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Doug Whitsett

Doug Whitsett

Sen. Doug Whitsett, a former veterinarian, owns two small farms in the Klamath Basin, which breed and raise European Warmblood Horses for dressage and jumping. He is past president of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association. He represents Senate District 28, Klamath Falls.

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Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 a guest column:

"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."

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By Janie Har • September 7, 2013

Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 a guest column :

Says "your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law."

False

By Ian K. Kullgren • August 24, 2013

Doug Whitsett
stated on February 18, 2013 an opinion article.:

Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion.

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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 6, 2013

Doug Whitsett
stated on June 3, 2011 a legislative hearing:

The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.

Half-True

By Janie Har • June 18, 2011

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