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48 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, December 11, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 3, 2004 Sal Esquivel visits with his grandson Trent Bowers, 14 months, during the Jackson County Republican Party celebration at the Red Lion. Esquivel is the new representative for House District 6. Mail Tribune / Bob Pennell Esquivel wins; will replace Patridge By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune Republican Sal Esquivel will leave Oregon’s Senate and settle into the House. Esquivel captured 58 percent of more than 25,000 votes cast for the state representative post to defeat Democrat John Doty, a Medford teacher. More than 1,400 voters chose neither candidate. Esquivel replaces Rep. Rob Patridge, R-Medford. Patridge decided not to seek re-election to House District 6, which includes most of Medford. Appointed to the Senate in February, Esquivel replaced longtime Sen. Lenn Hannon, who left office to take a job with the state parole board. Esquivel, 56, served on the Medford City Council for seven years, including two terms as council president. He resigned from the council upon his appointment to Hannon’s Senate seat. A real estate broker with Medford’s Van Horn Real Estate Inc., Esquivel said he will use his business sense to address the state’s budget issues. Advertisement "We have to have accountability," Esquivel said. "We have to get rid of this spend-it-or-lose-it mentality." Oregon’s Legislature needs to set budgetary benchmarks and goals while holding money over from one funding cycle to the next, Esquivel said. He also said he will fight the growth of government and push to create a surplus of 10 to 15 percent. Esquivel said he has no one funding priority but places education, public safety and the judicial and penal systems at the top of his list. He said he also believes the government must "take care of those people who can’t take care of themselves." Esquivel is past president of Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. (SOREDI) and helped form the city’s Communications Advisory Committee. He served on several committees while on the council. Doty, 36, said he was not surprised that Esquivel won the seat but thinks he made a good showing in the Republican-dominated House district. Esquivel, a 1966 graduate of Medford High School, brought more name recognition and money to the campaign, his challenger said. Doty is a graduate of Phoenix High School and Southern Oregon University. A teacher at Medford’s alternative high school, CrossRoads, Doty said he will continue to address Oregon’s future in the classroom. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities