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Oregon Down Ballot State Executive Elections

Primary Date: May 20, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

Oregon State Executive ElectionsTop Ballot Governor Down Ballot Commissioner of Labor and Industries

One down ballot state executive position was up for election in the state ofOregon in 2014. The lone position on the ballot was theOregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries.

The general election was held on May 20, 2014, with incumbentBrad Avakian winning re-election without opposition. The position was on the spring ballot rather than the November 4 general election ballot because it was nonpartisan.^[1][2]

Commissioner of Labor and Industries

Candidates

Brad Avakian -Incumbent

Avakian was first appointed to the office byGovernorTed Kulongoski on April 8, 2008, following the resignation of Dan Gardner. While the office was officially nonpartisan, Avakian identified as a Democrat.

Results

Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Brad AvakianIncumbent	98.3%	406,798
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	1.7%	7,153
Total Votes				413,951
Election resultsOregon Secretary of State

Duties

The office of the Commissioner of Labor and Industries manages and oversees all programs of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

On the office website, the Bureau lists four principal duties:^[3]

• 1. protect the rights of workers and citizens to equal, non-discriminatory treatment through the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws that apply to workplaces, housing and public accommodations
• 2. encourage and enforce compliance with state laws relating to wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment
• 3. educate and train employers to understand and comply with both wage and hour and civil rights law
• 4. promote the development of a highly skilled, competitive workforce in Oregon through the apprenticeship program and through partnerships with government, labor, business, and educational institutions

Key deadlines

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Oregon + Commissioner + Labor + Industries + elections"

See also

• Oregon state executive official elections, 2014
• Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries

External links

• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
• State law governing the Labor Commissioner election

Footnotes

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