In-depth analysis comparing the legislative history of Oregon State Representatives Les AuCoin and Hugh McGilvra in 1974. As Rep. AuCoin ran for and won the election for Oregon's 1st congressional district in the US House of Representatives that year, this analysis was more than likely requested or put together by his campaign. Compared legislative positions include those on Oregon House bills on a cigarette tax, property tax relief, a port tax, an airport tax exemption, gas tax freeing, pollution prohibition, Highway Division and Tourist Information, teachers' fair dismissal, campus claims, the department of education budget, educational districts contracting, tax/education, ballot information, the legislative compensation committee, compulsory retirement, newsletter, veterans funding, agriculture, and farm labor camps. There are also sections summarizing each state representative's respective legislative proposal history.
A memorandum from Oregon House Majority Leader Les AuCoin to news media executives regarding Oregon's then recently passed subdivision law, the Land Development Consumer Protection Act (HB 2607), which was due to go into affect on January 1, 1974. A news release statement by State Representative AuCoin stated that "Specifically, the Land Development Consumer Protection Act: (1) insures that prospective purchasers of land development interests have all pertinent information concerning conditions on and in the vicinity of the property; (2) places the buyer and seller on an equal footing regarding the transaction; and (3) registers land developments, particularly promotional land sales."
