http://www.fredgirod.com/news News & Events from the office of State Representative Fred Girod Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:   Lori Caston November 8, 2007 503-986-1417   REP. FRED GIROD RECEIVES HIGHEST OREGON FARM BUREAU GRADE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Earns “A” for Votes on Farm Bureau Priorities   SALEM – Rep. Fred Girod (R-Lyons) received an “A” grade from the Oregon Farm Bureau for the 2007 legislative session.  By scoring a 94 ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/11/08/rep-fred-girod-receives-highest-oregon-farm-bureau-grade-in-house-of-representatives/ Lottery bond spending irks east Linn rep By Hasso Hering Albany Democrat-Herald It’s been more than two months since it happened, but the way the legislature allocated money for economic development still rankles with Fred Girod, the state representative from east Linn County. “This is a pork bill and it needs to go down,” ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/09/14/economic-aid-or-pork/   GOP is in the minority, but he has potential to get things done August 22 Every government needs common-sense intelligence. Fred Girod brought that quality to the 2007 Legislature. Girod is outspoken, no question about that. People know where he stands, especially on the natural-resource and related issues that affect his rural district. That’s refreshing. ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/08/22/girod-brings-quality-to-legislature/ GOP is in the minority, but he has potential to get things done August 22 Every government needs common-sense intelligence. Fred Girod brought that quality to the 2007 Legislature. Girod is outspoken, no question about that. People know where he stands, especially on the natural-resource and related issues that affect his rural district. That’s refreshing. ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/08/22/girod-brings-quality-to-legislature-2/ By PETER WONG Statesman Journal A funny thing happened to Fred Girod as he made his way back to the Oregon House last year. When Girod was tapped last summer to succeed Jeff Kropf of Sublimity, who resigned his nomination to avoid a job conflict, Republicans were the majority in the House ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/05/29/lawmaker-is-back-at-capitol-more-than-a-decade-after-first-term/ Greetings, As I write this update, we are in the last six weeks of the 74th legislative session and the pace is increasing everyday.  We have voted on and passed very controversial bills this session, and I would like discuss my position on a few of them: Senate Bill 2/ House Bill ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/05/22/newsletter-may-22-2007/ Greetings, First of all, I would like to say thank you to all of my neighbors, friends and family that helped me through the busy campaign process. The support you all provided was invaluable.  I truly could not have run as successful of a campaign without your help. I am very eager ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/02/05/newsletter-feb-5-2007/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2007 CONTACT: Lori Caston 503-986-1417 Proposes constitutional amendments to limit non-economic damage awards SALEM – Rep. Fred Girod (R-Lyons) today introduced two constitutional amendments to protect religious and nonprofit organizations from excessive non-economic damage awards. The proposed amendments, HJR 16 and HJR 17, limit the awards to $1 ... http://www.fredgirod.com/news/2007/01/31/rep-girod-introduces-tort-reform-legislation-to-protect-religious-nonprofit-organizations/