<span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:andrea.l.cantu-schomus@state.or.us">andrea.l.cantu-schomus@state.or.us</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Treasurer’s Office – James Sinks:
<a href="mailto:james.sinks@state.or.us">james.sinks@state.or.us</a> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Attorney General’s Office – Jeff Manning:
<a href="mailto:jeff.d.manning@state.or.us">jeff.d.manning@state.or.us</a> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Commissioner’s Office – Bob Estabrook:
<a href="mailto:bob.estabrook@state.or.us">bob.estabrook@state.or.us</a> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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